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Test Your Construction Industry Knowledge!

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Do you know just how large the construction industry is or what it’s projected to be in the near future? Q2: Between 2016 and 2025, open positions in the construction industry will increase by…? Q3: What percentage of the construction labor force are union workers? That’s exciting news for the industry’s future.

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Union Calls For Fracking Freeze

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Unifor, Canada’s largest energy union, is calling for a Canada-wide moratorium on all new oil and gas fracking. The safety risks are also a major concern for our union,” said Unifor National President Jerry Dias. Unconventional gas fracking has the potential to have catastrophic effects on our environment and economy.

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Marketing In The Construction Industry – Everything You Need To Know

Help Everybody Everyday

To achieve success with marketing in the construction industry, you only need two things: The right message. Yes, millions of dollars per year are spent by firms in the construction industry trying to get clients to recognize their brand and award them contracts. An audience that can say yes. Residential. Commercial.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Henry Nutt III, Preconstruction Executive, Southland Industries

Autodesk Construction Cloud

What do many high-performing, innovative, and profitable companies have in common? Yet the construction industry still has room to grow when it comes to improving representation. One of the industry leaders who is working to push DEI forward in the industry is Henry Nutt III, a Preconstruction Executive at Southland Industries.

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Business Report: Illinois Leaders Form Non-Profit to Spur Job Creation

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

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. IL FILM INDUSTRY IS SURGING.

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INDUSTRY FOCUS: Soaring To New Heights

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The Aerospace/Defense industry reported its third consecutive year of record revenue and profit last year. billion in operating profit. Revenue was up 4 percent compared with 2011, while operating profit was up 2% over 2011. Revenue was up 4 percent compared with 2011, while operating profit was up 2% over 2011.

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Planet of the Humans

Natural Building

It is titled Planet of the Humans and is a sobering look at the ecological costs of industries that are touted as “clean energy.” We need to be aware of possible green-washing by corporate extractive industries, who will take advantage of any possible angle that might influence the public to accept their profit driven plans.

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