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Cracking the code of affordable housing

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Washington, DC, offers an inclusionary zoning program that allows residential developers to build more units than would normally be permitted as long as eight to 10% of those units are affordable. Even better, Calleri says, residents don’t need a car to traverse the city or get to work.

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Construction Marketing Secret: Architecture Billings a Leading Indicator of Construction

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Finally, regulatory approvals—land entitlement, special use permits, zoning, environmental issues, and historical considerations— also influence the length of the design phase. Diego Saltes is the director of economics and market research at the American Institute of Architects in Washington, DC. Overall ABI. He has a M.S.

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When office-to-residential conversion works

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In most cases, these office-to-residential incentives are necessary to offset the other economic forces at play, DC Managing Principal Barbara Mullenex says. Zoned business districts cease to function after 6 p.m.” This zoning provides opportunities to create a profitable development.”

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

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Just an hour south of Washington DC, technology, talent and quality of life is converging to create a high tech hub with a hometown feel. Culpeper’s five strategically located Tech Zones provide incentives to qualified technology zone businesses. CULPEPER COUNTY: HIGH-TECH HUB.

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Washington Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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High Unemployment County Sales/Use Tax Deferral/Waiver for Manufacturing Facilities: Available to manufacturers, persons conditioning vegetable seeds, research and development and commercial testing for manufacturers in a qualifying county or in a Community Empowerment Zone (CEZ). April 1, 2012 and June 30, 2015.

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Facilities Maintenance Checklist and Procedures

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Follow OSHA guidelines for permitting of entry and atmospheric testing of confined spaces. Follow OSHA guidelines for permitting of entry and atmospheric testing of confined spaces. Follow OSHA guidelines for permitting of entry and atmospheric testing of confined spaces. Low voltage, portable, AC/DC signal generator 2.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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Located an hour from Washington, DC’s biotech corridor and less than 30 minutes from well-known national biodefense resource Fort Detrick in Frederick, MD, Washington County is an affordable place to do business with close proximity to local metropolitan areas. Youngstown, OH: Exports Engine. Great Lakes U.S. - Mid Atlantic U.S.

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