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3 Solutions to Help Solve the Commercial Construction Labor Shortage

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Bill Di Santo, president of Englewood Construction (second from right), and the Englewood accounting team receiving recognition from the Chicago Chapter of the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) for participating in their 2014 Accounting Intern Program. Align with education. Tel: 847-233-9200 x712.

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Location Focus: Illinois – Trying to Make Headway in Every Way

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In less than four months, 2,830 homebuyers in 85 counties have reserved more than $360 million in financing, creating an estimated 1,400 new jobs. Arlington Heights is a growing, thriving community just northwest of Chicago, home to 76,000 residents with an average household income of $95,000. Quinn said. “I

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Points of Entry for Cash-Rich Cargo

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CHICAGO EXEC ANCHORS WHEELING. The Village of Wheeling’s manufacturing base is anchored around its general aviation airport, Chicago Executive Airport, the third busiest in Chicagoland. Chicago Executive Airport serves as a hub for business and industry and as a logical magnet drawing businesses to the area. Port of Stockton.

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COMMUNITY PROFILE: Opportunity Knocks in Southwest Louisiana

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Bordered by the Gulf of Mexico to the south and Texas to the west, the sky is literally the limit for an area where an estimated $48 billion in private investments already have been announced, including several mega-projects in the natural gas industry. Opportunity is a word used a lot when discussions about Southwest Louisiana are started.

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Logistics: No Drivers Needed

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It is also helpful in terms of the current truck driver shortage that the American Tucking Association estimates at more than 38,000. Consensus Bureau estimated a staggering 36,337-person increase in Nashville’s net population, rounding out an average of 100 new residents per day over the 12-month period.

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Walk on By? If You're Ignoring Waste, It's at Your Own Expense

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The discussions are highly educational and not everyone agrees, which provokes further debate—a good thing! Yet, quick analysis by knowledgeable, educated people in our industry—after I’d given them the details—called it “five bucks.” Rather than present our findings immediately, I ask readers to do their analysis and share.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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Nowhere is this more evident that in the unprecedented cooperation between higher education resources and business in LA. Department of Education recently released its assessment of the progress made by recipients of Race to the Top (RTTP)?funding funding in the first three years of the program.

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