Business Facilities

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

We received nominations for projects in nearly two dozen states for our 2019 Deal of The Year awards. Read: 2019 Economic Development Deal Of The Year at BusinessFacilities.com. Our all-star panel of judges has spoken, so it’s time to reveal their picks for our top three prizes (and nine honorable mentions).

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Business Facilities

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Submissions will be accepted for Business Facilities’ 2021 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards until December 1, 2021. The post 2021 Deal Of The Year Entries Now Being Accepted appeared first on Business Facilities Magazine - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.

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Construction Enquirer

JULY 9, 2023

A pay deal on behalf of 1,000 construction workers employed on EDF’s power station sites has headed-off planned strike action. This deal is further evidence that Unite’s complete focus on jobs, pay and conditions is paying dividends for its members regardless of the sector they operate in.”

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Business Facilities

OCTOBER 7, 2020

The deadline for submissions for Business Facilities' 2020 Economic Development Deal of the Year is November 20, 2019. Read: Call For Entries: 2020 Economic Development Deal Of The Year at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Business Facilities

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Our 2020 Deal of the Year competition drew the most diverse (and impressive) field of projects to date, making it much tougher to narrow down our annual list of Honorable Mentions. Read: Honorable Mention Awards: 2020 Economic Development Deal Of The Year at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Construction Dive

JUNE 2, 2023

“We're still assessing the best ways to accommodate the caps and restraints that are part of this deal,” said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.

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Construction Enquirer

JUNE 4, 2023

The latest agreement is expected to be bigger that the previous deal with an estimated value of £700m. Around 25 firms on the existing deal will be fighting to renew their places on the framework whose scope covers design, site preparation, site remediation, associated civil engineering and building works.

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Business Facilities

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Read: Bronze Award: 2020 Economic Development Deal Of The Year at BusinessFacilities.com. Centene is bringing its $1B East Coast headquarters to Charlotte, NC, creating more than 1 million square feet of new office space.

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Business Facilities

JANUARY 6, 2021

Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce has earned BF's 2020 Deal of the Year Gold Award for landing the Tesla Gigafactory project, which will create 5,000 jobs in the region. Read: Tesla Gigafactory In Texas Is BF’s 2020 Deal Of The Year at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Construction Enquirer

JULY 4, 2023

In March, a ground-breaking Deeper Devolution Deal was secured between WMCA and Central Government, giving WMCA wide-ranging new powers and additional funding in excess of £1.5bn to level up the West Midlands.

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Construction Enquirer

JUNE 22, 2023

Sam White, Managing Director for the natural resources division, Costain,, said: “Costain has been implementing innovative solutions to deal with legacy nuclear waste for over 20 years and these awards build on our decommissioning heritage with Magnox.

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Construction Enquirer

AUGUST 24, 2023

The six-year deal for Highland Council, Scotland is worth an estimated £35m and will see Alternative Heat provide service, maintenance and biomass fuel supply to 88 sites across the Highlands region. Decarbonisation specialist Alternative Heat Ltd has been awarded one of the largest biomass operation and maintenance contracts in the UK.

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Construction Enquirer

APRIL 26, 2023

The Enquirer understands the deal is worth around £125m and will see Glencar deliver a six-storey data centre across 194,000 sq ft Glencar’s specialist Data Centre team is preparing to start construction within weeks at the 1.2-acre acre site with the project expected to be completed in early 2025.

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Business Facilities

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Read: LiveXchange 2020: Real Deals, Virtual Venue at BusinessFacilities.com. Using online meetings and webinars, Business Facilities' first-ever Virtual LiveXchange seamlessly delivered the essential elements that define the site selection event.

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Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 2, 2023

From dealing with tight profit margins, short project timelines and equipment issues, along with an abundance of complex logistics daily, it can be extremely difficult to manage. Not to mention the ever-shrinking workforce the construction industry has been dealing with, further amplifying these issues.

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Construction Enquirer

JUNE 19, 2023

A Yorkshire groundworks company has been sold out of administration in a pre-pack deal which saves the jobs of its 15 employees – but suppliers and subcontractors have been left holding £745,000 in unpaid invoices.

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Pro Builder

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

What Kinds of Deals Can Homebuyers Expect on Black Friday? Home shoppers have their eyes peeled for great deals this holiday season, but is it too late to find discounts on available listings? Thu, 11/17/2022 - 10:28.

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Construction Enquirer

JULY 2, 2023

deal to build a new eight-form secondary school building to be located in Grays, Essex. Offsite specialist McAvoy has signed off a £37.5m Work on the new Orsett Heath Academy is set to start on site this August.

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Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 2, 2023

From dealing with tight profit margins, short project timelines and equipment issues, along with an abundance of complex logistics daily, it can be extremely difficult to manage. Not to mention the ever-shrinking workforce the construction industry has been dealing with, further amplifying these issues.

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Construction Enquirer

MAY 16, 2023

Bradford Council has signed a pre-development deal to work with The English Cities Fund to deliver a city village of 1,000 homes in the heart of the city centre. ECF is a strategic joint venture between regeneration specialist Muse, investor Legal & General and the government’s housing agency, Homes England.

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Construction Enquirer

JULY 18, 2023

The contractor fought-off competition from three rivals to land the deal – BFV JV; comprising of BAM Nuttall, Ferrovial Construction (UK) Ltd and VINCI Construction Grands Projets, Costain and Kier Eiffage (KEJV); comprising of Kier Highways and Eiffage Génie Civil.

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Construction Dive

APRIL 26, 2024

The real estate giant will leverage the tech firm’s spatial property data of 12 million spaces and 38 billion square feet across 177 countries.

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Construction Enquirer

APRIL 23, 2023

Energy Security Secretary Grant Shapps said: “Today’s historic deal with the Netherlands connects our two countries together through this exciting feat of innovation and engineering – the largest of its kind in the world which will provide enough electricity for more homes than in Manchester and Birmingham combined.”

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Construction Enquirer

AUGUST 6, 2023

The deal follows Kier’s successful completion of the £97m Heartlands treatment centre last year for UHB. Kier has been appointed by the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust (UHB) to deliver a three-year programme of capital works across its estate.

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Business Facilities

JANUARY 6, 2020

has been awarded BF’s 2019 Deal of the Year Gold Award for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' (FCA) expansion. Read: Michigan’s Fiat Chrysler Expansion Is BF’s Deal Of The Year at BusinessFacilities.com. Michigan Economic Development Corp.

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Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Autonomous drone technology, metal reclamation and modular construction topped the list of the biggest contech funding rounds last year.

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Construction Dive

JANUARY 31, 2024

Conservative investors, steep interest rates, inflation and upcoming elections contributed to a decline in investment dollars, a Cemex Ventures report found.

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Pro Builder

JULY 12, 2022

Homebuyers Burdened by Inflation Are Canceling Deals at the Highest Rate Since the Pandemic. Elevated costs of homeownership are causing some Americans to cancel their deals and rethink their purchasing plans. Tue, 07/12/2022 - 10:40.

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Construction Dive

JANUARY 18, 2024

The semiconductor giant’s plan to import workers from Taiwan sparked strong opposition from the Arizona Building and Construction Trades Council.

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Construction Enquirer

APRIL 19, 2023

The latest deal follows on from the successful completion of the £10m demolition and enabling works package by Keltbray. Keltbray has started work on the £73m sub and superstructure packages on the Salisbury Square Development where Mace is main contractor.

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ENR Construction

JULY 28, 2022

reached a deal late on July 27 on a bill they say will infuse billions of dollars in energy infrastructure projects and cut U.S. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) carbon emissions by 40% over the next decade, if it enacted into law.

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Business Facilities

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Read: Bronze Award: 2019 Economic Development Deal Of The Year at BusinessFacilities.com. General and Administrative Hub has earned the City of Dallas Office of Economic Development our DOTY Bronze Award. The project is expected create […].

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Construction Enquirer

JULY 16, 2023

The tender was originally put out to be awarded to multiple companies but Cadent has decided to go with Prestige as the sole supplier across the region in a deal which rival bidders said is worth £25m+. Prestige Pipelaying JV Ltd has landed its largest ever contract with Cadent Gas to deliver connections across the East of England.

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Business Facilities

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Our most competitive Deal of the Year competition ever yielded a cornucopia of impressive projects that are bringing a bonanza of new jobs to locations across the U.S. Read: Honorable Mention Awards: 2019 Economic Development Deal Of The Year at BusinessFacilities.com. Here’s the cream of the crop.

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Business Facilities

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Submissions will be accepted for Business Facilities’ 2021 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards until December 1, 2021. The post 2021 Deal Of The Year Entries Now Being Accepted appeared first on Business Facilities Magazine - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.

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ENR Construction

JUNE 3, 2022

The global professional services firm says the deal advances its strategy for environmental consultjng services to account for one-third of its global annual net revenue by 2024.

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Business Facilities

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Read: Silver Award: 2019 Economic Development Deal Of The Year at BusinessFacilities.com. Commerce, GA will be the home of SK Innovation’s lithium battery plant, which will build advanced batteries for hybrid and fully electric vehicles for VW and other OEMs.

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