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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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Why Giving Back to Clients Makes ‘Fore’ Good Business

HardHatChat

The competition has never been in the Chicago area and it hasn’t been in the central time zone since 1971. If you would have told me back in 2001 (when we started the company) that one day we would be sponsoring the Ryder Cup, I probably would have shaken my head in disbelief. So we acted.

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Q&A On Interpretations of Fall Protection for Steel Erection

Safety Services Company

And since the latest version of this final rule was published on January 18, 2001, OSHA has issued several interpretations from private businesses asking questions about problems they have come across. Can employees install a curtain wall in a Controlled Decking Zone (CDZ)? high in favor of the connector threshold of 30 ft.

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Q&A On Interpretations of Fall Protection for Steel Erection

Safety Services Company

And since the latest version of this final rule was published on January 18, 2001, OSHA has issued several interpretations from private businesses asking questions about problems they have come across. Can employees install a curtain wall in a Controlled Decking Zone (CDZ)? high in favor of the connector threshold of 30 ft.

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Construction Marketing Secret: Architecture Billings a Leading Indicator of Construction

Construction Marketing

Finally, regulatory approvals—land entitlement, special use permits, zoning, environmental issues, and historical considerations— also influence the length of the design phase. The ABI reached its cyclical trough in November 2001 with a value of 43.6, The ABI reached its cyclical trough in November 2001 with a value of 43.6,

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities Rankings Report

Business Facilities

Located in Clinton since 2001, this will be the company’s fifth expansion. billion Competitive Renewable Energy Zone transmission project (CREZ), capping nearly a decade of planning, upgrades and new construction along 3,600 miles of high-voltage transmission lines across central and West Texas. Far West U.S. Great Lakes U.S. -

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DCA3: Designing fire-rated I-joist assemblies

Construction Specifier

The wood I-joist (WIJ) assemblies were added to DCA3 in 2001 and were intended to promote the usage of engineered lumber by simplifying the associated design, specification, and permitting processes. Achieving this level of performance with cavity insulation generally entails insulating the entire depth of 302 mm (11.875 in.)