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Construction January 2012 Archive

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Facebook, IPO and Their New LEED Headquarters

Tuesday January 31, 2012
Facebook, the social networking giant, has established their physical offices in Menlo Park, California just days before their initial public offering (IPO). Facebook is expected to raise more than 10 ... Read More

Super Bowl 2012: Building Code Officials Keeping a Close Eye on Temporary Structures

Sunday January 29, 2012
The Super Bowl XLVI temporary structures are being strictly inspected by the Indianapolis Code Enforcement Department. Last summer Indiana suffered the loss of seven people when a state fair stage ... Read More

State of the Union: Pssst President Obama: Follow This Script

Monday January 23, 2012
p>President Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesday might be the opportunity for the construction industry where ideas could become reality. Years have passed and promises have been just ... Read More

Keystone XL Rejected: Could the Keystone XL Project Be A Reality?

Wednesday January 18, 2012
The Keystone XL project rejection from the US Government today, might not be the end. The controversial project could be looking for alternatives and the Keystone XL project might be ... Read More

Tim Tebow: Fron NFL Star to Charity Superhero

Saturday January 14, 2012
The Tim Tebow Foundation announced their plans to build a new hospital in Philippines. Tim Tebow, Denver Broncos quarterback, is happy to contribute in his birth country, helping kids to ... Read More

Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Improvements Leading NCDOT Ambitious Plan

Friday January 13, 2012
The improvements to U.S. 52 and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive are part of the ambitious $1 billion master planned projects for the NCDOT. The list of projects over the ... Read More

Haiti: Two Years After Haiti Earthquake

Wednesday January 11, 2012
Two years after the January 12, 2010 earthquake, more than 500,000 Haitians are still homeless, more than 50 percent of the rubble still has not been disposed properly and a ... Read More

UK Gives Go Ahead for High Sped Rail (HS2)

Tuesday January 10, 2012
A new High Speed rail connecting Scotland to London under a $50.6 billion project will be completed within the next 20 years. UK government officials have announced what will be ... Read More

Right-to-Work Act: The Super Bowl of Indiana Lawmakers

Sunday January 8, 2012
Indiana will be hosting the Super Bowl in a few weeks, but for now the battle is about the right-to-work legislation. Unions representing construction workers are presenting tough resistant against ... Read More

Panama Canal- January 1st 1882

Sunday January 1, 2012
This day on 1882, Ferdinand de Lesseps begins French construction of the Panama Canal. One of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken, that was completed by the ... Read More

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