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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 lab’s computing technologies will include mobile computing, cloud computing, and high-performance computing, the city said. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Gov. Pat Quinn, Sen.

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Three interconnected solutions for 'saving' urban centers

BD+C

By creating choice in environment. Safe, Appealing Transit Reimagined offices and attainable housing options are critical factors, but there’s one other connecting factor needed to truly revitalize cities: mobility. Signal House, Washington, D.C. Photo courtesy Gensler So how can workplace design support this?

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Fall Conference Circuit: 12 Top Takeaways

Stok

Whether through IEQ sensors, personal mobile apps, utilization heat mapping, or otherwise, the critical role of tech in supporting wellness at the office continues to grow. #7: In a controlled environment, she turned on a fan prior to and during the time that a lightbulb (plant food) was on. 9: Rebuilding with intangibles.

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Sustainable construction products and technologies

GCP Applied Technologies

Two recent Concrete Producer articles detail how fictional ready-mix producer WW utilized technology like mobile devices and an integrated CRM (customer relations management) to save precious, profitable time. When we think about sustainable concrete, the environment is not necessarily the first thing that comes to mind.

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Pulse: 08/20/2012

ENR Construction

Environment. Illinois Ivanhoe Cambridge and Hines, two major real estate developers, are planning to build River Point , an office building, in downtown Chicagos West Loop neighborhood. acre public park built over rail tracks, which will connect the office tower to the Chicago Riverwalk. Chicago, 60603. Transportation.

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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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Major market centers in the region include: Memphis, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, New Orleans and St. Louis and Chicago to the north and New Orleans to the south, while Interstate 30 connects Arkansas with markets to the southwest, including Texas and Mexico. population.

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Snapshots: 60 Seconds… With Michael Finney, President And CEO, Michigan Economic Development

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Newell Rubbermaid’s plans for a new center came to a choice between Chicago and Kalamazoo. A wide range of services also will be represented on the show floor, including building automation, engineering, mobile workplace solutions, network solution providers, energy management specialists, and many more. Michigan also receives $1.6