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“Once-in-a-Generation” Opportunity for Women in Construction: Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act

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In fact, it’s estimated that this federal investment will add at least 1.5 Chicago Women in Trades has been helping women move into jobs in the construction industry since 1981. Lauren Sugerman, Director at Chicago Women in Trades. million jobs to the economy over the next 10 years. Women make up only 4.5%

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We Analyzed 600+ Construction Job Listings for Gender Bias: What We Found Surprised Us

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We looked at many different types of roles including: Construction Laborer, Project Manager, Foreman, Project Engineer, Construction Administrator, Construction Estimator, Electrician, Pipefitter, Carpenter, Plumber, BIM Manager/ VDC Manager, Construction Director, and Machine Operator.

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Are You Ready for Build to Rent?

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Of the estimated 43.8 estimates that one-third of NexMetro’s renters within its 11 Avilla communities in Phoenix are Millennials, and 60% are single women. . million leased townhouses, according to RCLCo estimates. That represented about 4.5% of total home starts for the year, up slightly from the previous four quarters. .

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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. An estimated 38.4

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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It will give $25 million to groups including the Detroit Land Bank Authority and the Detroit Blight Removal Task Force, which have begun a campaign to demolish most of the city’s estimated 78,000 vacant structures. Other allocations include $12.5 million for workforce training, $7 million for small-business assistance and $5.5

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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. Energy Transfer Equity/Trunkline LNG is in the midst of a $5.7

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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There are an estimated 4,000 bridges in PA rated structurally deficient.]. Navagant Research forecasts that the global SGaaS market, estimated at $1.7 waters, generating an estimated 360-million megawatts of clean energy at full capacity. and the largest road project in Pennsylvania’s history. ACHIEVEMENT IN SITE CERTIFICATION.

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