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CBO on the Road: Caterpillar

Construction Business Owner

Last week, Editor Kathy Wells traveled to the Caterpillar facilities in Peoria, Illinois. The city plays host to Caterpilar's Global Headquarters and Caterpillar Visitors Center downtown, where curious minds can explore exhibits, browse Caterpillar's company history and learn about sustainability efforts and future endeavors.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Illinois – Strong Demand Lifts Industrial Parks In Wheeling, IL

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These efforts are aimed at supporting industrial occupancy, workforce sustainability, and general growth and retention rates. Chicago Executive Airport links Wheeling to the world, with international visitors from India to Canada to South America regularly traveling through the airport. of industrial space.

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Three interconnected solutions for 'saving' urban centers

BD+C

The future of urban life—from how cities are planned and built, to how sustainable our metropolitan areas can become—will be affected by how people navigate the places where they live, work, and play. ASLA Center for Landscape Architecture, Washington D.C. It’s becoming a vicious cycle.” Fifth + Broadway, Nashville, Tenn.

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Iowa: Moving To The Top Of The Class

Business Facilities

Sustainable electricity is another example of Iowa’s forward-looking approach to meeting the needs of tomorrow. This leadership in sustainable energy will continue, as Iowa utilities have pledged to spend billions to add more wind capacity in the coming years. Photo: Quad Cities Chamber). Construction is underway on the new $1.4

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How to plan your warehouse layout

The Korte Company

The 92,000-square-foot expansion to Spartan Light Metal Products in Sparta, Illinois. But the drawback of locating beside well-traveled routes is that owners are forced to work within the confines of existing networks. Sustainability and warehouse layout. Where does sustainability fit in? Louis, Missouri.

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Food Processing: Generating Growth for Good Eats

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With the steady economic growth taking place in southwest Missouri, many new businesses are astounded at the innovative, sustainable, and trend-setting developments underway throughout the region, many of which stand to rival even the nation’s most notable urban smart cities. at this multi-faceted facility.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Indiana — More And More Roads Are Leading To “The Crossroads Of America”

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This development is fantastic news for West Coast travelers coming to Indiana, as well as nonstop connectivity for Hoosiers to L.A. In the Southern Indiana-Illinois region (a.k.a.”Illiana”), Recently you may have heard that Indianapolis International Airport is offering daily nonstop flights to both Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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