Let there be light: Union Station Great Hall
BD+C
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Originally completed in 1925, Chicago’s Union Station was designated a landmark in 2002 and listed by AIA Illinois as one of the 200 Illinois Great Places.
Chicago Migrant Shelter Construction Halted, Union Files Picket Notice
ENR Construction
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Pritzker required a review by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Chicago and security contractor will not begin work on migrant camp after state Gov.
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Contractor, Subcontractor on Rivian Project Will Pay Workers Owed Overtime, Illinois AG Says
ENR Construction
AUGUST 24, 2022
Tip-off of EV plant's alleged workplace violations came from union local, Illinois authorities say.
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Study: Unionized Construction Offers Better Health, Safety Outcomes
Contractor Magazine
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
The study was conducted jointly by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute (ILEPI) and the Project for Middle Class Renewal (PMCR).
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Supreme Court Rules on Public Union Fees
Construction Equipment
JUNE 27, 2018
The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that public sector unions for state and local employees can’t force non-members to pay a “fair-share” union fee based on an Illinois law that required non-union workers to pay fees that go to collective bargaining.
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Study: Construction apprenticeships lead to higher average pay than college degrees in Illinois
Construction Dive
JANUARY 16, 2020
By midcareer, those who completed a union construction apprenticeship were making an average hourly wage of $40.40, while those with bachelor's were making $35.28.
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How Cat 395 Excavator Performs in the Dirt
Construction Equipment
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
We asked Todd Shreves and Mike High, operator/instructors from the Independent Union of Operator Engineers Local 649 in Bartonville, Illinois, to answer that question. How does the “Next Generation” 395 Caterpillar excavator perform? The two excavator veterans came to Caterpillar’s Edwards…
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Study: Construction apprenticeships lead to higher pay on average than college degrees in Illinois
Construction Dive
JANUARY 16, 2020
By midcareer, those who completed a union construction apprenticeship were making an average hourly wage of $40.40, while those with bachelor's were making $35.28.
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Analysis of Contractor Surveys Shows Construction Workforce Shortage is Disproportionately Impacting Nonunion Firms
Construction Superintendent Magazine
JUNE 20, 2022
A review of 2018-21 Associated General Contractors of America surveys of more than 5,000 member firms nationwide reveals that nonunion construction firms are facing significantly greater workforce supply problems than their union counterparts. These problems preceded the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Illinois Senior Living Developer, Sub-Contractors Ordered To Pay $1.1M to Union Carpenters for Prevailing Wage Violations
ENR Construction
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
The Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters was awarded its largest-ever backpay award by the Illinois Department of Labor in ruling that a developer and two subcontractors must pay $1.1 million for violating prevailing wage law on a senior housing project in Northbrook, Ill.
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Illinois to Vote on Roads Lockbox Amendment in Fall Election
Construction Equipment
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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Illinois Road Builder Said to Have Cheated Workers out of $2.5 Million
Construction Equipment
MAY 20, 2016
The owner of a Schaumburg, Illinois, road construction company intentionally underpaid his union-affiliated employees by more than $1.5 million while underfunding their pension and welfare funds by another $1 million, according to federal criminal charges filed this week.
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Illinois Road Builder Said to Have Cheater Workers out of $2.5 Million
Construction Equipment
MAY 20, 2016
The owner of a Schaumburg, Illinois road construction company intentionally underpaid his union-affiliated employees by more than $1.5 million while underfunding their pension and welfare funds by another $1 million, according to federal criminal charges filed this week. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
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Illinois Contractors Face Liability for Subcontractors' Unpaid Wages
ENR Construction
JUNE 24, 2022
A new state law will increase contractors' liability starting July 1, with exemptions for public projects and union labor.
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John Deere Union Workers Accept 6-Year Contract With UAW
Construction Equipment
OCTOBER 5, 2015
United Auto Workers (UAW) approved a six-year contract covering 10,000 John Deere employees across 12 factories in Illinois, Iowa and Kansas, reports WQAD8. A $3,500 bonus. .
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Pro Operators Test Volvo L180H Wheel Loader
Construction Equipment
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
The wind-driven snow nearly flew sideways on a frigid 19-degree morning as Construction Equipment editors gathered at the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 in Wilmington, Illinois, for a Field Test of Volvo Construction Equipment’s L180H wheel loader, a unit full of the latest…
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Batory Foods Expanding In Illinois
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MAY 10, 2016
It is strategically positioned three miles from the entrance to the BNSF Logistics Park-Chicago in Elwood and the Union Pacific-Joliet Intermodal Terminal in Joliet. Relocating or Expanding Your Business In Illinois. Considering Illinois for your company’s relocation or expansion project?
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Cat Considers Moving Wheel Loader Production from Aurora
Construction Equipment
JANUARY 5, 2017
Caterpillar gave notice to the United Auto Workers Union on Wednesday that the company is considering moving its large size wheel loader and compactor production from its Aurora, Illinois plant to its Decatur, Illinois facility.
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77 Business Report: Illinois Leaders Form Non-Profit to Spur Job Creation
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MAY 25, 2016
Bruce Rauner recently announced that leaders at the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity and business stakeholders will collaborate in organizing a newly formed private, non-profit organization focusing exclusively on increasing Illinois’ competitiveness for job creation and investment.
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A place of ‘voluntary and cheerful resort’
BD+C
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
One of these was the James Mulligan Public School, named for the Union general who led Illinois’ “Irish Brigade.” In the 30 years following the Great Fire of 1871, Chicago built 169 public schools to serve the city’s exploding population. He died in 1864 of wounds sustained in the Second Battle of Kernstown, Va.
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Hard-Digging Hyundai HX220L Tackles Frosty Ground
Construction Equipment
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
On a cold December day punctuated with biting winds, Construction Equipment editors visited the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 training center in Wilmington, Illinois, to witness an independent operator/instructor and a second-year apprentice evaluate the feature-filled…
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58 Illinois: Unveiling the Future of Digital Design and Manufacturing
Business Facilities
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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Commercial Construction Strategies: Flagship Stores to Footprint Expansion
HardHatChat
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
And, of course, the desire to use union vs non-union labor can dramatically influence costs and timelines. Art Van Furniture store in Glendale Heights, Illinois, to create a modern state-of-the-art fitness facility that includes retail shops, cafes, swimming pools and spas, and a number of unique multiple special-use rooms.
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156 IL Amendment Would Keep Road Funds from Going Elsewhere
Construction Equipment
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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$1 Billion Electric Power Plant Planned for Northern Illinois
Construction Equipment
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
Project director Michael Bruno says the build will make use of the area's substantial union labor workforce. The 1,100-megawatt natural gas-powered facility will generate power for about 1.1 million homes. When completed, Three Rivers will employ 25 full time employees.
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48 Gov. Rauner Vetoes Prevailing Wage Law
Construction Equipment
JULY 25, 2016
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner vetoed Senate Bill 2964 late last week that would have required state officials to pay construction workers on public works construction projects hourly wages equal to the nearest union worker collective-bargaining in the area.
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These Risky Real Estate Markets Could See a Downturn in the Coming Months
Pro Builder
JUNE 23, 2022
The most vulnerable counties in the Chicago metro area were Cook, DeKalb, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties in Illinois and Lake County in Indiana. They were Bergen, Essex, Ocean, Passaic, Sussex, and Union counties. In the New York City metro area, six counties in New Jersey, outside of the city, were deemed in jeopardy.
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52 6th National Conference for Women in the Trades April 29 – May 1
Construction Equipment
MARCH 8, 2016
Sponsored by Chicago Women in Trades and North America’s Building Trades Unions, the April 29 - May 1, 2016 event will be held at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Conference Center, Rosemont, Illinois near O'Hare.
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Smart Grid Program Supported More Than 3,000 Jobs In Second Quarter
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
SEPTEMBER 16, 2013
These include more than 1,000 direct full-time equivalent jobs at the utility and its contractors as submitted in a report to the Illinois Commerce Commission, plus more than 2,000 induced full-time equivalent positions. billion over 10 years to modernize the electric grid in northern Illinois, over $1.3
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Women to the Rescue: How to Solve The Skilled Labor Shortage in Construction
Viewpoint Construction Technology
APRIL 24, 2018
Likewise, Chicago Women in Trades provides training, resources and mentorship opportunities for women in Illinois interested in becoming bricklayers, carpenters, electricians and other skilled workers. And the Iron Workers, in April 2017, became the first building trades union to offer up to eight months of paid maternity leave.
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The Wave Will Spread
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JANUARY 22, 2013
In the drive to remain competitive and to free themselves from the encumbrances of labor unions, US manufacturers have been shifting resources to right to work states, where they believe the machine can run better. In right to work states, it is illegal to require that employees join a union or pay union dues to get or keep a job.
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“Once-in-a-Generation” Opportunity for Women in Construction: Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act
Autodesk Construction Cloud
MARCH 8, 2022
The White House states that it will drive the creation of union jobs and help grow the economy in a sustainable way that makes sure all people, including under-represented communities get ahead for decades to come. In this article, we’re looking at the IIJA and its impact on opportunities for women in the industry.
Susan Bowman sets the example
The Korte Company
AUGUST 2, 2023
She’d graduated with an accounting degree at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, worked at a Big 8 public accounting firm, passed the CPA exam and learned the ins and outs of construction accounting at Pepper Construction in Chicago. Louis Union Station and even a $21 million job for NASA. Earning the job mattered.
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September / October 2017 Issue (Volume 50, Number 5)
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 11, 2017
Revival in the Heartland | Reinstatement of the EDGE program puts Illinois in contention for an auto manufacturing plant which could hire 4,000 workers. Tennessee: Tyson Foods Expansion | The company plans to spend approximately $80 million to add 25,000 square feet to its Union City facility. advanced manufacturing operations.
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Where it all began: The U.S. Postal Service’s Design-Build partnership with The Korte Company
The Korte Company
OCTOBER 7, 2022
Since our founding in 1958, we’d solidified our reputation as a premier builder in Southern Illinois. Founder Ralph Korte laid down the gauntlet shortly after we completed a renovation of the renowned Union Station in St. But there was only so much room to grow in this mostly rural region.
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Dennis Calvert, the right architect for Design-Build
The Korte Company
AUGUST 12, 2020
Dennis grew up in Marissa, Illinois, a small town of farmers and coal miners. Dennis decided to pursue architecture as his career, making the grades to enter the architecture school at the University of Illinois. He did return every summer to work on a permit as a union carpenter with his father. Elmo, Illinois. .
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Gary Horstmann, the super
The Korte Company
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Horstmann Construction Company still boasts 24 nameplates on buildings around Highland, Illinois, and they did it in only five years in business. He and a friend became union carpenters in 1981 and went to work building public housing units in East St. Quality building runs in their blood. Following the call.
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constructionattorneyblog: Court imposes sanctions for challenging.
Construction Lawyer
JULY 27, 2012
He is also a founding member of the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys. Zahn is a licensed architect and attorney in the State of Illinois. He received a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Illinois and his JD from Chicago-Kent College of Law. He is currently on the Illinois Architecture Licensing Board.
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More than a headquarters: Deepening roots for Glik’s and Korte’s next generation
The Korte Company
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Strip malls were still a new venture and a young Todd Korte only came up as high as a groundbreaking shovel on that first project together in Highland, Illinois. A full-line, 10,000-square-foot department store in Madison, Illinois soon followed; the retailer carried on operating through the Depression. Yet, here they both are.
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Dan Scott, conductor of the orchestra
The Korte Company
MAY 27, 2020
First, the Highland, Illinois-native was an assistant to the man who kept time for construction workers stationed at a coal mine in nearby Albers. Then, the local carpenters union approached Host with a deal. One of those happened in Bloomington, Illinois. The other was much closer to home, in Godfrey, Illinois.
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UPDATE: Seven New Locations Added To President Obama’s Promise Zones Initiative
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JANUARY 16, 2014
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constructionattorneyblog: Arbitrator's Change of Award Upheld
Construction Lawyer
JUNE 14, 2005
He is also a founding member of the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys. Zahn is a licensed architect and attorney in the State of Illinois. He received a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Illinois and his JD from Chicago-Kent College of Law. He is currently on the Illinois Architecture Licensing Board.
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Tom Lyerla, the standard bearer
The Korte Company
AUGUST 5, 2020
He helped his father update the painting, remodel the siding and perform electrical work at their Collinsville, Illinois home. “My His uncle, a dispatcher for the Illinois Central. He helped with sales brochures, file retrieval and intra-company mail while taking general education classes at South Western Illinois College.
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4 Best American-Made Work Boots
Work Gearz
DECEMBER 20, 2021
American top-quality union-made work boots that meet the challenges of the workplace can be the difference between a hospital stay and perhaps even a life-changing injury. Leather is sourced from tanneries in Illinois and Wisconsin. . Proper work boots are a necessary part of your basic work gear.
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