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State of the Construction Industry: April Roundup

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Green rooftops on skyscrapers, like this one in downtown Chicago, may soon be required in New York City. Tragedy struck last week in Seattle as a crane being dismantled at a new Google campus in the city’s South Lake Union neighborhood crashed to the ground , killing two crane operators and two others on the street below.

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Business Report: Illinois Leaders Form Non-Profit to Spur Job Creation

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A Massachusetts food processor is opening a factory in northwest suburban Wheeling, bringing more than 125 new jobs to the state, according to a report in Crain’s Chicago Business. It has four others: in Elk Grove Village; Washington Court House, Ohio; Beaver Dam, Wis., PIZZA MAKER PLANS WHEELING PLANT. and Grundy Center, Iowa.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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CHICAGO AIMS FOR THE TOP OF THE TECH CHART. Chicago is rising up in ranks to become the next big place for technology innovation. Chicago’s Digital Manufacturing and Design Institute (DMDII), has partnered with McKinsey & Co. Chicago’s Digital Manufacturing and Design Institute (DMDII), has partnered with McKinsey & Co.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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Chicago is the nation’s rail hub that connects six of the seven class one railroads. per square foot, lower than the Chicago Market average of $4.84. rail freight passes through Chicago’s rail yards. On a daily basis, 500 freight trains and 37,500 carloads of rail freight leave the Chicago metro region (i.e.,

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Dennis Calvert, the right architect for Design-Build

The Korte Company

He did return every summer to work on a permit as a union carpenter with his father. Vernon Distribution Center over a weekend and hand-delivered the proposal to Walgreens’ Headquarters in Chicago on Monday morning to edge out five other competitors that had a two-week head start. . Company management noticed Dennis’s prowess.

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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Hagerstown-Washington County, MD-Martinsville, WV, Lexington-Fayette, KY and Spokane, WA were our top three. Washington County’s government, business, and community organizations partner to help diversify the local economy by providing specialized support to industries that have been identified to benefit from the area’s assets.

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Feature Story: Public-Private Partnerships – An Alliance For Progress That Works

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Less Taxing,” aired for six months in the NY/NJ/CT, Boston and Chicago markets. Navy Federal Credit Union, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Deutsche Bank. According to a report by Washington, D.C.-based This successful marketing plan included a 2012 national TV ad blitz which promoted the region’s strong business value proposition.

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