Business Facilities

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Read Boeing Consolidating Defense, Space Sites on Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. The effort to improve efficiency will bring jobs to Boeing's Los Angeles County, St. Louis, and Huntsville locations.

Defense 40

Defense St. Louis Los Angeles Site 40

Business Facilities

AUGUST 27, 2018

million grant from the department of defense, will coordinate the growth of defense-related business across the six-state region. Read: New England’s Regional Defense Industry Collaboration at BusinessFacilities.com. The new organization, funded with a $1.5-million

Defense 54

Defense Industrial Organization Rhode Island 54

Best Practices Construction Law

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The proposed amendment introduces an affirmative defense, contending that Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. Background: The contract in question, executed on July 9, 2013, was for the construction of an Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System site in Deveselu, Romania, with a firm, fixed-price amount of $134,211,592.

Defense 62

Defense Contract Subcontracting Engineering 62

Job Order Contracting

JULY 24, 2023

private interest sued the United States as a “bid protest to challenge the decision of the Department of Defense (“DOD”) to standardize its facility condition assessment needs through the Sustainment Management System (“SMS”)”2 2014: NNSA implements BUILDER with two pilots (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Pantex Plant) 1 S.

Defense 182

Defense United States Inspections Accounting 182

Business Facilities

MARCH 1, 2022

Rocket Lab USA will create 250 jobs at its new Neutron rocket launch site and manufacturing facilities at Wallops Island, VA.

Site 97

Site Virginia Defense Commercial 97

Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 3, 2013

What’s the best defense against a bad employee? Not Knowing What You Really Want Whether you’re trying to hire an on-site or office worker, not knowing exactly what you need will throw a giant wrench into your hiring process and lead to you wasting time on too many inadequate applicants. Never hiring one in the first place.

Defense 120

Defense Office Site 120

Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 19, 2020

In 2020, an increasingly large number of prospective tenants, from commercial banks to sports apparel retailers and the defense industry are actively seeking protection for existing contamination before signing leases. In this new decade when cursed energy is “out” and dark energy is “in” Phase I ESAs ordered by prospective tenants are in.

Liability 156

Liability Leases Defense Commercial 156

Business Facilities

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Precision Castparts subsidiary Timet will invest $500 million to build an aerospace parts manufacturing plant on the Ravenswood, WV industrial site.

West Virginia 90

West Virginia Site Virginia Industrial 90

Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Ignorance is not a defense. There is no morally defensible reason for not doing everything in our power to end modern slavery and human trafficing. Yet today there are more than 40 million people in modern slavery worldwide. Modern slavery exists in every industry, in every country in the world.

Equity 257

Equity Sustainability Defense Green 257

Construction Equipment

MAY 17, 2018

Construction companies are ramping up their fire prevention efforts on projects during the construction phase and implementing fire-elimination strategies that go a significant step further than fire-prevention. This is significant because according to the American Wood Council, more than 60 percent of U.S.

Defense 49

Defense Site Construction 49

Business Facilities

APRIL 25, 2017

The 2017 outlook finds global aerospace and defense industry revenues expected to surge to two percent growth, driven by higher defense spending. Read Aerospace Growth Gets Turbocharged on Business Facilities - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.

Defense 74

Defense Site Industrial New Hampshire 74

Business Facilities

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

DIUx will connect the Department of Defense with hundreds of private sector firms to enhance the technological capabilities of the U.S. Read Defense Innovation Unit Experimental Comes To Austin on Business Facilities - Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.

Defense 40

Defense Austin Innovation Texas 40

Business Facilities

AUGUST 26, 2021

The company, a subsidiary of South Korea’s SK Siltron, considered sites in Georgia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas but ultimately chose Michigan due to its talent and proximity to automakers. Gen3 Defense and Aerospace is investing $8.7 Michigan was chosen for the project over a competing site in Florida.

Michigan 121

Michigan Defense Electrical South Carolina 121

Business Facilities

MARCH 4, 2021

While defense spending has remained stable, commercial aviation has been on life support during the coronavirus pandemic. It may take until 2024 to return to pre-pandemic levels of passenger jet air traffic. Read: Aerospace: The Sky’s The Limit at BusinessFacilities.com.

Defense 105

Defense Commercial Mississippi Utah 105

Business Facilities

JUNE 6, 2018

Read: Australian Defense Contractor Investing $2.5M Electro Optic Systems will locate its flagship U.S. manufacturing facility in Huntsville, AL, creating as many as 100 jobs in the first year. . In Alabama at BusinessFacilities.com.

Defense 43

Defense Alabama Contractors Employment 43

FDR Safety

JANUARY 30, 2019

It’s rarely enjoyable when citation amounts increase, but in OSHA’s defense, there had not been an adjustment for inflation since 1990 until only a few years ago. All companies are still required to maintain these forms internally on each job site. OSHA Penalties Increased Due To Inflation.

OSHA 120

OSHA Defense Injury Organization 120

Green Building Law Update

MARCH 31, 2019

In 2002, as part of the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act, the BFPP definition was amended to include the parenthetical phrase “(or a tenant of a person)” in the description of who can claim the BFPP defense, but there was no other direction on the treatment of tenants.

Liability 120

Liability Leases Defense Commercial 120

Viewpoint Construction Technology

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Where to start: To learn about recent tech trends, check out “ The 3 Biggest Technologies Impacting the Construction Site.” Where to start: For a look at a unique part of the building process in Japan, check out “ Earth Defense: Shaking Buildings in the World’s Largest Earthquake Simulator.”

Construction 221

Construction St. Louis Viewpoint News 221

Business Facilities

MARCH 6, 2019

Commercial aircraft production and military defense spending will directly affect the growth trajectory of the aerospace and defense industry in 2019. Read: Aerospace Industry: The Sky’s The Limit at BusinessFacilities.com.

Industrial 75

Industrial Defense Commercial Products 75

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Teams under Varying Site, Regulatory and Weather Conditions, Tools to optimize knowledge, information, and prior experiences. Access to current, defensible, and actionable information . Flexibility to adapt to changing needs and conditions with minimal risk, . Procurement systems based upon Best Value. Shared risk/reward.

Construction 100

Construction Procurement Defense Risk 100

ENR Construction

OCTOBER 16, 2023

On the site of a historic sea coast defense built in the late 1800s, this $4.5-million million shoreline stabilization project was designed to improve about 4,650 linear ft of shoreline with eroding banks that were unsafe for park visitors.

Environment 69

Environment Defense Banking Site 69

Business Facilities

JUNE 24, 2019

Henderson, Johnson, McNairy, Scott and Sequatchie counties are participating in a state program that will improve their inventory of available industrial sites. Read: Sizing Up Sites In Rural Tennessee at BusinessFacilities.com.

Tennessee 52

Tennessee Site Inventory Industrial 52

Green Building Law Update

AUGUST 13, 2017

This topic includes ordering a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment in contemplation of a real estate transaction, but it includes so much more, think defensively. What a property owner does not know it cannot share.

Consulting 153

Consulting Contract Drafting Legal 153

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 21, 2021

The later are significant due to multiple issues, including but not limited to… highly variable workers compensations rates at the trades level, site access, material availability, etc. Locally researched detailed unit price cost data provides the granularity to drive defensible and transparent cost estimates at any level.

Estimating 165

Estimating Construction Contract Renovating 165

Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

2014, Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings , addresses site sustainability; water-use efficiency; energy ef­ficiency; indoor environmental quality; and the building’s impact on the atmosphere, materials and resources. Last week the 2014 version of the ASHRAE 189.1

Green 120

Green Baltimore Life Cycle Sustainability 120

Business Facilities

AUGUST 27, 2021

Defense contractor KBR will expand its operations in Huntsville, AL with a new headquarters facility and more than 160 additional jobs as it taps the talent pool in Alabama’s “Rocket City.”. Its in-depth portfolio spans defense modernization; military, civil and commercial space; intelligence; cyber; advanced logistics; and base operations.

Alabama 69

Alabama Defense Office Houston 69

Green Building Law Update

APRIL 26, 2020

EPA has managed an extensive cleanup at the site, working with Atlantic Richfield to remediate more than 800 residential and commercial properties; remove 10 million cubic yards of tailings, mine waste, and contaminated soil; cap in place 500 million cubic yards of waste over 5,000 acres; and reclaim 12,500 acres of land.

Claims 156

Claims Montana Permits Liability 156

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JUNE 27, 2016

In response to the fast-growing commercial and defense-related demand for unmanned aerial systems (UAS), the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) has awarded a $250,000 grant to the Northern Michigan Unmanned Aerial Systems Consortium (NMUASC) in Alpena. Peter Pettalia, whose district also includes Alpena, worked with Gov.

Michigan 63

Michigan Industrial Defense Commercial 63

Best Practices Construction Law

JUNE 21, 2022

The APTIM decision expressly addresses the Sovereign Acts defense, which ultimately denied the contractor’s claim for additional compensation. However, the case does establish implicitly that a work stoppage due to COVID-19 can support the basis for a time extension.

Contract 62

Contract Contractors Compensation Site 62

Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 9, 2014

From site location to energy use to recycling, this standard establishes how to build a green building. ASHRAE Standard 90.1 provides minimum requirements for the energy efficient design of buildings. ASHRAE Standard 189.1 provides a “total building sustainability package” to design, build and operate green buildings.

Green 120

Green Certification Environment Defense 120

BD+C

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Drones are becoming a popular tool at construction sites, but the technology also carries the potential for misuse. As a result, there is a new market for technology to provide defense measures against unauthorized use of drones. In Iraq, the Islamic State has been using drones carrying explosives on the battlefield.

Defense 60

Defense Site Construction 60

The Korte Company

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

Common spaces include a fitness area, on-site laundry, conference rooms, retail shops, a business center, administrative space and an outdoor patio. Scott Inn is strategically located near integral sites on-base, including dining, childcare and recreation facilities. It’s designated as a USGBC LEED Silver facility.

St. Louis 67

St. Louis Defense Illinois Metro 67

Green Building Law Update

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

In exchange, Destiny USA promised to redevelop a brownfield site, use massive amounts of renewable energy, and get LEED certification for 75 percent of the project.

Green 120

Green Certification Bankruptcy Leases 120

Business Facilities

JULY 26, 2017

Orlando, FL is the top-ranked metro among Employment Leaders; Huntsville, AL is tops among Aerospace/Defense Leaders in Business Facilities' 13th Annual Rankings Report. Read: Orlando Leads In Jobs Surge, Huntsville Flies High In Aerospace.

Metro 63

Metro Defense Employment Alabama 63

Construction Marketing

MAY 27, 2024

The rise of Dota 2 Dota 2, also known as “Defense of The Ancients 2,” is a multiplayer online battle arena game that was created in 2013. This can be, regular updates and video footage to show processes — from concept to completion — and can bring potential new clients who have watched the creation of a construction site.

Construction 156

Construction Industrial IDEA Defense 156

Construction Marketing

APRIL 25, 2016

Mobile apps are extremely helpful because they can be used on-site, and, interestingly enough, they’re appealing to the older generation. Threat: Data Collection On-Site. Data gets stuck on-site if work flow isn’t clear. Work-sites too busy to document consistently. Benefits: Increased productivity and efficiency.

Documentation 120

Documentation Construction Software Software 120

Construction Equipment

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

billion defense funding bill that allocates $345 million for construction spending at the Savannah River Site's Mixed Oxide (MOX) Fuel Fabrication Facility in South Carolina, reports Aiken Standard. The site will convert 34 metric tons of weapons-grade plutonium into commercial nuclear fuel.

Employment 48

Employment South Carolina Defense Fabrication 48