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

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The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is a “once-in-a-generation” investment in America’s national infrastructure. With this plan, the goal is to rebuild many of the bridges, rails, and roads throughout the country to improve the overall infrastructure across America. In the field, that’s even less.

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State of the Construction Industry: January Roundup

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We’re one month into 2019 and already there are some big stories making waves across the United States — from the government shutdown and battle over a potential border wall to the impacts from tariffs and concerns of a slowing economy. In Chicago, officials are mulling over several design plans for an $8.5 In New York, Gov.

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Top Railway Projects in the US

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There’s currently a major opportunity for railway construction projects in the United States, thanks to increasing infrastructure funding and support from citizens. . Chicago, Illinois: CTA’s Red/Purple Line Modernization . Sections of the Red and Purple lines in Chicago consist of 9.6

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Top 10 Construction Companies in the USA

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Construction is one of the biggest and fastest-growing sectors and a great contributor to the economical development of the United States of America. The United States of America is known for the largest construction market in all over the world. Chicago Bridge and Iron Company. $ Chicago Bridge and Iron Company.

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State of the Construction Industry: June Roundup

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News & World Report dove into one of the biggest problems facing the construction industry in the United States: plenty of work to be done, but not enough workers to do it. Elon Musk’s Boring Company Gets Go Ahead to Build a High-Speed Train to Chicago’s Airport. Where Are All the Builders?

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State of the Construction Industry: May 2019 Roundup

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cities seeing the biggest jumps in construction costs were Chicago (7.6 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a May alert in its Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency memo noting that some drones “contain components that can compromise your data and share your information on a server accessed beyond the company itself.”

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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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