ENR Construction

JANUARY 11, 2024

Bids for eight highway projects on the Illinois Tollway system must be submitted by Feb.

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ENR Construction

MAY 3, 2023

Four former ComEd executives, consultants and lobbyists were found guilty of bribery and conspiracy in a scheme to influence former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

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Business Facilities

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Read: Illinois: The Intersection Of Talent And Innovation at BusinessFacilities.com. A great logistics network and a world-class education system enable the Land of Lincoln to generate the fifth-highest GDP among states.

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Business Facilities

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Rebuild Illinois funding will support eight new wet lab centers valued at over $90 million; Another $5 million will expand the Illinois Institute of Technology’s microgrid. The post Illinois Investing $15.4M

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Construction Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

has acquired the Sparta, IL location of Wright Building Center, which has held a long-time standing industry presence in Southwestern Illinois. RP Lumber Co Inc. “For 39 years, Wright Building Center has served the citizens of the Randolph County area, and we are thrilled to have their team join the R.P.

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Construction Equipment

JULY 21, 2020

Fecon announces the addition of Luby Equipment as a new distributor for Missouri and Illinois. Luby sells new and used construction machinery from locations in Cape Girardeau, Fenton, and O’Fallon, Missouri, and Caseyville, Quincy, and Springfield, Illinois. Luby Equipment also has extensive…

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Business Facilities

MAY 7, 2021

Manufacturing Facility To Illinois at BusinessFacilities.com. The $70 million investment by Lion Electric will pave the way for the largest all-electric commercial vehicle production plant in the U.S., create 745 jobs. Read: Lion Electric Bringing First-Ever U.S.

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Business Facilities

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

With a talent pool approaching 7 million—a third of whom hold a bachelor’s degree or higher—Illinois has the skill sets needed to fill 21st-century jobs. The post Illinois: Building The Future In The Land Of Lincoln appeared first on Business Facilities Magazine.

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Business Facilities

JANUARY 22, 2020

Read: Colorado, Illinois, New York Lead Nation In LEED Green Building at BusinessFacilities.com. Massachusetts and Hawaii round out Top 5 on USGBC's Top 10 States for LEED, which recognizes current leaders committed to sustainable buildings, cities, and communities.

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Construction Equipment

JULY 2, 2019

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed a $45 billion plan to repair Illinois’ infrastructure over six years. According to Curbed Chicago, the plan, dubbed “Rebuild Illinois,” calls for nearly $1.8 billion in tax increases. In order to generate funding, the state will: Raise gas taxes from 19…

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Business Facilities

DECEMBER 5, 2019

STACK INFRASTRUCTURE will be the first company to make use of Illinois’ new sales tax exemption on equipment purchases at its Chicago data center campus. Read: Data Center Company First To Qualify For New Illinois Tax Incentive at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Business Facilities

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Read: World’s Largest Insect Protein Production Facility Coming To Illinois at BusinessFacilities.com. Innovafeed and ADM will establish a new livestock feed production facility and headquarters in Decatur, IL, expanding sustainable agriculture solutions and creating more than 280 jobs in the region.

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Business Facilities

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Illinois’ Future Energy Jobs Act (FEJA) is attracting a number of renewable energy companies looking to reap the benefits of the legislation. Read: Illinois: Renewing The Midwest at BusinessFacilities.com.

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ENR Construction

MARCH 3, 2022

A developer who hired former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's law firm cooperated with the federal probe that resulted in 22-count indictment filed March 2.

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Construction Dive

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The ruling, passed down from the state’s supreme court, could affect which issues contractors choose to litigate with insurers across the country.

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Business Facilities

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Read: Illinois: A Talent Pool With World-Class Skills at BusinessFacilities.com. The Land of Lincoln offers a highly educated workforce and a logistics network that is hard to match.

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Construction Equipment

MAY 30, 2018

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner announced a proposal to spend $11.05 Rauner said " “Investing in transportation creates jobs and economic opportunity, improves safety and makes Illinois a better place to raise a family. This plan will make Illinois more competitive while protecting the interests of the taxpayers.”

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Construction Equipment

APRIL 27, 2018

Legislation intended to incentivize large-scale construction projects and jobs investment in Illinois was introduced Thursday in Springfield. House Bill 5864 , aka the Illinois Blue Collar Jobs Act, would give tax credits to companies that invest at least $12 million to build, renovate or expands a facility.

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ENR Construction

JUNE 29, 2020

The Illinois Tollway Authority widened the Central Tri-State’s Mile Long Bridge while also reducing the number of piers beneath it by half, making room for the three waters and two railways underneath.

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ENR Construction

AUGUST 24, 2022

Tip-off of EV plant's alleged workplace violations came from union local, Illinois authorities say.

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Construction Equipment

MAY 29, 2019

Illinois governor J.B. In published reports, Pritzker said he is confident that Illinois residents will agree to the overall $1.8 Pritzker says new taxes on beer, wine, and liquor would provide an estimated $120 million for infrastructure work in the state. billion in new and increased taxes to…

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ENR Construction

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is proposing a freeze on the state gasoline tax that funds road, bridge and other infrastructure projects this summer as a way to give taxpayers inflation relief, but road builders are crying foul as their projects have long been underfunded.

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BD+C

OCTOBER 30, 2019

A 166,000-sf barracks with 300 bedrooms for 600 military personnel is under construction at the Great Lakes Naval Base in Illinois with the help of robots that can lay bricks every seven to 10 seconds and can lift and place foundation blocks weighing up to 135 lbs.

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Natural Building

APRIL 30, 2020

It was his dream to build one,” says Jerry’s daughter Kim Dobyns, who just listed her late father’s three-bedroom home in Sheridan, Illinois, for $185,000. “He The post Underground Home for Sale in Illinois appeared first on Natural Building Blog. You can read the original article at www.chicagomag.com.

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Construction Dive

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Construction industry news, trends and jobs for building professionals who want mobile-friendly content.

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Construction Equipment

JULY 3, 2017

The men and women who build Illinois roads for a living were sent home Monday or told not to come in at all due to the still unresolved state budget fiasco in Illinois.

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Business Facilities

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Read: Illinois Was Tops For Green Building In 2018 at BusinessFacilities.com. Massachusetts and Washington earned the second and third spots in the U.S. Green Building Council’s annual Top 10 States for LEED Green Building ranking.

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Construction Dive

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Illinois Gov. Pritzker's and the state DOT's six-year plan differs from previous versions in that it focuses on prevention instead of reactive replacements.

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Constructlaw

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

District Court for the Southern District of Illinois recently enforced a partially executed agreement to arbitrate where the party that failed to countersign demonstrated assent through its acts and conduct. Spirtas Worldwide, LLC v. SGLC Consulting LLC , No. 3:21-CV-00182-MAB, 2022 U.S. LEXIS 105589; 2022 WL 2116451 (S.D. June 13, 2022).

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Constructlaw

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

District Court for the Southern District of Illinois recently enforced a partially executed agreement to arbitrate where the party that failed to countersign demonstrated assent through its acts and conduct. Spirtas Worldwide, LLC v. SGLC Consulting LLC , No. 3:21-CV-00182-MAB, 2022 U.S. LEXIS 105589; 2022 WL 2116451 (S.D. June 13, 2022).

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Construction Equipment

AUGUST 24, 2017

Ameren Illinois supplies gas and electric power to a 43,700-square mile area of midstate Illinois near Urbana is making use of specially outfitted UAVs to detect power outages, inspect transmission facilities. damage surveillance and plan for future construction projects.

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Construction Equipment

JUNE 28, 2017

Above: The IDOT Shutdown puts nearly 43,000 Illinois jobs at risk. An American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) analysis released June 27 finds that a prolonged shutdown of Illinois transportation project sites could cost $345 million per week and jeopardize 43,000 jobs.

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Construction Equipment

MAY 3, 2017

The Home Builder’s Association of Illinois (HBAI) held a press conference Tuesday regarding a new tax proposal being discussed as a way to dig Illinois out of its self-dug budget hole. The proposed 6.25 The proposed 6.25 The state should not be discouraging upkeep of homes," he said.

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Business Facilities

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Read: Anixter Expanding Illinois Distribution Center at BusinessFacilities.com. The 238,000-square-foot expansion will make the Alsip, IL facility the company’s largest and most advanced distribution center.

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Prosecutors charged the former CEO of the Illinois energy utility ComEd and three lobbyists.

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ENR Construction

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters was awarded its largest-ever backpay award by the Illinois Department of Labor in ruling that a developer and two subcontractors must pay $1.1 million for violating prevailing wage law on a senior housing project in Northbrook, Ill.

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Business Facilities

AUGUST 1, 2018

The 17th largest economy in the world, Illinois has grown and attracted some of the most innovative and iconic companies on the planet—including Amazon, Caterpillar, Boeing and Wrigley Company—thanks to its many advantages for business and talent. Learn more at intersectillinois.org.

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