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constructionattorneyblog: Sole Proximate Cause Defense Reaffirmed

Construction Lawyer

Werner Sabo is a partner at the construction law firm of Sabo & Zahn in Chicago. He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier.

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Navistar Accused of ‘Bilking’ $1.3 Billion from Govt.

Construction Equipment

Navistar and its defense unit are accused of “bilking” nearly $1.3 government, according to a report in Crane’s Chicago Business. billion from the U.S. The report says the accusations are in connection with a contract for military vehicles used by American forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Navistar Accused of ‘Bilking’ $1.3 Billion from Govt.

Construction Equipment

Navistar and its defense unit are accused of “bilking” nearly $1.3 government, according to a report in Crane’s Chicago Business. billion from the U.S. The report says the accusations are in connection with a contract for military vehicles used by American forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Commonwealth Center For Advanced Manufacturing To Partner With The Department Of Defense Technology Development Institute

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

DMDI is one of two new manufacturing innovation institutes being led by the Department of Defense (DoD). The DMDI is headquartered in Chicago and led by the University of Illinois Labs. The institutes bridge the gap between research, product development, member consortiums and federal agencies to co-invest in technology and innovation.

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Business Report: Chicago Will Host Digital Manufacturing And Design Innovation Institute

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President Obama has awarded Chicago a $70 million grant from the Department of Defense to build a $320-million Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute. The Digital Lab will apply computing technologies to address the manufacturing challenges faced by the Department of Defense. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Gov.

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RELi Could be Standard Practice in Nearly Every Real Estate Transaction

Green Building Law Update

In a conspicuous example, language in the Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 for the first time requires the Department of Defense, the largest owner of buildings in North America to respond to sea level rise and flooding by constructing new mission critical buildings 3 feet above the base flood 100 year elevation.

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RELi Could be Standard Practice in Nearly Every Real Estate Transaction

Green Building Law Update

In a conspicuous example, language in the Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 for the first time requires the Department of Defense, the largest owner of buildings in North America to respond to sea level rise and flooding by constructing new mission critical buildings 3 feet above the base flood 100 year elevation.