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26 Mar 2015 - Maintenance and Operations

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ABM awarded FM/energy contracts by Harley-Davidson and West Boylston, MA News: Contract Awards	Tecogen tri-generation energy system to power 1912 landmark building in Manhattan News: Contract Awards
Nevada college, MA school district to implement PC4HS standardized cleaning system News: Associations and Organizations	Cofely to provide FM services for new Civic Operations Center in Saskatoon News: Contract Awards
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NIOSH, NHCA present 2015 awards for exemplary hearing loss prevention News: Developments	Honeywell releases FAAST aspiration smoke detection applications guide News: Products and Services
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ASHRAE, IES update standard on energy efficiency in existing buildings News: Products and Services	BSI presents next-gen supply chain risk and compliance management solutions News: Products and Services
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CDC says flu activity on the decline Surveys	BOMA: U.S. buildings operations contribute $227.6 billion to GDP, support 1.8 million jobs Surveys
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Tech hubs dominate JLL's most dynamic cities list Surveys	CBRE Group tops Lipsey survey of commercial real estate brands Surveys
F&S: Convergence to define business models, technologies in future Surveys	Navigant: Demand growing for more integrated building energy management systems (BEMSs) Surveys
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BOMA 360 expands into South America as number of designees reaches 1,000 worldwide News: Associations and Organizations

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