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Construction Marketing Secret: Architecture Billings a Leading Indicator of Construction

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Diffusion indexes, centered at a score of 50, frequently are used to measure change in economic activity. [ To allow for meaningful comparisons among months, the monthly responses are seasonally adjusted using the Census Bureau’s X-12 program. The ABI reached its cyclical trough in November 2001 with a value of 43.6,

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

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Motivation, commitment and the use of incentives in. Millennium Coastal Park: Llanelli Land Bridges. Partnering: what is it, when should it be used, and how should it be. Building partnerships: case studies of client–contractor. collaboration in the UK construction industry. Bresnen, M., & Marshall, N. Brooke, K. partnering.

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Industry Focus: Global Aerospace Production Soars To New Heights

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percent in 2001 to an estimated 31 percent in 2013. spaceports as well as availability of launch landing facilities with 10 to 15 launches occurring annually in Florida. We have all of those advantages here,” said Peter Keating, Vice President of Communications of General Dynamics Land Systems. FLORIDA: GATEWAY TO SPACE.

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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T he United States is the largest trading nation in the world for goods and services with more than 300 land, air and sea ports. It is here that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) enforces the import and export laws and regulations of the U.S. Over 420,000 persons were employed at some 2,900 firms that used FTZs during the year.

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Location Focus: The Carolinas – Growth Climate Warms In The Carolinas

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Coupled with its low land and labor costs, the extensive infrastructure, product and training improvements have levied the nine-county region as an attractive food processing destination. Santee Cooper was the first utility in South Carolina to generate Green Power and offer it to its customers, back in 2001. to expand V.C.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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The State of Florida and Space Florida really understood our business needs and gave us an outstanding offer to locate in Exploration Park. Our high-volume satellite production uses many of the same technologies as aircraft production and Florida has become a center of excellence for both aviation and space related technologies.