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2017 State Of The Year: South Carolina

Business Facilities

The Palmetto State’s manufacturing base gets stronger while South Carolina invokes its can-do spirit and leverages impressive resources to expand a diverse set of new growth sectors. Read: 2017 State Of The Year: South Carolina at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Creating thoughtful tech workplace design

BD+C

When we classify an organization by virtue of these work zones, we can produce a ratio of the spaces a client needs based on the data. Photo courtesy PDR A Sense of Community, A Point of Pride Constructing workspaces that encourage and develop a spirit of teamwork and a sense of community are very important in tech workplace design.

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Advancing our time-honored traditions through technological innovation

The Korte Company

And that bold, innovative spirit? For instance, wearables and devices that can track movement could ensure workers avoid restricted zones and don the right safety gear. The embrace of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and LEED certification? Just another day at the office. That’s still how we work. We tip our hard hats to that.

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Benefitting kids through human-centric high school design

BD+C

From breakout zones in widened hallways to glass-walled small group rooms, third places support the concept of educating the whole child—socially, emotionally, and academically. These third places are vibrant, comfortable, communal places to share ideas and form relationships.

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

Business Facilities

Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZs) Program was created in 1934 with the goal of helping businesses in the U.S. According to the National Association of Foreign Trade Zones (NAFTZ), in 2014, goods exported directly from U.S. The value of shipments into zones totaled nearly $660 billion, compared with $798 billion the previous year.

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STATE FOCUS: Florida – Let The Sun Shine

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Low-cost domestic carriers such as JetBlue, US Airways, Southwest and Spirit Airlines provide daily flight service through FLL, and close proximity of the Miami International Airport provides additional options. According to the 73rd Annual Report released by the Foreign-Trade Zones Board to the U.S. Its FTZ No. Its FTZ No.

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I repaid my debt to society!

Constructor Marketing that Works

Anyway, you readers may remember when I was ticketed for driving at the speed of sound (49 mph in a 35 mph zone where there was no other civilization for 6 miles). My dude zone now looks like a Flea Market for unorganized fleas with a flair for Victorian living. I was studying and have the mediocre grades to prove it. You know the one.

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