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Susan Bowman sets the example

The Korte Company

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. Louis Union Station and even a $21 million job for NASA. Earning the job mattered.

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Dennis Calvert, the right architect for Design-Build

The Korte Company

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. He did return every summer to work on a permit as a union carpenter with his father. Elmo, Illinois. .

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More than a headquarters: Deepening roots for Glik’s and Korte’s next generation

The Korte Company

Strip malls were still a new venture and a young Todd Korte only came up as high as a groundbreaking shovel on that first project together in Highland, Illinois. A full-line, 10,000-square-foot department store in Madison, Illinois soon followed; the retailer carried on operating through the Depression. Yet, here they both are.

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

Business Facilities

THE DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ADVANTAGE. DuPage County is accessible to the 52 railroads in Illinois, which makes the area the nation’s largest rail gateway, providing access to every state in the continental U.S. To learn more about Brunswick County, visit www.bcida.org. Brunswick County invites you to “come and grow with us.”.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

In an industry known for construction delays and cost overruns, high quality BIM projects are being built on-time (or even early) and significantly under budget. Its impact is already being felt in countries around the globe. Now is the time to expand your knowledge of all things BIM and find ways to implement it in your work.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

In an industry known for construction delays and cost overruns, high quality BIM projects are being built on-time (or even early) and significantly under budget. Its impact is already being felt in countries around the globe. Now is the time to expand your knowledge of all things BIM and find ways to implement it in your work.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

Building Information Management

The recently released sustainability and energy “scorecard” by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) demonstrates just how successful GSA has been at reducing costs, improving efficiency and eliminating waste. Black United Fund of Illinois. Service Employees International Union. USGBC Illinois Chapter. Big Ass Fans.