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Commercial Construction CSI – How to Uncover the Demons in Your Construction Site

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We were pulling a feeder cable through a Chicago retail construction project when we heard the explosion. It was a case for the Englewood Construction CSI team. Step 2: We rented a sewer camera and discovered a metal object stuck to the existing pipe, which scraped the cable and caused the explosion. What the heck happened?

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Maryland Bans Polystyrene and Enacts 31 other New Environmental Laws

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Senate Bill 546 also requires that for any person to begin construction on any part of a new concentrated animal feeding operation, the person must hold a discharge permit issued by MDE prior to construction. Water and Sewer Services. Stormwater and Flood Management. Septic Systems.

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Water on the Brain

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In the decades that followed, lawsuits, financial crises and other priorities sometimes brought the tunnel construction to a halt ( The $1 Billion Tunnel to Nowhere was the title of a New York magazine article published in 1979) or to move along so slowly that completion remained well beyond the horizon of city residents as the 20th century ended.

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Logistics: No Drivers Needed

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A good example is a private contractor and the city of Franklin that came together to construct a shell building—this is forward thinking that makes our economy grow.”. A new, six-story, 2,000 space garage currently is under construction and will be complete in the summer of 2018 after breaking ground last January.

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Seven Projects Land Deal of the Year Honorable Mentions

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If there was any doubt that CHS would continue to center its burgeoning operations in the Volunteer State, that doubt was erased by the company’s announcement that it is investing $66 million to construct a new Shared Services Center in Nashville. Smith, chairman/CEO of Community Health Systems, Inc.,

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Alabama Infrastructure Grant Program: Funds are available to public entities for extension of water, sewer and road facilities to service new or expanding industries. It allows for the construction of roads, bridges, etc. architectural and engineering, interest incurred during construction, etc.).

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

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All preliminary work such as extending utilities, rail, water and sewer is complete at both sites which are “ready to go and ready to market.”. Per acre land prices, commercial rental rates, construction and labor costs are generally lower than most other northeast locations. million in 2012, a nearly 70 percent increase since 2002.