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Susan Bowman sets the example

The Korte Company

She’d graduated with an accounting degree at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, worked at a Big 8 public accounting firm, passed the CPA exam and learned the ins and outs of construction accounting at Pepper Construction in Chicago. Louis Union Station and even a $21 million job for NASA. Vernon , St.

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State of the Construction Industry: April Roundup

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Green rooftops on skyscrapers, like this one in downtown Chicago, may soon be required in New York City. Having a modern, cloud-based management solution for collaboration, compliance management, accounting, project management and more helps all team members work better together, enhancing safety and reducing risk.

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Business Report: Illinois Leaders Form Non-Profit to Spur Job Creation

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The corporation will maintain strict standards of transparency and accountability, based on industry best practices, including a robust conflict of interest policy, public disclosure of donors, and application of other transparency laws. Final composition of the board is still under development. PIZZA MAKER PLANS WHEELING PLANT.

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constructionattorneyblog: Court imposes sanctions for challenging.

Construction Lawyer

Werner Sabo is a partner at the construction law firm of Sabo & Zahn in Chicago. He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier.

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Dennis Calvert, the right architect for Design-Build

The Korte Company

But taking into account his proficiency in math and geometry, a family friend brought up architecture as a good field of study. He did return every summer to work on a permit as a union carpenter with his father. Dennis’s dad was on board. . To help win the first of scores of Walgreens projects, Dennis redesigned their Mt.

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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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Major market centers in the region include: Memphis, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, New Orleans and St. Louis and Chicago to the north and New Orleans to the south, while Interstate 30 connects Arkansas with markets to the southwest, including Texas and Mexico. population.

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constructionattorneyblog: Arbitrator's Change of Award Upheld

Construction Lawyer

Werner Sabo is a partner at the construction law firm of Sabo & Zahn in Chicago. He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier.