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Hard Hats & Crafts – Celebrating Women Leaders in Construction Safety

Construction Junkie

My first project was a Wind Turbine project in the mountains of West Virginia. He explained Chicago couplers to me and the need to always have a cotter pin, how whip checks worked and that it was important they sit above and below (not on) the fitting. He asked if I knew what I was looking at and I said no.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

We chose three winners for our Achievement in Logistics award: the Port of Baltimore and the Port of Virginia , both of which are being honored for their readiness in preparing for the opening later this year of the expanded Panama Canal; and the CenterPoint Intermodal Center in Illinois, North America’s largest inland port.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

Business Facilities

Cerberus, an equity player who had acquired a majority stake in Chrysler from German auto giant Daimler-Benz in 2007, went into bankruptcy in 2009. The Port of Virginia in Norfolk is the first port on the U.S. Nearly 50 shipping lines connect the Port of Virginia to the world’s primary ports.

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