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Former coal-burning power plant becomes Beloit College’s new student union

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The Beloit College Powerhouse, the school’s new student union, combines a group of historic buildings that made up the Blackhawk Generating Station (originally built between 1908 and 1947) along with a new field house addition.

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Watch: Specifying materials in multifamily housing projects

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Watch: Specifying materials in multifamily housing projects 0 dbarista Thu, 04/27/2023 - 11:52 A trio of multifamily housing experts discusses trends in materials in their latest developments. Multifamily Housing A trio of multifamily housing experts discusses trends in materials in their latest developments.

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Op-Ed: The PRO Act Eliminates Freedom & Privacy in the Workplace

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6, 2020, the United States House of Representatives, by a vote of 224 to 194, passed the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, H.R. 2474, which aims to boost the number of dues-paying union members at the expense of small and local businesses, workers, entrepreneurs and main street. Elizabeth Manning. Fri, 05/22/2020 - 14:47.

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Back on track: Union Terminal renovation and restoration

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After Cincinnati’s Union Terminal was completed, in 1933, it was deemed one of America’s most important Art Deco buildings. The rotunda alone spans 180 feet, making it the world’s second-largest half-dome (after the Sydney Opera House). And certainly one of the more imposing.

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Housing Starts Slumped in November Despite Retreating Mortgage Rates

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Housing Starts Slumped in November Despite Retreating Mortgage Rates. Mortgage rates fell slightly throughout November, but despite a gradual improvement in housing affordability, new housing starts and building permits posted monthly declines. November housing starts fell 0.5% Wed, 12/21/2022 - 10:47.

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Esh secures largest contract in its history

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Esh Construction has bagged the largest contract in the north east firm’s history securing a £56m affordable housing scheme in Middlesbrough. The development will bring hundreds of new homes to Grove Hill and is the third affordable housing scheme Esh will deliver in partnership with social housing body Thirteen.

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House-Passed Apprenticeship Bill Draws Mixed Construction Reactions

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Unions praise bill, contractor groups say it puts training programs not affiliated with unions at a disadvantage.