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e eoR!GINAL process of construction which together comprise an integral whole. Full time equivalent job means a job that is equal to 1,750 hours of work annually performed in the reinvestment zone by contract employees or part-time employees. Manufacturing facility means buildings and structures, including fixed machinery and equipment, the primary purpose of which is or will be the manufacture of tangible goods or materials or the processing of such goods or materials by physical or chemical change. Modernization means the replacement and upgrading of existing facilities which increases the productive input or output, updates the technology or substantially lowers the unit cost of the operation. Modernization may result from the construction, al teration, or installation of buildings, structures, or fixed machinery or equipment. It shall not be for the purpose of reconditioning, refurbishing, or repairing to meet local, state, or federal regulations. New facili ty means improvements on a property previously undeveloped which is placed into service by means other than or in conjunction with expansion or modernization. other basic industry facility means buildings and structures, including fixed machinery and equipment not elsewhere described, used or to be used for the production of products or services which primarily serve a market outside the Houston Consolidated Metropolitan statistical Area and resulting in the creation of new permanent jobs and additional investment. Part-time employee means a person who works for, and is an employee of, the abatement recipient in the reinvestment zone, but is not a permanent employee. Permanent emp~oyee means a person who works for, and is an employee of, the abatement recipient and works a minimum of 35 hours in a seven-day period, and reports to work in the reinvestment zone. A permanent employee does not include a contract employee, seasonal employee, or part-time employee. Regional distribution center facility means buildings or structures, including fixed machinery and equipment, used or to be used primarily to receive, store, service or distribute goods or materials owned by the facility operator where a majority of the goods or services are distributed to points at least 100 miles from any part of Harris County, unless there is no facility in Harris County that receives, services, or distributes such goods and services to businesses and residents of Harris County. Regional entertainment facility means buildings and structures, including fixed machinery and equipment, used or to be used to provide entertainment through the admission of the general 4