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Smart Planning Boosts Seattle To #1 City For Pedestrians

Business Facilities

Liberty Mutual Insurance releases pedestrian safety index with top 15 safest U.S. Far West Washington Atlanta Baltimore Blog-Oct-2014 Boston Chicago City Planning Columbus Denver Liberty Mutual los angeles Minneapolis new york Pedestrian Safety Philadelphia Pittsburgh Portland San Francisco Seattle Street Lighting washington'

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Seven Construction Associations You Should Consider Joining

Fieldwire

Other benefits: Some associations provide financial benefits, such as discounts to car rentals, insurance, supplies and other items. Andrew Roe is a civil engineer and technical writer based in Minneapolis, MN. Improve your profession: Discuss challenges and benefits of your work with others and share ideas on how to improve the field.

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Unlimited liability for designers and contractors

Construction Lawyer

The case arose out of the collapse of a bridge across the Mississippi River at Minneapolis in 2007, killing 13 people and injuring many more. Design and construction firms should now check with their insurance carriers to determine whether they have insurance to cover old claims. The bridge was designed in 1962 by Sverdrup.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Minnesota — SICK Inc. Relocates And Expands Facilities In Minnesota

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Largest Cities (2011): Minneapolis, 387,753; St. Targeted Industries: Manufacturing, Call Centers, Data Centers, Solar Energy, Wind Power, Financial & Insurance Services, Cleantech. MINNESOTA FAST FACTS. Population (2011 Est.): 5,344,861. Paul, 288,448; Rochester, 107,890; Duluth, 86,277.

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Home Builder Success and the Fragility of Good Things

Pro Builder

That’s true in the most basic sense, although your spouse, your boss, and especially your insurance company may disagree if you leave the bird in a heap of smoldering wreckage. . But the one most steeped in irony is, “Any landing you walk away from is a good one.” Advertisement. . So, what makes a truly good and successful flight?

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Project Management Technology Tools Helping Contractors Modernize, Streamline Operations—Part 3 of 5

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Effective project management means controlling the data flow and staying on top of transmittals, submittals, RFIs, email communications, change orders, materials, inventory, job cost and WIP reports, labor hours and wages, union rules, safety regulations, insurance and bonding, compliance data and a whole lot more.

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Housing boom leads to copyright litigation increase

Construction Lawyer

According to this article in the Minneapolis-St. « Architect cant profit from wrongful conduct | Main. Waivers of liens: fraud » August 22, 2005. Housing boom leads to copyright litigation increase. Paul Business Journal , copyright litigation over single family homes is a booming business. TrackBack URL for this entry: [link].

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