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15 Different Types of Cement and Their Uses

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Railroad and rail sleeper construction. High Alumina Cement: High alumina cement is mainly used in workshops and foundries. Dam construction. Water pipe , reservoir, and electric duct construction. Irrigation ditch, filter construction. Road foundation, road paving, sidewalks, and tunnel construction. Foundation, columns , and pillars.

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Tom Lyerla, the standard bearer

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A precedent for career goals had already been set in Tom’s family: working for the railroad. His father, a railroad engineer for the Cotton Belt Railroad. His grandfathers on both sides, railroad telegraphers. For Tom’s father, “the railroad was his life.” My wife actually has it under glass in my workshop.

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STATE FOCUS: Lassoing Jobs In Texas

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When Thomas Henry Ball convinced the Trinity and Brazos Railroad to run through Tomball in the early 1900s, little did he know what a significant economic impact that would have on the area. TOMBALL IS TRUE TO ITS ROOTS. Workforce in Taylor is plentiful; over a hundred thousand potential employees are within a 30-mile radius of Taylor.

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LOCATION FOCUS: The Heartland of America Beats Strong

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Illinois rail network offers 52 railroads that provide service to every part of the country and its prime location also makes the state a natural hub for air travel. Major interchanges are located in communities around Illinois and more than 16,000 miles of state highways make the interstate routes accessible from every region of the state.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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Port Freeport commissioners and executives met for a full-day workshop in June to identify strategic planning objectives, which include completion by June 2013 of the first 800 feet of a 2,400 feet total berth space in the Port’s 90-acre Velasco Terminal, with a third-party investor being sought to finish build-out and handle terminal operations.

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