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Troubled Dolton senior center a burden on taxpayers
The Dorchester Senior Center in the south suburbs has a steady stream of visitors: attentive relatives, busy repairmen and, lately, inquisitive federal investigators. The five-story, village-owned building that looks out over a dreary interstate has...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, FBI, Renovation, Local Government
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Casino license competitors have strengths, weaknesses
Although Maryland has handed out five casino operating licenses, the state is entering uncharted territory with the allocation of its sixth. For the first time, there's real competition. Three serious operators submitted bids to run a casino in Prince...
Tags: Woodrow Wilson, Harford Community College, Entertainment, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Pennsylvania Turnpike
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Minn. construction company to pay $43k settlement in Sedgwick Co.
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsA Minnesota construction company will pay more than $43,000 in fines for more than 140 violations to the Kansas Consumer Protection Act. The company, Delta Construction of Woodbury, Minnesota, touted itself as a construction company specializing in...Tags: Consumers
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Less than half of state road fund money went for construction
Less than half of the money that the state has spent from its road fund in the last two years actually went to pay for direct construction costs, according to a report issued Tuesday. The majority of payments in fiscal 2012 and 2011 went to cover...
Tags: Illinois Governor, Health Insurance Cost, Pat Quinn, Science and Technology, Accounting and Auditing
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$1 billion for new city schools: From non-starter to law
Baltimore schools chief Andrés Alonso went to Annapolis last year seeking approval for a bold $2 billion plan to replace many of the city system's crumbling buildings. The idea didn't even make it out of committee. Prospects still looked bleak in...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Government, Martin O'Malley, Inner Harbor
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PCL building and construction update given at community meetings
An update was given during community meetings on the progress of the building campaign and new construction plans for the Parkland Community Library. The finance plan must be approved by the Board of Directors in late June and the library will approach...Tags: Arts and Culture, Macungie, Libraries
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Chicago building commission approves construction plan for school downsizing
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has yet to win approval for his push to close more than 50 public schools, but on Tuesday he got the go-ahead to spend more than $160 million for construction projects on schools this summer to accommodate the downsizing. The 11-...
Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Toni Preckwinkle, House Building, Chicago Mayor
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Home builders struggling to find enough construction workers
The real estate bust idled hundreds of thousands of construction workers. Now, with housing on the mend, builders are hiring again. Trouble is, many workers aren't coming back. Years of sporadic employment drove many from the industry. Incomes aren'...
Tags: Employment, Petroleum Industry, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), U.S. Supreme Court, Land Price
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Construction adds jobs as housing recovers, but gains are uneven
Driven by demand in multi-unit housing, construction employment rose in 152 metro areas since March 2012, according to an analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics by the Associated General Contractors Assn. But the employment gains have been uneven. The...
Tags: Employment, Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities
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Jerry Brown eases up on push to revamp California's environmental law
SACRAMENTO — As Gov. Jerry Brown toured China over the last week, he repeatedly contrasted that nation's speedy construction of modern transportation systems and other key public works with what he characterized as a lack of vision back home. A...
Tags: Government, Trials, Environmental Issues, Lawyers, Judges
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Tavares mayor worked as subcontractor on city's new train station
TAVARES — The city's latest downtown project — a $540,000 train station modeled after a long-gone depot — will open Wednesday at Wooton Park, becoming the headquarters for a historic steam train and the Chamber of Commerce. Inside, the...
Tags: Elections, Politics, Justice System, Ethics, Crime, Law and Justice
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