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Rethinking rebar: Reinforcement goes green

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However, the embodied carbon generated while creating and transporting traditional rebar is substantial. It offers improved resistance to corrosion; however, the epoxy coating itself is delicate and chips easily during transport or installation. Epoxy-coated rebar is basically standard steel rebar with a thin coat of epoxy.

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Lytx Moves Manufacturing Operations To U.S. From China

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Manufacturing will be done at Cal-Comp USA’s Logansport plant, which has clean-room manufacturing for a diverse set of industries, from aerospace and defense to medical devices. Indiana is also home to many of our clients and lies within the heart of commercial transportation.”

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Industry Focus: Global Aerospace Production Soars To New Heights

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According to Deloitte’s 2014 Global Aerospace and Defense Outlook , the commercial aerospace sector is expected to experience significant growth this year, driven by continued record-setting production levels at assembly facilities and throughout the aerospace supplier network. Virtually every major defense contractor in the U.S.

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Industry Focus: Aerospace Sector Is Flying High Again

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A fter several years of job losses, aerospace and defense sector employment is expected to grow in 2016 by more than 39,000 jobs in the U.S., Aerospace & Defense Labor Market Study. percent, of which about 185,000 jobs were lost in the defense subsector. Aerospace and defense sector companies paid $7.7

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State of the Construction Industry: March Roundup

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Department of Transportation discretionary spending, and just $1.6 Department of Defense, where a 5-percent increase would include $9.2 Among the cuts, no funds allocated to new construction for the Army Corps of Engineers, a 22 percent decrease in U.S. One area where funding us up is with the U.S.

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Gogo To Relocate Headquarters And Expand In Chicago, IL

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“I welcome the company to Chicago, and I am certain that Gogo will find our workforce, our transportation system, and our business climate to be exactly what the company is looking for as it grows and expands,” said Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Great Lakes U.S.

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Industrial Products M&A Activity Surges In Second Quarter

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PwC’s IP practice examined deal activity in the second quarter of 2014 across six sectors: aerospace & defense (A&D), chemicals, engineering & construction, industrial manufacturing, metals and transportation & logistics. billion, while North America generated 67 deals totaling $57.4