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Navistar Accused of ‘Bilking’ $1.3 Billion from Govt.

Construction Equipment

Navistar and its defense unit are accused of “bilking” nearly $1.3 government, according to a report in Crane’s Chicago Business. billion from the U.S. The report says the accusations are in connection with a contract for military vehicles used by American forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Navistar Accused of ‘Bilking’ $1.3 Billion from Govt.

Construction Equipment

Navistar and its defense unit are accused of “bilking” nearly $1.3 government, according to a report in Crane’s Chicago Business. billion from the U.S. The report says the accusations are in connection with a contract for military vehicles used by American forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Gogo To Relocate Headquarters And Expand In Chicago, IL

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Gogo, an in-flight connectivity company, will move its corporate headquarters and commercial aviation business to Chicago, IL. However, Gogo ultimately chose Chicago so it could tap into the city’s extensive talent pipeline, access domestic and foreign partners and benefit from its thriving technology community. Great Lakes U.S.

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Achieving Safer School Design with Secure Entry Vestibules

BD+C

A vestibule’s ability to provide such defense is twofold. This approach is crucial because each layer of defense may be called on at different times and in variable order. For instance, Chicago-area schools are required to have fire-rated doors along all corridors regardless of the presence of a sprinkler system.

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Commonwealth Center For Advanced Manufacturing To Partner With The Department Of Defense Technology Development Institute

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DMDI is one of two new manufacturing innovation institutes being led by the Department of Defense (DoD). The DMDI is headquartered in Chicago and led by the University of Illinois Labs. The institutes bridge the gap between research, product development, member consortiums and federal agencies to co-invest in technology and innovation.

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Business Report: Chicago Will Host Digital Manufacturing And Design Innovation Institute

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President Obama has awarded Chicago a $70 million grant from the Department of Defense to build a $320-million Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute. The Digital Lab will apply computing technologies to address the manufacturing challenges faced by the Department of Defense. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Gov.

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constructionattorneyblog: Sole Proximate Cause Defense Reaffirmed

Construction Lawyer

Werner Sabo is a partner at the construction law firm of Sabo & Zahn in Chicago. He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier.

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