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OSHA Testing Can Reduce Employer Liability, Saves Companies Money

Construction Law Monitor

million workers suffer serious injury or illness related to their jobs, according to a white paper published by Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor (OSHA).While While it’s not possible to prevent every accident, the need to promote safety in the workplace is obvious.

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Wisconsin: Where Collaboration Drives Industry Advancement

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In a recent European Union workshop on clusters, experts from Harvard Business School, MIT and the U.S. Notably, this sector registered 27 percent growth in Wisconsin from 2006 to 2012, during which period the nation’s economy as a whole was mired in recession.

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constructionattorneyblog: Court imposes sanctions for challenging.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Carolinas Put Out A Welcome Mat for Business from Far East

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billion in South Carolina since 2006. plans to locate a new eCommerce distribution and fulfillment center in Union County. We are pleased to fulfill that need with this new facility in Union County,” said Belk President and COO John R. in the former Disney facility in Union, and expects to begin operations in June.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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The largest single capital investment commitment for a TEF project in Texas is a multi-year refinery expansion by Motiva that began in 2006. The location on I-20, rail served by Union Pacific and Foreign Trade Zone #165 makes Midland a prime location for distribution and manufacturing. Saudi Refining, Inc. (a

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

Deke Smith is the Executive Director for the Building Seismic Safety Council and the buildingSMART alliance™ at the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS). He was a winner of the 1996 Federal 100 award, 1997 NIBS Member Award the 2006 CAD Society Leadership award in 2010 he was selected as one of the InfoComm 100.

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100+ Construction Industry Statistics

Autodesk Construction Cloud

40% of construction jobs were lost between 2006-2011 due to the recession. 40% of construction jobs were lost between 2006-2011 due to the recession. Construction industry is unionized. 53% of large general contractors are utilizing software to manage safety and/or inspections on at least half of their projects.