Pro Builder

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Entry level buyers are finding a nationwide shortage of starter homes in a housing market characterized by soaring home prices and much larger residential construction projects. All of these scenes are in relatively desirable locations, within metro areas with good jobs and rising home prices.

New York 98

New York Housing Metro Zoning 98

Pro Builder

APRIL 22, 2022

Those living in climate danger zones are migrating to safe haven metros in the Northeast and Midwest. . Safe haven metros are not only located in safe weather zones, but they also have the infrastructure to support a growing population as climate migration becomes increasingly common. . Housing Markets.

North Carolina 52

North Carolina Metro Zoning Vermont 52

Pro Builder

AUGUST 17, 2020

Housing Supply Falls to New Low While Prices Hit New High. Home sales also increased in 67 of the 85 largest metro areas in July, but some states, such as New York, are seeing dramatic drops in home sales. The housing market was incredibly robust going into the pandemic with household debt at its lowest level in 40 years.

Housing 52

Housing Debt New York Metro 52

Pro Builder

JULY 13, 2022

in May, the smallest monthly gain posted since the start of the year, but some popular metros are still seeing double-digit increases. In comparison, just three of the 50 most populous metro areas saw rents decline year-over-year in June. Asking rents rose by just 0.7% Read more.

Minneapolis 52

Minneapolis Kansas City Metro Milwaukee 52

Pro Builder

JANUARY 6, 2021

Counties deemed unaffordable are those with housing costs exceeding 28% of the average household income. The largest metros where homeownership remains affordable on average are Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia, Cleveland, and Tampa. . From there, the cost of mortgage payments, taxes, and insurance were calculated.

Cleveland 52

Cleveland Tampa Philadelphia Houston 52

The Korte Company

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The Horstmann crew figured out how to spec and build houses all over the community, and they did it well. “We We actually did a house from start to finish in six weeks,” Gary remembers with pride. “It After selling out of his concrete company, Gary’s father started the family spec-house business. For example, Metro East St.

St. Louis 98

St. Louis Concrete Housing Union 98

Pro Builder

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Instead, Clark Ivory reassumed his CEO duties and set a bold, uncharted course to diversify the company’s successful semi-custom, move-up home legacy to include affordable housing for an increasing underserved segment of buyers. Design Within Reach—Exploring Attainable Housing Options. See past Builder of the Year winners. and Outward.

Innovation 122

Innovation Utah Housing Products 122

Business Facilities

AUGUST 23, 2017

Boasting a population of nearly 500,000, Mesa is the 36th largest city in the United States and second largest in the Phoenix-Mesa metro area. Recently, the metro area was ranked second in the nation for its tech sector job growth by CBRE. Phoenix-Mesa metro boasts a workforce of more than 2.2 Zoned mixed-use/commercial.

Arizona 76

Arizona Innovation San Diego Phoenix 76

Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

We’re a one-for-one home builder, so we buy an existing home that, on average, is 80 years old, tear it down, and build a new house in its place. . TB: The challenge is how to do that on a one-house basis, when land prices are based on the existing value of the home that’s on that property, and those homes aren’t decreasing in value. $1

Inventory 52

Inventory Los Angeles Seattle Housing 52

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

According to the Florida & Metro Forecast 2013–2016 , published in April by the Institute for Economic Competitiveness (College of Business Administration, University of Central Florida), Florida’s economic future also looks bright. According to the 73rd Annual Report released by the Foreign-Trade Zones Board to the U.S.

Florida 74

Florida Zoning Airports Employment 74

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

AUGUST 5, 2013

Baton Rouge, LA has been named our top-ranked metro for Economic Growth Potential. Inspired by New Urbanism design principles, the complex will include an office building that will house the new IBM Services Center, as well as a separate, 11-story residential building with 95 river-view apartments and nine separate town homes.

Metro 110

Metro Memphis Louisiana Mobility 110

Business Facilities

AUGUST 1, 2014

In this year’s Metro Rankings Report, we’ve taken note of the crucial role exports are playing in the Recovery for many locations by charting their success in two of our rankings categories, Exports Growth Leaders and Exports Recovery Leaders. 10 in our Economic Growth Potential metro ranking. From the July/August 2014 issue.

Metro 111

Metro Detroit Austin Baltimore 111

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 6, 2016

Nathan Deal has announced that Kaiser Permanente, an integrated provider of health care and coverage, will create 800 jobs in metro Atlanta. By expanding our footprint in metro Atlanta, we are showing just how committed we are to bringing our unique model of care to this region.”. KAISER PERMANENTE ADDING 800 JOBS.

Georgia 40

Georgia Columbus Atlanta Metro 40

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 8, 2013

Houses and businesses cleared away, leaving swatches of sand or burned-out ruins in their wake. In January, HuffPost reported that Sandy damaged or destroyed 305,000 housing units and disrupted more than 265,000 businesses in New York. In NJ, 346,000 housing units were destroyed or damaged, and 190,000 businesses affected.

New Jersey 60

New Jersey NJ New York Banking 60

Pro Builder

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Working to Improve Access to Affordable Housing. NAHB Policy Briefing | Urging the Biden administration to do more for affordable housing; multifamily growth in the suburbs and beyond. Increase the supply of manufactured housing and two- to four-unit properties by expanding financing through Freddie Mac. .

Housing 59

Housing NAHB Metro Finance 59

Business Facilities

AUGUST 21, 2017

In 2017, Moody’s Analytics expects the metro area’s population to expand 3.61 percent) fueled by expanding hospitality and housing markets. One component of this zone is the 222,000–square-foot Patriot Plaza planned for development on more than 430 acres of undeveloped land within 1 mile of the regional VA Healthcare Center.

Florida 72

Florida Tampa Airports Employment 72

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 18, 2013

The city has created two Tax Increment Financing Districts with a third in process, to expand the municipal infrastructure to industrial and commercial zones. The city has adopted three NH Economic Revitalization Zones, offering corporate tax credits to qualifying businesses. Achievement In Business Retention.

El Paso 106

El Paso Indianapolis Zoning New Jersey 106

Pro Builder

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Working to Improve Access to Affordable Housing. NAHB Policy Briefing | Urging the Biden administration to do more for affordable housing; multifamily growth in the suburbs and beyond. The White House plan seeks to: • Leverage existing federal funds to spur action that reduces exclusionary zoning. Fri, 10/01/2021 - 06:00.

Housing 52

Housing NAHB Metro Finance 52

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 15, 2014

USDA Rural Development in Alabama: A variety of loan, grant, and loan guarantee programs, plus technical assistance in the areas of business and industry, cooperative development, rural housing, community facilities, water and waste disposal, and telecommunications, including distance learning and telemedicine. TAX INCENTIVES. million.

Income 108

Income Finance Zoning Employment 108

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

AUGUST 5, 2013

For our 9th annual report card of the state, metro and international pecking order , we took a close look at our energy rankings. We continue to see no point in extrapolating our state rankings to 50th place (or metro rankings to 350th place). North Dakota was the fastest-growing state by far in 2012, boosting its state GDP by 13.4

North Dakota 111

North Dakota Alabama Texas Louisiana 111

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 21, 2014

ENTERPRISE ZONE CREDIT: To stimulate growth in depressed areas of the state, Alabama offers certain tax credit incentives to business that locate or expand within a designated enterprise zone. Eligibility qualifications are different for rural and metro areas. LAMBRA zones are a companion to EZs. CALIFORNIA.

Income 75

Income Finance Zoning Equipment 75

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 28, 2014

Since everyone has been bemoaning the decaying state of America’s bricks-and-mortar infrastructure, we decided to accentuate the positive by bestowing our new IT Infrastructure award on three metros that bucked the trend and took matters into their own hands. Without further ado, here are the winners of our 2014 Economic Development Awards.

Indiana 108

Indiana NJ Georgia Kentucky 108

Business Facilities

JULY 17, 2014

Data centers are facilities that house an organization’s IT operations and equipment, and where it stores, manages and disseminates its data. Today, the facility houses nearly 300 employees, many of whom are PhDs and leading healthcare professionals in the American biomedical marketplace. By Dominique Cantelme. Wixcom Business Center.

Industrial 54

Industrial Chicago Michigan Illinois 54

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 5, 2016

The classic New England downtown, anchored by a historic 1905 Opera House, is juxtaposed with the nationally recognized advanced technology centers at the middle and high school levels and an elementary magnet school delivering bi-lingual education, providing a global world-view to the youngest citizens. This facility houses 1.5

Industrial 40

Industrial Airports Louisiana Florida 40

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

OCTOBER 18, 2012

The Port of Little Rock, on the Arkansas River is a designated Foreign Trade Zone and a United States Customs Point of Entry. This status allows goods to be stored and processed there without custom duties or bonds being paid until products are finished and sold, or moved out of zone. Metro Atlanta: A Biomed Sector Keeps Growing.

Omaha 76

Omaha Mobility Georgia Arkansas 76

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Some states manage their programs in-house with a committee that reviews the application, but in Georgia we have a third-party site location consultant that handles it.”. Shovel Ready Silver certified sites means that its documentation is less than one year old and has proper zoning and infrastructure built to the property.

Site 49

Site Iowa Tennessee Georgia 49

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

OCTOBER 23, 2012

5 on a list of the nation’s leading high-tech metro areas by a national publication, the Atlantic Cities. A rapidly developing cluster of solar technologies exist in the Albuquerque metro area including Unirac, Emcore, Array Technologies, Sacred Power and Fraunhofer CFV Solar Test Laboratory. Albuquerque: High-Tech Haven.

Kansas City 62

Kansas City Cleveland Austin Albuquerque 62

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JUNE 8, 2016

Investment Zones & Distinct Communities. The Cape Coral Economic Development Office has designed several investment zones to enhance and tailor growth with a visionary outlook. Here are few that are ideal for retail because of their locations and high traffic counts: Veterans Investment Zone. Cape Coral ranks No.

Retail 40

Retail Industrial Missouri Florida 40

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

APRIL 12, 2016

It’s also massively multilingual with more than 130 languages spoken in the course of business every day and has a foreign trade zone and intermodal inland port. It houses established, world-renowned companies, but also the innovative startups that keep an economy vibrant and attract top investors. A dollar goes further here.”.

Utah 40

Utah Commissioning Employment Airports 40

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JUNE 19, 2014

Since its inception in 2008, the program has recognized 47 active AdvantageSite locations in the state after meeting guidelines such as utility and environmental standards, size, zoning and accessibility. SelectTennessee played a key role in Beretta USA’s decision to locate just outside of metro Nashville.

Site 66

Site Wisconsin Certification Georgia 66

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

JANUARY 14, 2014

Several sites within Hendricks County are foreign trade zones, too. Hendricks County offers delightfully affordable housing for every taste, expansive parks and trails and a wealth of local shopping and entertainment options that make the dream of working, living and playing in the same community a reality. Credit: Bloomington.in.gov).

Indiana 49

Indiana America Roads Indianapolis 49

Business Facilities

JULY 6, 2016

Through the Enterprise Zones Program business and industry can realize state incentives such as Job Creation Grants and Real Property Investment Grants, while also realizing a number of local tax and other incentives. On a daily basis, 500 freight trains and 37,500 carloads of rail freight leave the Chicago metro region (i.e.,

Roads 41

Roads Airports Indiana Transportation 41

Pro Builder

JANUARY 20, 2023

HUD Announces Plans to Reintroduce Obama-Era Rule to Combat Housing Discrimination ldeakins Fri, 01/20/2023 - 09:52 The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is working to bring back a fair housing rule that will address and rectify discriminatory zoning laws The U.S.

Discrimination 52

Discrimination Housing Plans Zoning 52

Business Facilities

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

It is administered by the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) and offers $7,500 in down-payment assistance with an interest rate as low as 3.75 In addition to driving the housing market, first-time homebuyers also invest in furnishings, appliances and home goods. Existing Foreign Trade Zone and U.S.

Illinois 51

Illinois Arlington Chicago Airports 51

Business Facilities

JULY 15, 2014

As a designated Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ), Oswego County is designed for the convenient and cost effective production of goods. Two large-acreage sites, the Little Rock Metro Mega Site and West Memphis Mega Site, are currently featured on www.AdvanceArkansasSites.com. Many food processing facilities require water for processing.

Industrial 64

Industrial Arkansas Sacramento Indiana 64

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 22, 2016

The metropolis of Los Angeles was the top food processing location in BF ’s 2015 Metro Rankings Report, earning the number one ranking in our metro Food Processing Employment Leaders category, edging Greater Toronto’s burgeoning food processing hub and the traditional food processing crossroads of Chicago as king of the foodies.

Indiana 40

Indiana New Jersey Employment Industrial 40

Business Facilities

OCTOBER 30, 2017

There are also 12 new residential subdivisions planned, and the county recently added 350 acres zoned industrial, which can accommodate more than 3 million square feet of new development. Air cargo is a fertile source of employment and economic opportunity in metro Atlanta. In 2016, ATL moved more than 648,000 metric tons of cargo.

Nashville 51

Nashville Airports Transportation Louisiana 51