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facility:

... real property structure with attachments and installations that make it usable for an assigned purpose; a building fitted out for enterprise use; The Free Dictionary.com definition.
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definition of facility
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facilities location:

... the place where the operations of an enterprise are housed, i.e., assets such as building(s) with equipment and infrastructure; also, short for facilities location work.
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definition of facilities location / what is facilities location
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facilities location work:

... the site selection process often limited to a search for an available building having usable equipment and infrastructure in place or that can be retrofitted; a search process that essentially has the same steps as site selection. To see where The Network fits in as a resource for enterprise developers and site selectors searching for facilities, CLICK HERE.
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definition of facility location work / definition of facilities location work
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facilities management / facility management:

... all supervisory activities or the carrying-out of appointed responsibilities for a facility or facilities; an item of assigned responsibility in the job description of, say, someone who manages the real estate assets of an enterprise. The resource archive in Site Location Assistance.com has tips for facilities managers involved in lease negotiations along with examples of some of the types of job descriptions related to enterprise development.
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definition of facility management / definition of facilities management
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facilities planning / facility planning:

... pre-project formulation of an approach to addressing issues related to facilities within the enterprise development process; that part of the site selection process that accounts for all of the facilities-related wants and needs of those responsible for the operations of an enterprise.
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definition of facility planning / definition of facilities planning
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factor:

... something that contributes to a particular result. In the course of enterprise development, for example, location, market, human resources and transportation need to be factored into any decision matrix of facilities planning. The availability of information about a location seeking economic development is a factor in its consideration for comparative analyses by facilities locators (see facilities location work) and site selectorsdashobservation influenced the opening of Economic Development.net for places around the world to publish, for free, links to the websites of their location data suppliers.
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definition of factor
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failsafe:

... a means by which a failure is thwarted; for example, the promise of The Network can be a failsafe that guards against experiencing unsatisfactory results when using search tools.
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definition of failsafe
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famtour or fam tour:

... a guided trip to, around or through a place intended to help an individual or group become familiar with it. For example, some locations seeking economic development organize familiarization tours for prospects, rolling out the red carpet for them when they arrive.
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definition of famtour / definition of fam tour / definition of location familiarization tour
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FAQ ... acronym for Frequently Asked Questions. Access various .network FAQ archives.
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definition of faq / what does faq mean / where are answers to faq for the network
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fast growing companies:

... business entities recognized for the pace of their enterprise development activities or potential to enter the process with a number of specific projects; a group of enterprises having, for example, the attention of representatives of places seeking economic development because are judged have the potential for expansion or relocation; in other words, they may be prospects looking for locations. A fast-growing company is generally a relatively young, often small or medium size business enterprise.
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definition of fast growing companies / what is a fast-growing company
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fieldwork:

... engagement for the purpose of carrying out a responsibility or performing a task at a location away from the place, such as an office, of permanent address; gathering information at the source or otherwise carrying out of responsibilities on-site at an outside location. Fieldwork is important for facilities locators (see facilities location work) and site selectors to complete their projects. for them the field is made up of locations as places of interest.
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definition of fieldwork / definition of field work
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file folder graphic:

... one in a set of computer graphics representing .network websites. The navigation bar below has three such file folders, each overlaid by a set of initials and showing its tab in a unique position within the group. Initials stand for website names. CLICK HERE to see see the file folders without the navigation bare and to learn more about .network websites. You can also select one of file folders below to enter a website directly from here. They are linked.
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graphic element linked to SLA websitehttp://www.sitelocationassistance.comhttp://www.findmehere.comhttp://www.economicdevelopment.netgraphic element linked to EDN website
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what is a file folder graphic / what are file folder graphics
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file not found:

... a typical message that pops up on your computer screen after unsuccessfully seeking an address online. In other words, file-not-found means that a URL address string cannot produce anything viewable. The Network offers its search promise in an effort to try and avoid the FNF or similar message turing out to be a a dead end. It's possible that useful information related to the .network mission may be available elsewhere. For example, thousands of names and addresses of resource and service provider members of the International Development Research Council were transferred to the Global Registry of Contacts as the files of that association were removed from the Web several years ago. The information remains available today.

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how to overcome the dead end of file not found / file not found problem solution
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financing:

... the act of providing funds or arranging for venture capital during the enterprise development of process; the input of capital as an underwriting vehicle; the end result of a lending process. See the Investorwords.com definition of finance. Discussions here are tied to the commercial activity of providing funds and capital during the enterprise and economic development process. Arranging finance is within the purview of economic development representatives and is often coupled with the incentive programs they promote.

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definition of financing / what does arranging financing for enterprise development mean
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firewall:

... (real estate) a barrier constructed with fire retardant features or materials. From its original definition as something to prevent the spread of fire, the term has now also come to mean a legal barrier, such as preventative measures to protect financial information. A firewall in a computer network indicates that there is security to prevent unauthorized users, such as cyberthugs, from gaining access. Gateway security is a way of describing a firewall scheme online.
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definition of firewall / definition of fire wall / where to find a gateway security glossary
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firm:

... an economic enterprise as a partnership not recognized legally as distinct from those who are its members or similar confirmation of association; a professional services enterprise.
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definition of firm
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fiscal:

... related to financial matters in general, as in fiscal responsibility (resource article); the handling of public revenues (resource article). Analysis of the fiscal status of places of interest to an enterprise developer helps avoid a future surprise and unexpected burden, such as a tax increase. Changes in fiscal status viewed as having a negative impact on operations and/or profits in a community can lead to the initiation of a relocation project.
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definition of fiscal / about fiscal responsibility / information about public revenues
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fiscal year:

... accounting period that may be other than the calendar yeardashsee InvestorWords.com
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definition of fiscal year
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flextime:

... flexible work time meaning that employees may set their own schedules; an arrangement by which employees have different work schedules; a work schedule allowing an employee to start and finish at different times than others; flexitime; AKA staggered work time
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definition of staggered work time / definition of flex time / definition of flextime
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flood plain:

... land that is known to have been flooded by a river, stream or other waterway at one time or another; a flood-prone land area revealed by telltale signs; land that qualifies as flood-prone by a record or projection that it has a 1% annual chance of being covered by an overflowing of water; land that is likely to be flooded at least once in a 100 year period.
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definition of flood plain / definition of flood-prone / definition of 100-year flood plain
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floor area ratio:

... the relation which a building floor area to its site. It's the number resulting from division of floor size by site size, for example 100,000 sf divided by 1,000,000 sf is a 10 to 1 ratio.
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definition of floor area ratio
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FMH:

... initials for Find Me Here, the website where information is published from the Global Registry of Contacts. Also, you may notice that you are using Find Me Here.com.
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definition of fmh / what does fmh stand for / what is find me here
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FMH Search Tool:

... The original WebSearch 1.11 search application used to query .network websites. It remains in service although the Google/.network search engine is readily available. The WebSearch application doesn't actually search the Web as the name may imply. It works inside websites, such as in Find Me Here.com, but can be useful because of its simple pull-down menu feature which facilitates searches for words that begin with capital letters. We recommend using it to search for information published online from the Global Registry of Contacts. The application is also available for searching inside Site Location Assistance.com for regions as locations. Your use of the WebSearch application is covered by the search promise of The Network as are other search tools.
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what is an FMH Search Tool / where is WebSearch used
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followup:

... examination and subsequent obligatory action(s) taken, self-imposed or otherwise, to continue something that has already begun; to revisit a previous situation or action and pick up where there is a perceived need or opportunity to continue in order to follow through.
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definition of follow up / definition of followup
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foreign investment:

... the infusion of capital, financing or items of economic value from one country into another; likewise, an infusion of funds into an economy from outside its political boundary. Foreign investment is distinguished from foreign direct investment or reverse investment. in that it is all inclusive. In other words foreign investment capital can go into the purchase of stock or acquisitions as well as direct contribution to economic development. See International Trade and Developmentdasha resource of the .network library.

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definition of foreign investment / definition of foreign investment capital
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forward strategy:

... a plan or method set forth for continuing a project after its initial funding is no longer available; an succession or exit plan developed at the outset of a project but offered at its conclusion along with an identification of opportunities for obtaining funding. As defined here, forward strategy is tied to capital or revenue resources. The term, backward strategy, doesn't mean anything in this context. A working-backward strategy or so called problem decomposition strategy has to do with investigation, especially with taking something apart.
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franchise tax:

... a government extraction from the income or assets of an enterprise in exchange for a license to operate in is jurisdiction. InvestorWords.com offers its definition describing the tax as regressive. Answers.com also has a definition in which regressive tax is defined as one in which ... the rate decreases as the tax base increases.
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definition of franchise tax / definition of regressive tax / what is regressive taxation
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free-access:

... to be able to approach, enter, exit, communicate with, or make use of without having to pay. The expression also refers to having access online without being encumbered by requests for passwords, IDs and schemes for collecting personal information or having to deal with a data broker. Free access online information services are basic to Internet operations.
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definition of free-access / definition of free website access / what does free access mean
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free agent:

... someone working independently and representing themselves; a solo worker. Free Agent Nation by Dan Pink describes free agents as as a self-reliant, tech-savvy, and fulfillment-seeking. As employees, Pink says they are likely to have horizontal loyalty.
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definition of free agent / definition of free-agent mindset / definition of free-agent loyalty
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freeport law ... an allowed exemption from inventory taxation. definition of free port.
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definition of freeport / meaning of freeport exemption / definition of free port law
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freight cost analysis:

... the examination of a transportation infrastructure and/or system in terms of efficiency of goods movement, inventory, warehouse distribution activities, and other aspects of the supply chain; a study of shipping costs; an item of comparative analysis; a form of break-even or marginal-income analysis (The Cooperative Extension College of Agriculture, Washington State University, Pullman, WA has a resource paper online that discusses these two analyses as one). It goes without saying that the ideal freight cost situation would be to have no distance to cover when receiving raw materials and delivering products or services.
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define freight-cost analysis / about break-even analysis / about marginal-income analysis
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front office:

... the place from which directions and instructions come as seen by an organized group of workers; the place of administration where work assignments or production schedules originate; the place where management is located and where customers and/or the public are generally considered to have access when an operation is separated into a front part and back part; a headquarters for an operation.
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fulfillment package:

... a product that is made up of items put together in a container as a followup to a request; that which is produced as a preassembled unit in anticipation of a request, for example a location package put together by a location data supplier. See the definition of fulfillment in the Marketing Dictionary of Answers.com for comments about systems and the process.
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definition of fulfillment package / marketing definition: fulfillment systems, fulfillment process
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full-time:

... the standardized length of time for being on the job that the employee and employer mutually agree frames a pay-period. A full-time employee is likely to qualify for benefits that are not available for those who work part-time. Employees paid hourly who are called upon to work longer than the predetermined time-period are eli gable for overtime pay.
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definition of full time employee / definition of part time employee / definition of overtime pay
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full time equivalent:

... the total number of workers, including part-time, in an area as the full-time equivalent.
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definition of full-time equivalent / what are full-time equivalent positions
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