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Are Your Hotel General Contractors Checked In or Out?

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As the summer approaches and schools across the country will be taking an extended break, the busiest travel season of the year will begin. Hospitality construction has been a bright spot for commercial construction general contractors in 2013 across all spectrums of the market. percent in 2013. markets that it tracks.

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Themes from the 2013 IRMI Construction Risk Conference

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In November, more than 1,200 risk management professionals traveled to San Diego to learn better ways to manage, insure and bond today’s project risks.'

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Industry Gears Up for Bauma 2013

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With at least some economic headwinds helping the construction industry and no Icelandic volcano to interfere with air travel as it did in 2010, Bauma 2013 officials are expecting robust attendance for the April 15-21 trade show in Munich, Germany. April 3, 2013. read more

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2014 Commercial Construction Industry Trends and Predictions

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We are coming into the final stretch of 2013, a year that has been rather good for the commercial construction industry. According to Smith Travel Research , downtown Chicago hotel occupancy rose to 75.5 percent in the first nine months of 2013—the highest point since the recession.

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It’s show time at the Executive Hire Show 2013

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Ammann is showing its recently launched (January 2013) new tandem rollers at the show. The new 640 model is equipped with a 2-speed piston drive motor which has increased he maximum travel speed to 22km/ h making the loader ideal for applications where longer distances are involved.

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Travelers Companies, Inc. Announces Data Center In Sarpy County, NE

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The Travelers Companies, Inc., Travelers is a member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Travelers qualifies for Nebraska’s newest Tier 2 Large Data Center incentive where it must minimally invest $200 million and create at least 30 new full-time jobs. The post Travelers Companies, Inc. Posted by Heidi Schwartz .

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The Pros and Cons of an Engineering Degree In Today’s Environment

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Accounting for projected population growth, this means a shortage of 48,000 engineers, according to Randstad. The shortfall is due in part to tougher immigration laws preventing qualified applicants from entering the UK market; but it is also due in part to fewer graduates in engineering.