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Commercial Construction Strategies: Flagship Stores to Footprint Expansion

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Some great examples of this are the variety of restaurant and retail build-outs we’ve completed up and down Chicago’s Michigan Avenue. And, of course, the desire to use union vs non-union labor can dramatically influence costs and timelines. Understanding all these requirements before you begin will save you time and money.

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Women to the Rescue: How to Solve The Skilled Labor Shortage in Construction

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A Michigan nonprofit called Women in Skilled Trades also focuses on helping women enter these jobs, providing training in tasks like stenciling cement, wiring outlets and framing walls. And the Iron Workers, in April 2017, became the first building trades union to offer up to eight months of paid maternity leave.

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How to strengthen office design as employees return to work

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How to strengthen office design as employees return to work 0 qpurcell Fri, 01/19/2024 - 11:54 Office Buildings Adam James, AIA, Senior Architect, Design Collaborative, shares office design tips for the increasingly dynamic workplace. Pictured: SIRVA office, Fort Wayne, Ind.

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The Road to Recovery in Detroit

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The finances of a city once the center of the automotive universe are in the hands of an unelected manager appointed by Michigan’s governor. These have been dark days for Detroit. The manager will determine what he can salvage from a legacy of decline that has left Motown on the cusp of bankruptcy.

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Feature Story: Public-Private Partnerships – An Alliance For Progress That Works

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City of Fort Lauderdale, Workforce Florida, Workforce One Broward County, Florida Power & Light’s Office of Economic Development, Department of Economic Opportunity and Florida Power and Light Energy Services (FPL). “It Navy Federal Credit Union, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Deutsche Bank. million in capital investment.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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DuPage County is in close proximity to North America’s largest inland port, the Centerpoint Intermodal Center, which provides direct access to the BNSF logistics park and the Union Pacific Joliet Intermodal Terminal. Bay County is located in East-Central Michigan, in what is regionally called The Great Lakes Bay Region. It spans 1,786.47

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UPDATE: Seven New Locations Added To President Obama’s Promise Zones Initiative

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The following updated post comes from the Office of the Press Secretary for the White House. Los Angeles, CA (Neighborhoods of Pico Union, Westlake, Koreatown, Hollywood, and East Hollywood). BREAKING NEWS: U.S. Far West U.S. - Mid Atlantic U.S. Southeast U.S.

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