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A Week in the Life of LEED Certification

Green Building Law Update

The smallest project was a 4,958 square foot Kum & Go convenience store in Colorado Springs, Colorado at the Certified level LEED NC Retail v2009 rating system participating in LEED Volume. With 7 projects, California had the most LEED certifications, followed by Michigan with 3 projects.

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

These include transportation carriers of all kinds, as well as warehousing, distribution, third-party logistics services, manufacturers’ operations, retailers and distributers who may have their own distribution centers. I-69: Logistics Cluster in the Heart of Michigan.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

Business Facilities

Some heavy business hitters also are placing huge wagers on Detroit’s recovery, most prominently Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert, a native son of Michigan, has spent more than $1 billion to acquire 3 million square feet of real estate in the heart of downtown Detroit. In 2008, Chrysler rolled the dice and told the world it would invest $1.8

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Business Facilities’ 15th Annual Rankings: State Rankings Report

Business Facilities

The dedicated technology hub will help accelerate the Fortune 50 company’s technology transformation, serving as the epicenter for the team Lowe’s is hiring to help modernize its IT systems and build future retail experiences. The center will ultimately employ up to 2,000 associates. LED’S FASTSTART: DECADE-LONG GOLD STANDARD FOR TRAINING.

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Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report

Business Facilities

With approximately four out of five manufacturers having less than 250 employees, West Michigan manufacturers are lean, innovative and offer a wide variety of capabilities. Manufacturing currently accounts for 15 percent of all jobs in the region and remains the heart of West Michigan’s economy.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities Rankings Report

Business Facilities

Not surprisingly, the traditional Northern auto centers (Michigan, Ohio, Indiana) continue to rule the roost as supply chain Jobs Leaders. They were joined by Rust Belt giants Michigan and Ohio, which rode the wave of a resurgent U.S. We don’t want to tip our hand, but don’t be surprised if these two categories eventually merge.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

Job Order Contracting

Partnering on defense contracts. Journal of Retailing, 76(4), 549. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Groupware—the key to. successful partnering: a case study. In Proceedings of the ICE-Civil Engineering (Vol. Thomas Telford. Glagola, C. R., & Sheedy, W. Journal of Construction. Educational researcher, 5(10), 3-8.