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Business Report: Chicago Will Host Digital Manufacturing And Design Innovation Institute

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President Obama has awarded Chicago a $70 million grant from the Department of Defense to build a $320-million Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute. Mark Kirk, representatives from UI Labs and World Business Chicago, and various industry partners who supported the winning bid were at the White House for the announcement. “We

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Xylem's Bell & Gossett Little Red Schoolhouse is back in session for the fourth quarter

Contractor Magazine

and a leader in education for the hydronic heating and plumbing industries, announced its training course schedule for fourth quarter 2013 at the Little Red Schoolhouse outside Chicago, Ill. New plumbing systems design seminar introduced to curriculum. Bell & Gossett, a brand of Xylem Inc., Business Devlopment Plumbing'

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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From the March/April 2013 issue. And now, without further ado, here are the winners of our 2013 Economic Development Awards. Less Taxing,” aired for six months in the NY/NJ/CT, Boston and Chicago markets. By Business Facilities Staff. Population Greater Than 500k. Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance.

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

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From the July/August 2013 issue . Louisiana’s capital has had great success in executing the state’s strategy of bringing together business and higher education in innovative public-private partnerships that spur initiatives in new high-growth sectors. By Business Facilities Staff. With its proximity to the center of the U.S.

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“Once-in-a-Generation” Opportunity for Women in Construction: Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act

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For example, by 2013, 38 projects in Massachusetts had adapted to focus on increasing the number of women in the industry and had 7.33% of the work hours completed by women. Chicago Women in Trades has been helping women move into jobs in the construction industry since 1981. Lauren Sugerman, Director at Chicago Women in Trades.

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Recent Fatalities Serve as Reminder to Protect Workers from Demolition Hazards

Construction Superintendent Magazine

Six months earlier, a 25-year-old construction worker in Chicago, Illinois was struck and killed by pieces of falling concrete while conducting renovations on a shopping mall. These tragedies follow the June 5, 2013, collapse of a four-story building undergoing demolition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that killed six people and injured 14.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Illinois – Strong Demand Lifts Industrial Parks In Wheeling, IL

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Rendering of the new Tin Goose Hangar, which is under construction at Chicago Executive Airport. From the July/August 2013 issue. The community’s manufacturing base is anchored around the Village’s general aviation airport, Chicago Executive Airport. Photo: Morganharbour.com.). By Sharon Clark.