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NOVEMBER 15, 2021

With a talent pool approaching 7 million—a third of whom hold a bachelor’s degree or higher—Illinois has the skill sets needed to fill 21st-century jobs. The post Illinois: Building The Future In The Land Of Lincoln appeared first on Business Facilities Magazine.

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MAY 30, 2018

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner announced a proposal to spend $11.05 Rauner said " “Investing in transportation creates jobs and economic opportunity, improves safety and makes Illinois a better place to raise a family. This plan will make Illinois more competitive while protecting the interests of the taxpayers.”

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JUNE 28, 2017

Above: The IDOT Shutdown puts nearly 43,000 Illinois jobs at risk. An American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) analysis released June 27 finds that a prolonged shutdown of Illinois transportation project sites could cost $345 million per week and jeopardize 43,000 jobs.

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OCTOBER 15, 2013

million from the Illinois Jobs Now! capital construction program could be used to repair municipal, township and county infrastructure in southern Illinois. These investments will be used to improve roads in communities throughout southern Illinois,” Gov. Pat Quinn announced that $5.3 Quinn said. “By

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AUGUST 31, 2020

The Illinois Department of Transportation has collected $82 million less in gas tax revenue in March through June than it collected in the same period in 2019. That means some IDOT projects could be delayed.

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JUNE 15, 2017

The Chicago Sun-Times reports the Illinois department of Transportation will shut down roadwork statewide if Illinois' lawmakers don't get their act together and pass a budget by the end of this month.

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OCTOBER 14, 2019

The FBI obtained search warrants last month to look into corruption related to state construction work alleged against state Sen. Martin Sandoval, but no charges have been filed.

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DECEMBER 5, 2018

Illinois’ Future Energy Jobs Act (FEJA) is attracting a number of renewable energy companies looking to reap the benefits of the legislation. Read: Illinois: Renewing The Midwest at BusinessFacilities.com.

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OCTOBER 30, 2019

Read: Illinois: A Talent Pool With World-Class Skills at BusinessFacilities.com. The Land of Lincoln offers a highly educated workforce and a logistics network that is hard to match.

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MARCH 28, 2017

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner visited an Illinois Department of Transportation Depot (IDOT) in McCook, Illinois, on Monday to urge the General Assembly to move forward with an I-55 road initiative that would add one toll lane each way in the median of the congested highway.

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AUGUST 17, 2016

Transportation-related funds — generated in part by tolls, license fees and the gas tax — have been targeted by Illinois politicians for unrelated spending over the years. The Transportation for Illinois Coalition, made up of business groups and unions, estimates that since fiscal year 2003 over $6.8

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MARCH 9, 2020

of Aviation and a former IDOT official, was indicted March 6 by a grand jury for bribing former Illinois Senate Transportation Chairman Martin Sandoval. Bill Helm, a former deputy commissioner of the Chicago Dept.

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AUGUST 31, 2020

The Illinois Department of Transportation has collected $82 million less in gas tax revenue in March through June than it collected in the same period in 2019. That means some IDOT projects could be delayed.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2019

The funding request includes up to $15 billion during the next 10 years for highway maintenance alone.

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OCTOBER 30, 2014

Amazon Announces Plans To Invest In Illinois appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Archives Articles By Industry Articles By Location Articles By Topic Daily News Featured Post Illinois Logistics And Distribution Online Features Transportation Infrastructure U.S.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2016

Colleges are shutting down, senior citizens are losing home health care workers, mental health programs for assault victims are being cut but Governor Bruce Rauner announced late last week he wants Illinois lawmakers to approve a plan that would allow the Illinois Department of Transportation to use a public-private partnership to add lanes to the (..)

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JULY 15, 2022

Roofing manufacturer GAF will build a 450,000-square-foot plant that will employ more than 70 workers in North Peru, IL.

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JUNE 15, 2017

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has issued official stop work notices to Illinois construction and consulting firms this week for hundreds of active contracts.

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MARCH 11, 2019

Read: Atlas World Group Expanding Illinois HQ at BusinessFacilities.com. Atlas World Group Inc. will invest more than $1.1 million to expand its Evansville, IL headquarters, adding up to 75 new jobs by 2023.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Illinois’ Tenth U.S. The Village of Wheeling worked with Tenth Congressional District Representative Bob Dold, Governor Bruce Rauner, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and the Cook County Workforce Partnership to attract the company to Wheeling. Wheeling prides itself on having approximately 13.5

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Pat Quinn and state agencies are working together to advance Illinois. Quinn launched the Welcome Home Illinois program in April. It is administered by the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) and offers $7,500 in down-payment assistance with an interest rate as low as 3.75 Quinn said. “I

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JULY 3, 2017

In response to the budget impasse, the Illinois Dept. of Transportation suspended all construction projects.

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APRIL 24, 2015

Business Report: Illinois Innovation Council Targets Global Competitiveness appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. A new advisory group aims to turn the Land of Lincoln into a global innovation destination, implementing a vision for a 21st-century economy.

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AUGUST 17, 2016

Transportation-related funds — generated in part by tolls, license fees and the gas tax — have been targeted by Illinois politicians for unrelated spending over the years. The Transportation for Illinois Coalition, made up of business groups and unions, estimates that since fiscal year 2003 over $6.8

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MARCH 26, 2018

The Missouri Department of Transportation will be shifting a 2,165-foot long section of the Poplar Street Bridge that carries traffic over the Mississippi between downtown St. Louis and Illinois. The Poplar Street Bridge (PSB) is one of only two bridges in the nation that carry three interstates (I-70, I-55, I-64) across a river.

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JULY 9, 2018

Although she wasn't part of the planning process, project manager Danielle Alvarez , who has been with Iowa's Department of Transportation for nine years, now finds herself in the position of building the new $1.2 billion I-74 bridge connecting Bettendorf and Davenport, Iowa and Moline, Illinois.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2013

The Economic Development Corporation of Decatur & Macon County (EDC) joined Illinois Governor Pat Quinn and the Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) recently to celebrate the opening of ADM’s new intermodal container freight shipping and receiving facility. The people of ADM transform crops into products that serve vital needs.

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JULY 9, 2018

Although she wasn't part of the planning process, project manager Danielle Alvarez, who has been with Iowa's Department of Transportation for nine years, now finds herself in the position of building the new $1.2 billion I-74 bridge connecting Iowa and Illinois.

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APRIL 12, 2021

Each year, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) puts out their annual Bridge Report, which highlights the general state of America’s bridges. Illinois – 2,374 (ranked #3 last year) 4. The states with the most bridges in poor condition are: 1. Iowa – 4,571 (ranked #1 last year) 2.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2016

A $134 million Illinois Department of Transportation project on Chicago's Lake Shore Drive is experiencing unforeseen delays in part due to recycling done in 1871.

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APRIL 2, 2018

The Illinois Department of Transportation recognized 10 finalists last week for the agency's Operations Innovative Ideas Contest, a new in-house initiative to encourage creative problem solving that results in improved service for the traveling public and potential savings for taxpayers.

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OCTOBER 11, 2016

Doug Oberhelman, chairman and chief executive officer of Peoria, Illinois-based Caterpillar Inc., is the sole recipient of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) highest honor—the “ARTBA Award.” It was presented to Oberhelman Oct.

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MARCH 16, 2023

There is no simple solution to these urban challenges, but by focusing on three interconnected solutions—reimagined workplaces, attainable housing, and safe and accessible transportation—we can move the needle toward a brighter future. And some are already making permanent changes to support new modes of transportation, such as micromobility.

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MARCH 26, 2018

The Missouri Department of Transportation will be shifting a 2,165-foot long section of the Poplar Street Bridge that carries traffic over the Mississippi between Downtown St Louis and Illinois. The Poplar Street Bridge (PSB) is one of only two bridges in the nation that carry three interstates (I-70, I-55, I-64) across a river.

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MAY 20, 2015

Dragan Simovski, who operated Freedom Transportation Inc. in Illinois, was sentenced to 36 months incarceration, 36 months supervised release and ordered to pay $532,000 restitution by the U.S. District Court in Chicago in connection with a double-brokering scheme.

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OCTOBER 20, 2016

. . As the Illinois Department of Transportation waits for new equipment, it has asked at least one county for help with snow plowing, according to a report in The Daily Herald. The paper reports that Lake County officials have been offered payment to plow 217 lane miles of state roads.

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JULY 1, 2014

Ann Schneider, head of the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), has resigned, according to the Chicago Tribune. Erica Boggren, director of the Department of Veterans Affairs, will replace Schneider. .

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