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The economic impact of AWS’s investment in Japan

AWS Public Sector Blog

I’m humbled to share that since 2011, AWS has invested ¥1.35 trillion in total capital and operational expenditure associated with our two AWS infrastructure Regions in the country. In 2022, we invested ¥348 billion in capital and operational investments in our data centers in Japan. View a larger version of this image.

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Revisiting the Community Land Trust: An Academic Literature Review

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

One-time investments in CLT properties can keep those properties affordable as long as the CLT exists, ensuring affordability for far longer (Institute for Community Economics 1982, Jacobus and Brown 2010, White 2011). It’s important to be strategic to promote relationship synergy and maximize benefits for both parties (White 2011).

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A Proposed Strategy to Advocate for Improved Civil Protection in the United Kingdom

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

Hence there is potential for floods that equal or exceed those generated in 2008, storms that may be more disruptive than Arwen was in 2021, heatwaves greater than that of July 2022, and so on. No matter how large a disaster is, it is a local affair because that is where the theatre of operations invariably lies. 1] Domoto, A.,

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Incrementalism as a concept of iterative improvement in government project development no longer a legitimate public administration theory

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

It took 13 years to make it operational after planning first started--by contrast it took Seattle four years, and they've since expanded. DC streetcar advocates are holding a community event to advocate for expansion of the streetcar to Ward 7, which DC Council recently defunded. A perfect example is the DC streetcar.

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Accelerating digital transformation to revitalize local economy and improve lives in Japan

AWS Public Sector Blog

In the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) 2022 Digital Competitiveness Index, Japan ranked 29th out of 63 countries, down one place from last year’s ranking. As of October 2022, Amazon has already helped over 13 million people gain cloud skills.

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Options for Expanding Property Tax Relief for Lower Income Homeowners

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Before we dive into the constitutionality of possible ways to expand the circuit breaker to satisfy varying county desires, first let’s review how the circuit breaker currently operates. that limit is $31,900 for 2022, meaning the circuit breaker income limit is $47,850 for 2022); and, Have lived in their home for at least 5 years.

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WMATA and MWCOG announce new joint transit initiative | Could a regional "transport association" be on the horizon, or just a transit bailout?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

According to Twitter and other news sources (" WMATA and MWCOG announce new joint transit initiative ," DC News Now) WMATA the operator of regional subway and bus services, and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, are going to start working together. inter-city) transit planning ," 2011). It's about speed versus access.