Illinois Begins Road Worker Layoffs
Construction Equipment
JULY 3, 2017
The men and women who build Illinois roads for a living were sent home Monday or told not to come in at all due to the still unresolved state budget fiasco in Illinois.
Illinois Prepares to Shut Down State Projects by June 30th as Budget Deadline Looms
ENR Construction
JUNE 15, 2017
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has issued official stop work notices to Illinois construction and consulting firms this week for hundreds of active contracts.
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Budgetless Illinois Road Construction Shutdown Would Cost $345 Million Per Week
Construction Equipment
JUNE 28, 2017
With no state budget in place - again - all highway and bridge construction work will be shut down June 30, according to a June 14 statement from IDOT. Above: The IDOT Shutdown puts nearly 43,000 Illinois jobs at risk. These are the sectors that will be impacted.
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Got Bugs, Water, or Repairs? Illinois Wants to Add Tax to Fix It
Construction Equipment
MAY 3, 2017
The Home Builder’s Association of Illinois (HBAI) held a press conference Tuesday regarding a new tax proposal being discussed as a way to dig Illinois out of its self-dug budget hole. The proposed 6.25 The proposed 6.25 The state should not be discouraging upkeep of homes," he said.
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Illinois DOT Advises Contractors of Possible Shut Down
Construction Equipment
JUNE 15, 2017
The Chicago Sun-Times reports the Illinois department of Transportation will shut down roadwork statewide if Illinois' lawmakers don't get their act together and pass a budget by the end of this month.
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Single Bid for Illinois Statehouse Renovation Comes in $73.5M Over Estimates
ENR Construction
JUNE 10, 2022
The state blames inflation and a tight project schedule for the single, over-budget bid from Core Construction Services of $243.5
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Illinois Budget Impasse Continues Even as Progress is Made and Road Projects Are Shut Down
ENR Construction
JULY 3, 2017
billion in highway and bridge construction spending on 900 active projects in Illinois is currently shut down due to the continued impasse over a state budget.
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3 Keys to Senior Housing Renovation Construction
HardHatChat
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
In both these cases, a trusted commercial construction contractor with local expertise is an important partner in executing renovations as efficiently as possible and maximizing both capital improvement and maintenance budgets. They are also in high demand, making them a smart investment for improvement and renovation budgets.
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156 Illinois Road Construction Dodges Shutdown
Construction Equipment
JUNE 17, 2016
Using its worst-in-nation credit rating, Illinois agreed to pay $12 million to borrow $550 million Thursday to head off the July 1 funding cut off for mass transit and road construction projects. States with good credit - and functiona budgets - pay around 2 percent. The Chicago Tribune reports the state will pay an interest rate of 3.65
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After Illinois Misses Budget Deadline, Road and Bridge Projects Shut Down
ENR Construction
JULY 3, 2017
The June 30th deadline to pass a state budget, the first in three years, came and went over the weekend and now idled road projects will almost certainly cost the taxpayers more.
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McCarthy Manages Construction of $36.6M Southern Illinois University Student Services Building to On-Time, In-Budget Completion
Construction Superintendent Magazine
MARCH 17, 2014
served as construction manager for the recently completed Student Services Building for Southern Illinois University – Carbondale in Carbondale, Ill. million, four-story complex, was built on time and within budget entirely with student fees. . -- McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
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Construction Marketing Outlook 2014 – Webcast
Construction Marketing
DECEMBER 9, 2013
The webcast will share results of a national survey regarding 2014 marketing plans and priorities, including budgets and the most effective marketing tactics. He holds a BS–Marketing from Southern Illinois University, and an MBA from Northern Illinois University.
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Single Bid for Illinois Statehouse Renovation Is $73.5M Over Estimate
ENR Construction
JUNE 10, 2022
State blames inflation and a tight project schedule for single over-budget bid from Core Construction Services of $243.5
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Construction Marketing
DECEMBER 4, 2014
A webcast from the Construction Marketing Association (CMA) will share results of a national survey regarding 2015 marketing plans and priorities, including budgets and the most effective marketing tactics. He holds a BS–Marketing from Southern Illinois University, and an MBA from Northern Illinois University.
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Location Focus: Illinois – Trying to Make Headway in Every Way
Business Facilities
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
Pat Quinn and state agencies are working together to advance Illinois. Quinn launched the Welcome Home Illinois program in April. It is administered by the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) and offers $7,500 in down-payment assistance with an interest rate as low as 3.75 Quinn said. “I
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Stopped Gap
Construction Equipment
JULY 1, 2016
Just a day after statewide newspapers and websites published a group editorial condeming the higher-ranking members of Illinois' legislature and Governor Rauner for their inability to reach a budget, calling their lack of action 'political malpractice'.
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Construction Marketing Outlook 2014 – Webcast
Construction Marketing
DECEMBER 9, 2013
The webcast will share results of a national survey regarding 2014 marketing plans and priorities, including budgets and the most effective marketing tactics. He holds a BS–Marketing from Southern Illinois University, and an MBA from Northern Illinois University.
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These Are the Cheapest Markets in America, But Not for Long
Pro Builder
MARCH 9, 2022
are pushing homeownership out of reach for a growing number of buyers, but according to Realtor.com, a few relatively affordable markets could provide a much-awaited opportunity for budget-conscious house hunters. Soaring home prices across the U.S.
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Illinois Misses Deadline, State Road/Bridge Projects Have Been Shut Down
ENR Construction
JULY 3, 2017
The June 30th deadline to pass a state budget, the first in three years, came and went over the weekend and now idled road projects will almost certainly cost the taxpayers more.
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28 Increase Your Home Value with 7 Home Remodeling Ideas
Construction Marketing
JUNE 30, 2015
After all, the kitchen is the heart of the home and kitchen remodeling continues to have the highest budget allocation. For this reason, you can expect to recoup 60%-120% of investments from remodeling a kitchen, as long as you stay within your budget. Adding a Bathroom. Basic Updates.
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4 distribution center projects that changed The Korte Company forever
The Korte Company
JUNE 16, 2022
Vernon, Illinois satellite office when he heard a rumor. Dennis called up to Walgreens’ home office in Deerfield, Illinois, near Chicago. The Korte Company had recently built the 400,000-square-foot pre-engineered Butler building, finishing $500,000 under budget. He confirmed that Dennis’s design change wouldn’t blow the budget.
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Dennis Calvert, the right architect for Design-Build
The Korte Company
AUGUST 12, 2020
Dennis grew up in Marissa, Illinois, a small town of farmers and coal miners. Dennis decided to pursue architecture as his career, making the grades to enter the architecture school at the University of Illinois. Right out of college, Dennis worked for a couple of different architectural practices in Decatur, Illinois.
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Trucking Company Relocating HQ To Northwest Indiana
Business Facilities
AUGUST 17, 2017
The company will maintain a warehouse distribution center in Illinois. “We The company, which currently employs 400 office and trucking associates in Illinois, plans to relocate a small number of its executive leadership team to Indiana and locate new growth at its Gary site.
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Susan Bowman sets the example
The Korte Company
AUGUST 2, 2023
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. Earning the job mattered. Donna didn’t just take care of the family. She took care of the community.
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Design-Build gets sweeter: Expanding a Hershey plant with a high-tech approach
The Korte Company
JANUARY 19, 2024
But all minimize the cutting-edge construction software that made this not-so-straightforward job in Robinson, Illinois possible — and the first of its kind in Korte history. We also needed to adapt to shifting project parameters without blowing the budget or schedule. And it takes talent to ensure complex jobs finish on and on budget.
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Making Budget Overruns a Thing of the Past by Predicting Future Costs
Construction Business Owner
JANUARY 22, 2020
Making Budget Overruns a Thing of the Past by Predicting Future Costs. This is a very difficult thing to do, as demonstrated by the fact that 98% of all construction projects go over budget. This is a very difficult thing to do, as demonstrated by the fact that 98% of all construction projects go over budget. Greg Ragsdale.
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Marketing, construction trades training and social media (and a caveat)
Construction Marketing Ideas
APRIL 2, 2015
I really enjoyed this story out of Gillespie, Illinois. The teacher overseeing the high school’s shop program had a rather serious budget challenge — with a total materials budget reduced by two-thirds to $625 a year.
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New Year’s Resolutions for Commercial Contractors: Goals and Strategies for Growth
HardHatChat
JANUARY 17, 2017
Not only can this lead to unrealistic requests and expectations from the client because there hasn’t been a conversation about factors that could impact the construction schedule and budget, but it can also create an adversarial relationship from the start.
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Writing the book on smarter warehouse design and construction
The Korte Company
OCTOBER 12, 2022
However, advances in Design-Build delivery and Tilt-Up concrete construction certainly have helped companies like ours remain on schedule and budget,” he said. million-square-foot distribution center in Edwardsville, Illinois. “Construction schedules have always been tight, and that trend will continue.
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Top Railway Projects in the US
Autodesk Construction Cloud
MARCH 17, 2022
Chicago, Illinois: CTA’s Red/Purple Line Modernization . With tools to support communication, finance, design, and more, Autodesk helps you keep your projects on budget and within schedule while minimizing risk at the same time. . It’s also expected to reduce vehicular traffic and improve air quality in the area.
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Outstanding Tradeshow Exhibit Services Relocating To Indiana
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 17, 2016
Outstanding Tradeshow Exhibit Services (OTES), a full-service designer and manufacturer of tradeshow exhibits, is relocating its operations from Illinois to Indiana. The company’s new operating area will provide significantly more space than it has now in Illinois, giving it room to expand its carpentry and graphics workshops.
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Business Facilities
SEPTEMBER 15, 2014
LOCATION FOCUS: Florida – Rebounded And Ready | The Sunshine State is on its way toward economic redemption with some strategic investments made possible by a new state budget. LOCATION FOCUS: Illinois – Trying To Make Headway In Every Way | Gov. BUSINESS REPORT: Georgia – Latvian Fiberglass Producer Puts U.S.
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Mindy Keiser always knows where to look
The Korte Company
APRIL 6, 2023
While she worked toward her degree at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, The Korte Company hired her to digitize materials for the records department. It’s translating the needs of real-life crews into black-and-white budgets. And though quiet, her dependability and work ethic didn’t go unnoticed. “I Simple as that.
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Streamlining Construction Projects with One System
Construction Business Owner
MARCH 29, 2024
mhodges Fri, 03/29/2024 - 11:53 Construction is a project-oriented industry, and project management leaders have their hands full when it comes to bringing projects in on time and on budget—not to mention meeting customers’ high expectations.
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Jerry Rehkemper, the man with the plans
The Korte Company
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
He still lives in Highland, Illinois. His initiative paid off, and by Monday morning, Jerry was an assistant superintendent on a 24-unit apartment project in Breese, Illinois. . Clair Square mall in Fairview Heights, Illinois. . But it was a long road to the executive board room. Finding his footing.
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The Korte Company
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
Visitors’ quarters – Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The project is the cornerstone of the overall Master Plan developed by Extell Development for The Four Seasons Resort, and The Korte Company continues to work closely with them to ensure every phase of construction is delivered on-time and on-budget.
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74 US DOT slows highway payments
PSMJ Resources
SEPTEMBER 11, 2008
In addition, “Budget Secretary T. Just weeks after more than half of the states closed shortfalls in their 2009 budgets totaling $48 billion, the budgets in 13 of those states have fallen out of balance again,” the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities reported on Monday. “In billion, or 4% of their budgets….The
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A culture of innovation, straight from the milking parlor
The Korte Company
OCTOBER 1, 2020
It’s April 1959 in Hillsboro, Illinois. Strict codes and statutes, a chronic labor shortage, a supply chain gone topsy-turvy in the face of a global pandemic, and all of it dwarfed by the ever-growing mountain of zeroes and ones, the raw data we rely on to ensure we come in on time and on budget on every project. .
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How a Compensation Strategy Helps You Compete for Talent
Construction Business Owner
OCTOBER 31, 2022
Compensation strategy is often limited to the financial side of business, but a well-designed compensation plan is much more than a budgeting tool. Compensation strategy is often limited to the financial side of business, but a well-designed compensation plan is much more than a budgeting tool. Mon, 10/31/2022 - 10:20.
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Maximize Your Construction Estimating Efficiency
Construction Business Owner
JULY 6, 2023
Inefficiencies in construction estimating can result in budget overruns, delays throughout the duration of the construction project and even loss of work. Maximize Your Construction Estimating Efficiency Tools, tips and insights you can use right now to make use of your valuable time. Here’s the good news: These inefficiencies are avoidable.
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