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Planned Lucas Museum in Chicago Relies on $1.2B Debt

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The Chicago Tribune reports details of the latest proposal to bring the George Lucas museum to Chicago will require galactic-size funding. The George Lucas Museum of Narrative Art and the City of Chicago have been working on a deal to build a new museum facility in the area around McCormick Place.

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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 First, with regard to the inspection test flight, it shows that the applications are endless and could save countless labor and equipment hours for contractors in the field — especially when dealing with remote or challenging locations. The Memphis, Tenn.

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Crystal Ball 2014

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Without further ado, let’s all peak at the stories that will make headlines next year: – Rob Ford resigns as Toronto mayor, inks deal to be “new face of Crackerjacks.” – “Rounding error” in Paul Ryan-Patty Murray federal budget deal adds $2 trillion to national debt. – CA Gov.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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CHICAGO AIMS FOR THE TOP OF THE TECH CHART. Chicago is rising up in ranks to become the next big place for technology innovation. Chicago’s Digital Manufacturing and Design Institute (DMDII), has partnered with McKinsey & Co. Chicago’s Digital Manufacturing and Design Institute (DMDII), has partnered with McKinsey & Co.

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Are There Lessons From the Great Recession for the COVID-19 Pandemic?

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Yet some tools and tactics are salient no matter the economic climate, such as controlling cash flow and getting out of deals that may no longer pencil out in the new conditions. . . There have been four “official” recessions since 1980, and Jeff Benach, co-principal at Lexington Homes , in Chicago, has endured them all.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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But the majority of states are not ready to deal with the avalanche of data being generated by the new advanced metering infrastructure, Utility Dive reports. The debt-free, state-of-the-art AnC Bio facility will take about 18 months to build. The stem-cell market currently is valued at about $1.4

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