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PSMJ Resources Blog: Managing Risk in Public Works

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Railroads are particularly problematic. Across all of North America railroad permitting is a common challenge. If a project requires coordination with a railroad, allow substantial extra time and budget. ► 2007. (8). • Rights of way. Much of the process has timelines attached to it that cannot be shortened.

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FEATURE STORY: State of the Year – Tennessee

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The Volunteer State, which also won our top honor in 2009, joins Texas as the only multiple winner in the annual competition since the award was created in 2007 (the Lone Star State won in 2012 and 2007). Construction is scheduled to begin in 2014 and will result in a 1.5-million-square-foot

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

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Chicago is the nation’s rail hub that connects six of the seven class one railroads. DuPage County is accessible to the 52 railroads in Illinois, which makes the area the nation’s largest rail gateway, providing access to every state in the continental U.S. Section 5 is scheduled to be finished by June 2017.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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The office building is scheduled for completion by spring 2015 with the residential complex following in the summer. Between 2002 and 2007, China’s national automobile market grew by an average of 21 percent, or one million vehicles year-on-year. The BRAF-affiliated Wilbur Marvin Foundation (WMF) will own the office building.

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FEATURE STORY: Racing To Be Ready – U.S. Ports Prepare for Post Panamax Era

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The 50-foot deep container berth was completed in 2012, two years ahead of its original schedule. started seeking city and state approval for its planned 70-acre intermodal facility in Southwest Baltimore, putting the project on schedule to handle increased cargo from the Port of Baltimore beginning in 2015.

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STATE FOCUS: Lassoing Jobs In Texas

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2, 2007) doesn’t mean that Marble Falls is merely a great place to kick back and relax; the community is serious about business as well. When Thomas Henry Ball convinced the Trinity and Brazos Railroad to run through Tomball in the early 1900s, little did he know what a significant economic impact that would have on the area.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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Cerberus, an equity player who had acquired a majority stake in Chrysler from German auto giant Daimler-Benz in 2007, went into bankruptcy in 2009. The first phase of the terminal is scheduled to open in the 2025-2028 timeframe. The 50-foot deep container berth was completed in 2012, two years ahead of its original schedule.

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