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Airports: Kansas City, O'Hare Redevelopments Show How Not to Deal With Transparency

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The cost of the design for a new Kansas City International Airport has nearly doubled since a developer was picked in September 2017 in a very open, if chaotic, process. Now, Chicago is going with a completely closed process to pick the designer of a new terminal at O'Hare International in a process that's just as bad.

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Chicago City Council approves $8.5B O'Hare airport expansion

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The city has also approved $4 billion in bonds to pay for upfront construction costs and to refund outstanding bonds from other city deals.

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American Airlines, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel reach O'Hare airport overhaul deal

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The airline has dropped its opposition to the $8.5 billion expansion in exchange for city hall agreeing to speed up construction of three gates it will use.

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ORD $8.5B Expansion

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Crain's Chicago Business reports a $8.54 billion deal will likely be presented in the Chicago City council this week for a massive expansion of O'Hare International Airport. The report says three million square feet of passenger area will be added. Total terminal space would expand from the current 4.3

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Illinois: Unveiling the Future of Digital Design and Manufacturing

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L ast year, Chicago celebrated the highly anticipated grand opening of the new UI Labs Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (DMDII) on Goose Island. Last year’s groundbreaking on the project was an exciting one for Goose Island, which is quickly becoming known as an important tech hub within Chicago.

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State of the Construction Industry: January Roundup

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In Chicago, officials are mulling over several design plans for an $8.5 billion expansion of O’Hare International Airport to modernize the facility. The Memphis, Tenn. Region saw $1.3 This is yet another way technology is helping construction projects move faster and more efficiently.

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My Kingdom for a Horse

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7 at Boston’s Logan International Airport. LOT Polish Airlines absorbed the embarrassment this week, just as it was showing off its new 787 service between Warsaw and Chicago. The plane’s captain learned of the FAA grounding order while making the inaugural flight from Warsaw to Chicago.