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Carole Wedge, former Shepley Bulfinch President and CEO, retires after 37 years

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As President and CEO, Carole led Shepley Bulfinch’s expansion into a national presence, broadening the firm's portfolio through firm acquisitions, opening studios Phoenix in 2009, Houston in 2015, Hartford, Conn., The firm was named to the Commonwealth Institute’s Top 100 Women-Led Businesses annually from 2011 to 2022.

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Phoenix Kitchen Remodeling Company, Republic West Remodeling, Begins High-End, Complex Kitchen Remodel Incorporating Numerous Creative Elements

U.S. Construction

Phoenix kitchen remodeling company , Republic West Remodeling, announced it has started construction on a multifaceted kitchen remodeling project for a Phoenix custom home. Jim Weisman founded the company in 2011 after co-founding Republic West in 1995. The project budget is just under $100,000. About Republic West Remodeling.

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Construction facing safety challenges as work picks up

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per 100,000 workers in 2011 to 9.5 A recent report by Marsh Risk Consulting cites a shortage of skilled construction workers in markets across the country, including Pittsburgh, Seattle, and Phoenix. One indicator of those challenges may be an increase in the construction industry’s fatality rate from 9.1 in 2012, according to the U.S.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Indiana Employment is Getting Bigger, Faster

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Population (2011 Est.): 6,516,922. Largest Cities (2011): Indianapolis (balance), 827,609; Fort Wayne, 255,824; Evansville, 117,825; South Bend, 101,081; Carmel, 81,564. GDP (All Industry 2011): $278.1 Phoenix, AZ-based baked goods maker Cafe Valley will create ?400 INDIANA FAST FACTS. Key Incentives: Industrial Dev.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Chris Walker, VDC Project Manager at PENTA Building Group

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Our home base is in Las Vegas, where I am, though we also have offices in Phoenix, Arizona, and Southern California, where we’ve expanded. After a year, around 2011, I was introduced to BIM and fell in love with it. Tell me a little bit about PENTA and what you specialize in. We’ve done arenas and ballparks, as well.

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Sempra U.S. Gas & Power, Con Edison Announce Solar Partnership

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Gas & Power’s solar power facilities, the 150-megawatt (MW) Copper Mountain Solar 2 plant near Las Vegas and the 150-MW Mesquite Solar 1 power plant near Phoenix. In September 2011, the U.S. Gas & Power and Consolidated Edison Development (ConEdison Development) have announced an agreement to partner in two of Sempra U.S.

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States For Most Construction Jobs

Constructonomics

The map below (click to enlarge) shows the percentage of jobs lost/gained between May 2011 and May 2012. In fact, Simonson credits the construction of the new five billion dollar Intel plant in Phoenix as the major factor in Arizona’s job boom. Source: AGC of America , from Bureau of Labor Statistics data.