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18 Different Types of Cranes Used in Construction

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Different types of cranes are used in civil engineering construction projects. Cranes have an important significance in constructing the structure of the building. They are employed to raise and lower objects. Cranes are most often used in the lifting of heavy equipment in the construction area.

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STATE FOCUS: Kansas Focuses On The All-Around

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Kansas is a right-to-work state, bringing one additional cost saving to employers. Kansas also is focusing on human capital development to make it easier for Kansans to obtain the skills and training needed to help employers succeed in the global economy. railroad miles. percent of all U.S.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Nissan North America Expanding in Canton, MS

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Nissan is adding the Nissan Sentra compact vehicle to the plant’s production line-up, and the addition of the Sentra, along with an increase in production capacity, will create 1,000 new jobs at the central Mississippi plant and bring Nissan’s total employment in Canton to more than 4,500 workers. Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, MS.

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Granex Opens First U.S. Location In Tampa

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The facility is a “first-of-its-kind” for the domestic engineering of granite and marble slabs and features state-of-the-art granite cutting and finishing machines. Granex plans to add 50 jobs in Hillsborough County over the next few years. Rick Scott celebrates the opening of Granex’s new location.

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

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1,677 miles of Class 1 railroads. Arkansas’s railroad infrastructure includes three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway, and Kansas City Southern Railway. In addition, the state has 22 smaller railroads operating over its more than 2,700 miles of track. In Arkansas, you will find: 1,000 miles of navigable waterways.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Soaring To New Heights

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Louisiana Tech, the region’s largest university, is a national tier 1 school with a College of Engineering and Science, ranked in the top 125 of all engineering graduate schools. 12 percent of Tech’s engineering majors enter the aerospace/defense industry. Highway 165, U.S. Highway 80 and three nearby ports.

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Let Them Eat Crude

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The Peace Garden State (yes, it’s still our favorite state nickname), awash in shale oil, is approaching full employment. You can find the cause of this problem in the same place you can find the engine of ND’s success: Up through the ground came a bubblin’ crude. Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea. (OK,