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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Biotech, A Recession-Proof Growth Sector

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

we are pleased to report an increase of more than 96,000 jobs in the bioscience sector since 2001, even after accounting for the impacts of the recent severe recession,” said Jim Greenwood, president and CEO of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO). The majority of the jobs added were in research, testing and laboratories, adding 23.8

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Hard Hats & Crafts – Celebrating Women Leaders in Construction Safety

Construction Junkie

He explained Chicago couplers to me and the need to always have a cotter pin, how whip checks worked and that it was important they sit above and below (not on) the fitting. I said, “I do” and I recounted for him exactly what he had taught me about Chicago couplers. He asked if I knew what I was looking at and I said no.

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Job Order Contracts Require Owner Direct Management and Leadership

Job Order Contracting

The three companies that had done the work, the auditors told school officials, had violated their contracts by overcharging for equipment and services, charging for unnecessary equipment that was never purchased and using different, less expensive materials than they had said they would. Unified $855,000 from Chicago-based F.H.

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