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Colorful Metal Inspiration

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Photo: hortonphotoinc.com Welcoming and Fun The Altgeld Gardens public housing complex on Chicago’s far South Side was built as a community for returning black veterans after World War II, but severe environmental hazards in the area led to decades of health problems for its residents.

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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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Upcoming Webinars & Construction Events in June 2022

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Products include: Revit, Navisworks, Autodesk BIM Collaborate, and the PlanGrid Build app. If you’re an Autodesk Construction Cloud customer, you already have access to a growing library of on-demand education in our Learning Center. AIA Conference on Architecture 2022 (Chicago, IL). REGISTER NOW. Get more details.

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

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And those pro-business factors are evident in Brunswick County with low operating costs, exceptional transportation and utility infrastructure, a strong commitment to education and workforce development and the commitment to work in partnership with business. Chicago is the nation’s rail hub that connects six of the seven class one railroads.

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Supreme Court rules that property can be taken for development

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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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LOCATION FOCUS: United It Stands

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The region’s educated workforce, proximity to marketplace and access to water help make it a good place to do business with highways I-84, I-87, NY-17 and I-86; Stewart International Airport; the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Amtrak, CSX and Norfolk Southern rail service; and bus and port service providing transportation options.