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Some of the Oldest Buildings in the U.S.

Natural Building

As many as 100 people lived in Cliff Palace, which may have also been a social and administrative site with significant ceremonial importance. One of Indiana’s four original legislative centers, the Indiana Territorial Capital, is part of a state historical site in Vincennes. It was built for the Rev.

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Tom Lyerla, the standard bearer

The Korte Company

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.” His uncle, a dispatcher for the Illinois Central.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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In comparison, railroads are in a much better position regarding infrastructure, equipment and personnel. Three Class I railroads (Norfolk Southern, Canadian Northern and the CSX) serve Decatur and are directly interconnected through a privately owned intermodal ramp as part of the Midwest Inland Port. Subsequently, the U.S.

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Active Interference Wins Skee Ball Points and Precludes Enforcement of A “No Damages for Delay” Clause

Best Practices Construction Law

Missouri Pacific Railroad Company , 668 F.2d As a result, superstructure contractor was delayed for 170 days while waiting for access to work site. In the a regularly cited case, United States Steel Corp. 2d 435 (8th Cir.

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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets

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According to site selection experts, logistics clusters are defined as an agglomeration of logistics activities in one geographic location. The Corridor is home to major multi-modal sites and industrial parks offering high quality/high value industrial buildings and acreage. By Business Facilities Staff. From the May/June 2013 issue .

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SPECIAL REPORT: Two Train Cars Forward, Three Cargo Ships Back

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The Railroad sector was the big winner with a 15.3 There are networks with 120,000 miles of major railroads, more than 25,000 miles of commercially navigable waterways and more than 5,000 public-use airports. Low costs, trained labor, available sites and proximity to interstates and the eastern U.S. fuel consumption dropped.

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Logistics Networks Are Getting Back On Track

Business Facilities

Lower fuel prices, a surge in railroad hiring and the need to get goods to market faster are boosting growth and profits in the logistics sector. Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Logistics Networks Are Getting Back On Track appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine.