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The growing moral responsibility of designing for shade

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As the effects of climate change play out across society, we will need to design cities, buildings, parks and more to increase shade equity. would need to plant 30 million trees to come close to closing these shade equity gaps. Sample capture of American Forests Tree Equity Score tool. The poorest neighborhoods in the U.S.,

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Sean Kavanaugh's Unique Plumbing and Mechanical Contractor Insights

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Not because I had a plan but because I thought we were really good at putting in plumbing and people liked us. We had no one to tell us to stop. No one to tell us how to get out of the madness so we worked harder and longer for shear pride. A very big job for us didn''t pay us for 7 months and we called it quits.

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Sean Kavanaugh's Plumbing And Mechanical Contractor Insights Part 1

Contractor Bookkeeping

Not because I had a plan but because I thought we were really good at putting in plumbing and people liked us. We had no one to tell us to stop. No one to tell us how to get out of the madness so we worked harder and longer for shear pride. A very big job for us didn''t pay us for 7 months and we called it quits.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Income Tax Capital Credit: The Income Tax Capital Credit has been available since 1995. The enterprise zone credit is equal to $2500 per permanent new employee and can be applied against the income tax and/or business privilege tax liability. The tax for existing entities accrues as of Jan. The rates range from $.25

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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INCOME TAX CAPITAL CREDIT: Currently codified as Article 7, Chapter 18, Title 40, Code of Alabama 1975. It is a credit of five percent of the capital costs of a qualifying project, to be applied to the Alabama income tax liability or financial institution excise tax generated by the project income, each year for 20 years.

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Cover Story: Global Biotech Report

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From the industrial revolution, the splitting of the atom, and the first modern computer to the first test-tube baby—Manchester claims to be synonymous with innovation. Manchester, for example, houses the largest cancer research and treatment center in Europe and the UK’s largest children’s hospital. The medtech company Ottobock invested 16.6

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

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Having witnessed income and social class inequities entrenched by corruption on their European mission, and a system in which government officials and business entrepreneurs rarely collaborate to solve civic and social problems, the Ivorys recognized the seeds of similar dynamics in their own backyard. See past Builder of the Year winners.