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Massachusetts and Hawaii round out Top 5 on USGBC's Top 10 States for LEED, which recognizes current leaders committed to sustainable buildings, cities, and communities.


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Massachusetts and Hawaii round out Top 5 on USGBC's Top 10 States for LEED, which recognizes current leaders committed to sustainable buildings, cities, and communities.
02/18/2020
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    Latest: Colorado, Illinois, New York Lead Nation In LEED Green Building - Massachusetts and Hawaii round out Top 5 on USGBC's Top 10 States for LEED, which recognizes current leaders committed to sustainable buildings, cities, and communities.

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    Colorado, Illinois, New York Lead Nation In LEED Green Building

    Massachusetts and Hawaii round out Top 5 on USGBC's Top 10 States for LEED, which recognizes current leaders committed to sustainable buildings, cities, and communities.
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    Can Generation Z Rescue Manufacturing?

    2019 L2L Manufacturing Index reveals Generation Z's interest in manufacturing, but the industry needs to fight for their attention and participation.
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    Top 10 Issues Affecting Real Estate In 2019-2020

    U.S. infrastructure is the leading concern among the issues expected to have the most significant impact on real estate, according to The Counselors of Real Estate.
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    Most U.S. Professionals Would Opt To Leave Cities 

    Driven by a housing crunch and high cost of living, a new poll shows 70 percent of knowledge workers would move from major cities if they could perform their jobs at the same level.
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    Technology Employment Grew In 43 States Last Year

    California led the pack as more than 260,000 new technology jobs were created in the U.S. in 2018, according to CompTIA Cyberstates 2019 report.
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    Corporate Real Estate Executives’ Salaries On The Rise

    Corporate real estate professionals' salaries increased by an average 5.3 percent from 2017 to 2018, according to a CoreNet Global and FPL Associates survey.
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    E-Commerce, Logistics Signed Largest Warehouse Leases In 2018

    CBRE study found that last year, 61 of the largest 100 industrial leases in the U.S. were completed by e-commerce companies and logistics firms.
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    Companies Willing To Train Job Applicants Who Don’t Meet Requirements

    Employees have been offered a position when they were underqualified most frequently in Charlotte, San Diego, Austin and Washington, DC, according to a new Robert Half survey. 
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    Top 10 Countries, Regions For LEED Green Building

    Mainland China topped USGBC'S list of global green building leaders outside the U.S., with more than 68 million gross square meters.
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    Illinois Was Tops For Green Building In 2018

    Massachusetts and Washington earned the second and third spots in the U.S. Green Building Council’s annual Top 10 States for LEED Green Building ranking.
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    This Just In: New England Will Win Super Bowl LIII

    RiseSmart's unemployment rate-based Big Game Predictor has picked the Super Bowl winner with 74 percent accuracy. Boston's rate is lower. Sorry LA.
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    Nashville, Bozeman Top 2019 Economic Strength Ranking

    POLICOM’s annual ranking of U.S. Metropolitan and Micropolitan statistical areas is based on their long-term tendency to consistently grow in both size and quality.
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    Government Shutdown Negatively Impacted Nearly One In Five Business Owners

    A new survey from Paychex found 19 percent of business owners said the government shutdown had a negative impact on their business outlook, 68 percent said they were unaffected, and 13 percent reported a positive impact.
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    Provo, San Jose Top Annual Ranking Of Best-Performing Cities

    The Milken Institute's top 10 list of cities that are creating and sustaining jobs also includes San Francisco, Austin, Orlando, Raleigh, and Seattle.
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    Texas, Florida Top List Of 2018 Destination States

    California, Arizona and North Carolina round out the top five destination states for consumers who moved with Allied Van Lines last year.
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    Most DC Tech Workers Would Quit For A Job At Amazon

    In a tight labor market, Washington, DC area employers might have to up their games to hang on to their valued employees before Amazon HQ2 arrives.
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    Execs Concerned About U.S. Economy, Confident In Own Companies

    Executives are taking a more tempered view of revenue and profit growth, but maintain fairly broad optimism about business expansion, according to AICPA survey.
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    Where Are The Most, Least Expensive U.S. Office Markets?

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    Massachusetts, California Continue As Energy Efficiency Leaders

    New Jersey, Connecticut, Colorado, and South Dakota are most improved states, according to ACEEE's 2018 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard.
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    Does TIF Need Retooling?

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    More Than One In Four Job Seekers Willing To Move For A New Job

    San Francisco, New York City are top destinations for workers who want to move; Providence, RI and San Jose have the highest percentage of workers applying to other cities.
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    U.S. Technology Sector Added Nearly 200,000 Jobs In 2017

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    U.S. Labor Market Tightens, Demand For Skilled Workers Continues

    Manufacturing companies report the biggest growth in hiring plans, up +7% from Q2 2017, according to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey.
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    Small Business Outlook Highest In A Decade

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