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Transportation Grants Help Create 880 Jobs In Metro Detroit

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The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has awarded state Transportation Economic Development Fund (TEDF) Category A grants totaling more than $2.7 million to the City of Detroit and the Road Commission for Oakland County. City of Detroit. In the City of Detroit, the condition of Mt. million, including $2.4

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Video: Ford To Redevelop Detroit's Michigan Central Train Station

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The train depot which once handled all of Detroit's passenger train traffic has been vacant for thirty years, but fell into disrepair when Detroit's other transport industry gave people individual mobility. Redevelopment plans will be officially unveiled next week, Moroun said.

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The Road to Recovery in Detroit

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These have been dark days for Detroit. But out of the ashes of this monumental collapse — and in the midst of one of the most run-down neighborhoods in Detroit — a remarkable revival is rising like a phoenix. billion in its Jefferson North plant on Detroit’s dilapidated East Side.

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Guide to Top 2023-24 Construction Conferences & Events

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Get more details 25th Annual Lean Construction Congress (Detroit, Michigan) October 24–27, 2023 The LCI Congress is held annually with a focus on Lean transformation in the built environment through Lean implementation. The 25th annual event will take place in Detroit, Michigan on October 24th through the 27th, 2023.

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Nature as the city: Why it’s time for a new framework to guide development

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And Philadelphia , Chicago , Milwaukee , Atlanta , New York City , Detroit , and Vancouver are all implanting forms of green infrastructure plans. Street Level Greenscape Interventions Innovative approaches to leveraging the power of natural interventions can also be found at the individual street level.

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Guide to Top 2022-23 Construction Conferences & Events

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Design-Build for Transportation/Aviation Conference (Orlando, FL). Designed to inspire projects and innovation, the Design-Build for Transportation/Aviation Conference brings together design-builders, owners, and practitioners for three days each year. 25th Annual Lean Construction Congress (Detroit, MI). Get more details.

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

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Presented by Penske Logistics and authored by transportation consultant, Rosalyn Wilson, senior business analyst at Parsons Corporation, the report tracks and measures all costs associated with moving freight through the U.S. The transportation sector of the logistics industry grew by 3.6 Costs for water transportation rose 8.9

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