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Hard Hats & Crafts – Celebrating Women Leaders in Construction Safety

Construction Junkie

He explained Chicago couplers to me and the need to always have a cotter pin, how whip checks worked and that it was important they sit above and below (not on) the fitting. I said, “I do” and I recounted for him exactly what he had taught me about Chicago couplers. I was ready to leave Northern Minnesota and take on the challenge.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Here are just a few examples that illustrate how 21st-century renewable energy initiatives are transforming what was a 20th-century steel hub: on the banks of the Buffalo River, one of the largest solar panel factories in the U.S. Because construction of the wind turbines began before the Dec.

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Shovel-Ready Sites: Ready To Hit The Ground Running

Business Facilities

“Shovel-ready certification is becoming popular nationally,” said John Rhodes, a leading national site-location consultant with Moran, Stahl & Boyer of Lakewood Ranch, FL who worked with the State of Minnesota on its Shovel Ready Program. Several bus lines provide daily service to Milwaukee, Chicago and Minneapolis.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Less Taxing,” aired for six months in the NY/NJ/CT, Boston and Chicago markets. of employment in its biotech sector, anchored by its world-class research institutions, including the Mayo Clinic and the University of Minnesota. Farm Bureau of Indiana, Regions Bank, The Indianapolis Star, Kite Realty Group, LDI, Ltd.,

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

Building Information Management

Bank of America. Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters. City of Chicago. USGBC Minnesota Chapter. Alternative Energy Systems. Alternative Solutions. AlturaSolutions Communications. Benike, Inc. Alvin Holm AIA Architects. Balfour Beatty Construction. Banister Homes, Inc. Campagna/Architecture + Planning PLLC. DwellSmart.