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Plan, Procure & Prepare to Reduce Dropped Object Hazards

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Plan, Procure & Prepare to Reduce Dropped Object Hazards. Every 10 minutes, a dropped tool injures someone—here’s how to reduce the risk. Greg Ragsdale. Wed, 04/29/2020 - 14:09. Eliminating the hazard of dropped objects on the jobsite is essential in creating a safe work environment.

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How Improved Change Order Communication Can Reduce Risk for all Stakeholders

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Prior to joining Extracker, Seldon ran procurement for Clark Construction’s West Coast division. Greg Seldon is the director of sales at Extracker, and works alongside its customers as they implement and expand Extracker companywide.

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Toyota Moving North American Headquarters to Plano, TX; Generating 4,000 Jobs

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At the same time, Toyota will expand the Toyota Technical Center (TTC) in Michigan to accommodate the relocation of direct procurement from Erlanger, KY, to its campus in York Township near Ann Arbor. Altogether, these moves will affect approximately 4,000 employees. Logistics Services Field Locations. Distribution centers. Far West U.S.

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Toyota Continues To Grow Investment In Michigan

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Toyota will move forward with the planning of its new facility on the York Township, MI campus of the Toyota Technical Center to accommodate approximately 250 direct procurement positions currently based in Kentucky. “Growing our footprint in the design and engineering center of the U.S.

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Guide to Top 2023-24 Construction Conferences & Events

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Get more details Equip Exposition (Louisville, Kentucky) October 18-20, 2023 The Equip Exposition will take place once again in Louisville, KY, during October 2023. Industry professionals can see over 1,000 expositions contained within over 675,000 square feet of the Kentucky Exposition Center.

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Construction Cost Estimating Software vs. Spreadsheets – State of the Nation 2012

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Construction Estimating Using Excel” Lexington Technical Institute, University of Kentucky. (Christofferson, Jay. Estimating with Microsoft Excel”, Brigham Young University. Nickols, Robert Duane. Caulkins, Jonathan P., Do Spreadsheet Errors Lead to Bad Decisions” Carnegie Mellon University).

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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Photo: Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development). That’s where Kentucky shines. In the Bluegrass State, companies announced 92 new-facility or expansion projects since the beginning of 2014, according to the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development. A major initiative of Kentucky Gov. Those projects total more than $2.6