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Carpenters Union Dissolves St. Louis-Kansas City Council, Merges Locals with Chicago

ENR Construction

The merger follows a trend of reorganizing smaller districts into larger regional councils.

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State Focus – Kansas: The Sunflower State Is Blooming and Booming

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Since the beginning of 2008, wind generating capacity in Kansas has more than tripled to 2,967 megawatts. That capacity places Kansas in the top 10 in the U.S., and the state currently has more than 1,000 megawatts of additional wind energy projects under construction. Beyond wind energy, Kansas has a growing biofuels sector.

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State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow

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Over the next three years, the company will invest $60 million in new construction and the refurbishment of existing facilities. Major market centers in the region include: Memphis, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, New Orleans and St. From the March/April 2014 issue. population.

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40 Under 40: Champions of Construction 2021

Autodesk Construction Cloud

If the resilience seen this year has shown construction professionals anything, it’s that this industry, and the people who work in it, are remarkable. There’s nothing like AEC, and this year’s 40 Under 40: Champions of Construction have demonstrated their ability to inspire, educate, and advance the industry in ways worth admiring.

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COMMUNITY PROFILE: Opportunity Knocks in Southwest Louisiana

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Its facility includes the City Docks—located 34 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico on the Calcasieu River Ship Channel, which is 40 feet deep and 400 feet wide. Rail service is provided by Union Pacific, Burlington Northern, Santa Fe and Kansas City Southern. Energy Transfer Equity/Trunkline LNG is in the midst of a $5.7

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Tom Lyerla, the standard bearer

The Korte Company

Before he oversaw hundreds of thousands of square feet in projects, Tom’s introduction to construction started at home. I understood construction from an early life of helping my dad.”. From an early age, I enjoyed construction. My three other brothers weren’t interested in it, but I was. I was always up for a challenge”.

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

Business Facilities

billion investment by Dominion Virginia Power, which constructed a cutting-edge technology power plant. Positive absorption remains in all industrial submarkets in DuPage County, showing continued strength and growth in the county in leasing, user sales and construction completions. The picturesque rural setting recently welcomed a $1.3

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