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$1 Billion Electric Power Plant Planned for Northern Illinois

Construction Equipment

Competitive Power Ventures announced Thursday its intention to open a state-of-the-art electric generating facility in the Three Rivers area of unincorporated Grundy County. The Three Rivers Energy Center construction start date is 2018 and CPV hopes the plant will be online in 2021. million homes. million homes.

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Labor Development Impacting Developers, Contractors, and Landowners

Construction and Infrastructure Law

It is unlawful for unions to secondarily picket construction sites or to coercively enmesh neutral parties in the disputes that a union may have with another employer. Takeaways: The NLRB’s regional offices that are responsible for investigating unfair labor practice charges filed against unions take their direction from the GC.

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Labor Development Impacting Developers, Contractors, and Landowners

Construction and Infrastructure Law

It is unlawful for unions to secondarily picket construction sites or to coercively enmesh neutral parties in the disputes that a union may have with another employer. Takeaways: The NLRB’s regional offices that are responsible for investigating unfair labor practice charges filed against unions take their direction from the GC.

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Get the Full, Behind the Scenes Interview with 2018 Viewpoint Technology Award Winner Hatzel & Buehler

Viewpoint Construction Technology

One of those clients is electrical contractor, Hatzel & Buehler. We’ve been a member of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) since 1901 which makes us the longest continuous member. We are also affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers as a union contractor.

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How the Construction Industry Is Rethinking Workforce Development

Pro Builder

Meanwhile, Pro Builder ’s 2023 Housing Forecast Survey found builders are relying on a wide range of sources to help refill the labor pool, putting themselves at the top of the list and followed closely by state or local HBAs, independent recruiting services or programs, trade partners, and local labor unions, in that order.

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The Travel & Tourism Game

Business Facilities

percent of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018 can be attributed to travel and tourism. Domestic travelers accounted for $933 billion of the 2018 total (86 percent of the total travel expenditures). By the BF Staff. From the July/August 2019 Issue. A ccording to the U.S. Travel Association, 2.9 reached $1.1

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

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

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. Department store retailer Belk Inc. Sheetz Inc.,