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State of the Construction Industry: June Roundup

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AGC Uses Targeted Ads to Try to Prevent Work Zone Crashes. A survey from the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) found that 54 percent of highway contractors reported crashes in their work zones within the past year. The AGC aims to increase work zone safety this summer with targeted advertising.

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Rethinking Housing to Rebuild America's Post-Pandemic Economy

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Senior research fellow Michael Stegman argues that housing predetermines multiple facets of a person's life, and with something so critical, policies like exclusionary zoning and the eviction process should be better suited to help. Because it’s economic destiny. A house and neighborhood play a critical role in every household member’s life.

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Commercial Construction Trends and Predictions for 2016

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Developers and Tenants Create Entertainment Zones to Drive Traffic. We are presently working with several real estate developers to create this type of environment in Chicago and its suburbs, as well as New York and Los Angeles. Food service and entertainment venues have evolved to a point that one feeds off of the other.

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FEATURE STORY: Game-Changer In The Heartland

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It is served by Norfolk Southern, Canadian National and CSX railroads, and provides lower cost and efficient shipping options to the east, west and gulf coasts, bypassing the congestion of Chicago, St. Louis, 165 miles from Indianapolis and 179 miles from Chicago, Decatur boasts a number of access outlets. Louis and Indianapolis.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Points of Entry for Cash-Rich Cargo

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CHICAGO EXEC ANCHORS WHEELING. The Village of Wheeling’s manufacturing base is anchored around its general aviation airport, Chicago Executive Airport, the third busiest in Chicagoland. Chicago Executive Airport serves as a hub for business and industry and as a logical magnet drawing businesses to the area.

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Icy Hot

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At the present rate, most of the Arctic ice cap may disappear during summer months before the end of this century. “We are open to joint implementation of large-scale projects in the region, including the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation,” Lavrov said. We’re only talking about winter ice here.

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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Awards

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Less Taxing,” aired for six months in the NY/NJ/CT, Boston and Chicago markets. The city has created two Tax Increment Financing Districts with a third in process, to expand the municipal infrastructure to industrial and commercial zones. The City has two HUB Zones through SBA, and is a New Market Tax Credits eligible community.

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