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  • U’s New Law Building Ready to Rise

    Facility designed to enhance innovation in legal education and strengthen Law School’s commitment to community service
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  • AIA Selects Six Recipients for the 2013 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards

    Representatives from the AIA and the American Library Association (ALA) gather to celebrate the finest examples of library design by architects licensed in the U.S.
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  • The Rental Show Recognized as One of Fastest-Growing Trade Shows

    MOLINE, IL (May 28, 2013) – Trade Show Executive magazine announced its list of the fastest-growing trade shows in the U.S., with The Rental Show among those recognized. The Trade Show Executive Fastest 50 ranks the top 50 trade shows in three separate categories – growth in total attendance, number of exhibiting companies and net square feet of exhibit space. The Rental Show was on all three lists, one of 16 shows to appear on each. The Fastest 50 rankings were for 2012, when The Rental Show was in New Orleans from Feb. 5-8. The Rental Show 2012 saw double-digit increases in all three Fastest 50 categories: total attendance increased 15 percent, the number of exhibitors grew 11 percent and the net square feet of…
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  • Construction Employment Increases in 170 out of 339 Metro Areas Between April 2012 & 2013

    Pascagoula, Miss. and Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas Are Top Gainers While Bellingham, Wash. Had Largest Percentage Decline, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, Ill. Lost the Most Job
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  • Ford Nassen, Firm’s Attorneys Top Rated by Chambers USA 2013 for Texas Construction Law

    Shareholders Jeffrey A. Ford, John W. Nassen and George C. Baldwin Again Ranked Among State’s Leading Lawyers
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  • OSHA Urged to Act Swiftly on Crane Rule Reopening

    “Certifying by Capacity” Requirement Likely to Disappear
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  • Follow Construction of the New Methodist Richardson Medical Center with EarthCam

    (May, 30, 2013) – Methodist Health System is hosting a topping out ceremony to commemorate the halfway point of construction for its new Methodist Richardson Medical Center on the Bush/Renner campus is Richardson, TX. General Contractor, Rogers-O’Brien Construction, selected EarthCam’s MegapixelCam construction camera to document progress for this important project. The new $120 million facility will allow the Methodist Richardson Medical Center to better serve Richardson and the surrounding communities. The 266,250-square-foot hospital will feature a women’s pavilion, level III neonatal intensive care unit, labor, delivery and recovery services, an advanced neuroscience program, advanced cardiac care and more. The new hospital will create 900 new jobs with an expected medical staff representing more than 35 specialties. Slated to open in the fall of 2014, the…
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  • Toro Expands Availability of Underground Product Line Through New Dealers

    Toro welcomes five new dealers to extensive network
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  • ASA Hails Proposed Legislation Targeting Construction ‘Bid Shopping’

    ALEXANDRIA, Va. (May 22, 2013) — ASA hailed legislation introduced by Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., on May 9, 2013, as a significant step to improve the management of the federal government’s construction projects. By requiring contractors to use the subcontractors identified in the contractors’ bids, the Construction Quality Assurance Act of 2013 (H.R. 1942) would promote open competition among subcontractors and ethical bidding practices and ensure that the highest quality subcontractors bid and work on projects paid for with federal taxpayer dollars. “As the federal government continues to tighten its belt, taxpayers deserve to get absolutely the best construction projects for their tax dollars,” said ASA Chief Advocacy Officer E. Colette Nelson. “Under the current acquisition system, federal contracting officers must accept prime contractor bids…
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  • AEM recognizes 2013 Statistics Outstanding Merit Award winners

    Programs provide timely, accurate equipment benchmarking & planning data
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  • The American Institute of Architects Select Six Recipients for the 2013 Housing Awards

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 14, 2013) – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has selected the six recipients of the 2013 Housing Awards. The AIA’s Housing Awards Program, now in its 13th year, was established to recognize the best in housing design and promote the importance of good housing as a necessity of life, a sanctuary for the human spirit and a valuable national resource. The jury for the 2013 Housing Awards includes Kathleen Dorgan, AIA, Chair, Dorgan Architecture & Planning; John Isch, AIA, RWA Architects, Inc.; R. Thomas Jones, AIA, California Polytechnic State University; Stephen Sharpe, Hon. AIA; and Charles L. Travis, AIA, The Housing Studio, P.A. The jury recognized projects in four award categories: One/Two Family Custom Housing, One/Two Family Production Housing (none selected…
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  • Mark Kohler Named 2013 Recipient of ELFA Award for Legal Excellence

    Washington, D.C. (May 14, 2013) — The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association has awarded Mark Kohler, General Counsel for Syndications at GE Capital Americas, the Edward A. Groobert Award for Legal Excellence. Kohler received the award at the ELFA Legal Forum on May 6 in Charleston, S.C. ELFA Legal Committee Chair Lynn Stenback, Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Macquarie Equipment Finance, Inc., presented the award to Kohler in recognition of his significant contributions to the equipment leasing and finance industry and the Legal Committee. Kohler has been an active member of ELFA for more than a decade. He served on the Legal Committee from 2006 to 2009. In 2007, he joined the Legislative and Regulatory Subcommittee of the Legal Committee, which monitors and…
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