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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. Mark Kirk, representatives from UI Labs and World Business Chicago, and various industry partners who supported the winning bid were at the White House for the announcement. “We

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The impact of office-to-residential conversion on downtown areas

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In Chicago, the city is focusing its efforts on one neighborhood with the LaSalle Street Reimagined initiative , which makes state, county, and federal tax incentives available to the selected properties along the corridor. These components include open space or parks, grocery, restaurants, education, childcare, and access to transit.

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Greenbuild – The Target Rich Environment for Green People

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Greenbuild has become much more than only “green building” as sustainability has become woven into the fabric of business, the conference has evolved into the watering hole for leaders across the entire environmental industrial complex. Educational activities abound with more than 200 formal sessions. more than food prep).

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Top 10 Construction Companies in the USA

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Chicago Bridge and Iron Company. $ Chicago Bridge and Iron Company. Construction of new campus of Hi-Tech Education and business incubation Saudi Arabia. PCL construction works on various institutional, residential, educational and commercial construction projects. The gorgon phase 2 Subsea manifolds fabrication project.

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Feature Story: Aiming For The Top In Utah

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percent unemployment rate, the second-fastest growing economy in the nation, a highly diverse mix of thriving industry sectors and a well-educated, rapidly expanding population (43 percent of adults have post-secondary level degrees) that enjoys arguably the best quality of life in U.S. The results can’t be denied: a 3.9 Herbert says.

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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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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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