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Chicago construction

Contractors Should Always Say “We” Instead of “I”

You spend a considerable sum of cash to have your lawyer set up your contracting business as a corporation, an LLC or LLP, so that your backhoe,...
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Mayor paves his way through Chicago's streets

Today Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel visited construction crews with the Chicago Department of Transportation at one of the first residential street...
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What Does A Pothole In A River Look Like?

You can’t see it, but it’s REALLY big!Most of the debate surrounding the Highway Trust Fund legislation swirling around and around the...
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Illinois Tollway TriLevel Bridge Resurfacing Cuts Project Time And Budget

The Illinois Toll Highway Authority will spend $13 million and the next four months resurfacing the trilevel bridge connecting I-294 with I-90 near...
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Production Tax Credit Expiration Jeopardizes Wind Farm Growth

It begins to look like Congress will let the $0.022 per kilowatt hour Production Tax Credit for wind generated electrical power expire when the...
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House Once Again Stymies Highway Trust Fund Reauthorization

Despite hundreds of hard hatted construction workers rallying yesterday at the Mall in Washington, D.C., in favor of House passage of the Senate...
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Housing Starts Down, Housing Permits Up: What Does It All Mean?

February housing starts dropped 1.1% from January’s level, but permits for housing construction rose 5%, according to the Department of...
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Can The Nationwide Foreclosure Settlement Help The Construction Industry?

Unfortunately, probably not. Government officials filed papers Monday, March 12 asking the federal court supervising the litigation to approve a ...
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2012 Wacker Drive reroute changes

2012 Wacker Drive reroute changeStarting on January 9th, the ongoing construction to Wacker Drive continues by shifting southbound. The streets of...
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A tribute to the canal workers

No history of the Illinois and Michigan Canal would be complete without acknowledging the more than 2,000 laborers and other workers who...
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