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Guide to Top 2022-23 Construction Conferences & Events

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The 2022 World of Concrete (WOC) theme is all about grit, designed to reflect the tenacity and determination construction professionals demonstrate every day on and off the jobsite. Design-Build for Water/Wastewater (Orlando, FL) . Design-Build for Transportation/Aviation Conference (Orlando, FL). Get more details.

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Industry Focus: Global Aerospace Production Soars To New Heights

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Florida is the birthplace of the commercial aviation industry, with a 50-year legacy of space launch and exploration and a designated region for commercial space activity in the “space coast” region of Brevard County. With 19 commercial airports, Florida airports are some of the most frequented travel destinations in the U.S.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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Its proximity to O’Hare International Airport means that residents and businesses alike have direct, non-stop access to 200 destinations worldwide through 1,400 daily departures. Midwest Airports. Currently, O’Hare International Airport is ranked #6 in the nation in cargo coming through the airport with 4.6

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Snapshots: 60 Seconds With Jennifer Nelson, Michigan Economic Development Corp.

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The five Creative Chambers communities include Detroit, Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor, Traverse City and Marquette. Creative work” is not exclusive to the arts; creative services are among the many job roles that support nearly any commercial/business enterprise, e.g. a graphic designer is an artist employed by a manufacturer.

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Business Facilities’ 10th Annual Rankings Report: Memphis, NOLA Are Logistics Leaders; Houston Is No. 1 In Use Of Renewable Energy

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“Memphis has earned its designation as America’s Aerotropolis.” DETROIT, MI. New Orleans (MSY) also is home to BF ‘s Fastest Growing (U.S.) RENEWABLE ENERGY LEADERS. HOUSTON, TX. WASHINGTON, DC. AUSTIN, TX. DALLAS, TX. MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD. EXPORTS GROWTH LEADERS. YOUNGSTOWN, OH. NEW ORLEANS, LA.

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In Remembrance of Bill Pulte, a Housing Giant

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Starting out as a carpenter while still in high school, Pulte built his first home, a five-room bungalow, near the Detroit City Airport, when he was just 18, with the help of five friends. Every land purchase and every home design had to have as its focus what Pulte called a targeted consumer group or TCG. and Atlanta.

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Industry Focus: Data Centers – To Serve And Protect

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Patrick Davis, Senior Design Phase Manager with the Chicago office of Mortenson Construction is impressed with Huntley. Huntley is located 30 minutes east of Chicago’s O’Hare Airport on the Illinois Tollway Authority’s dark-fiber line, which represents the northern leg of the Northern Illinois Technology Triangle.