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State of the Construction Industry: April Roundup

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The New York Times recently featured the construction recruiting struggle in its article: A New Recruitment Tool for Construction: The Joystick. The article notes that construction firms are starting to turn to technologies that strike a more familiar tone with younger generations of workers raised with video games and smart phones.

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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 Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration have proposed and will test a new regulation that, if approved, would allow drone operators to fly at night and over humans without first obtaining a waiver. The Memphis, Tenn. Region saw $1.3

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New Meijer Distribution Center To Create 300 New Jobs In Pleasant Prairie, WI

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“We’ll continue to do our part to improve the business climate in the state by cutting taxes, streamlining regulations, and investing in worker training, to keep our positive economic growth heading in the right direction.” Scott Walker. “This is a growing company that has been in business for generations. .

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Snapshots: 60 Seconds… With Michael Finney, President And CEO, Michigan Economic Development

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Newell Rubbermaid’s plans for a new center came to a choice between Chicago and Kalamazoo. Administrative costs for complying with cumbersome regulations don’t add value to business growth and the elimination of the PPT, together with the transition to the CIT, delivers dramatic simplification for Michigan businesses.

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Commercial Construction 2020 Trends: Cannabis Retail, Senior Housing and Restaurant Construction Lead the Way

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The review and approval process is also much more in-depth, since many municipalities are still interpreting new state laws and deciding what regulations they’ll add at the local level. As we’ve discussed previously on this blog, there are unique challenges and opportunities associated with work in this arena. ” 2.

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Business Report: Wisconsin Spurs Milwaukee Redevelopment With Brownfield Grants

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We’ll continue to do our part to improve the business climate in the state by cutting taxes, streamlining regulations, and investing in worker training, to keep our positive economic growth heading in the right direction.”. Archives Articles By Industry Articles By Location Logistics And Distribution U.S. Scott Walker.

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Feature Story: Aiming For The Top In Utah

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Herbert’s common-sense approach prohibits the state from spending more than it takes in, eliminates what he calls “nonsensical” regulations and eschews tax increases. We get out of the way of the private sector and let it do what it does best—expand, create more wealth and create more jobs.”.

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