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- Ore. panel endorses $3.4B Columbia River Crossing
An Oregon legislative committee voted 14-2 to build the $3.4 billion Columbia River Crossing, which would connect Portland, Ore., and Vancouver, Wash. The approval sends a bill to the Legislature to authorize $450 million in bonds to pay for Oregon's share. Proponents expect Washington lawmakers to match funding, allowing federal appropriations. The Oregonian (Portland)
(2/18)     
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- Construction apps advance use of BIM on job sites
Professionals from the architecture, engineering and construction industry are using more applications custom built for the construction environment, a trend that is expected to continue. For example, Take Box is an app that, when integrated with the "GTeam cloud-based building information modeling collaboration service" of Gehry Technologies, lets users "access, manage, and share critical information like blueprints, CAD ... files, and contracts from the field, all in a secure manner." Constructech (free registration)
(2/15)
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- Sludge-cement mix from N.Y. canal could become concrete landmass
Decontaminated sludge from New York's Gowanus Canal could be used to create a concrete landmass that would extend Brooklyn's Red Hook shore as part of a $500 million Superfund cleanup project of the Environmental Protection Agency. This is one of the options the federal government could take instead of "sending everything off-site," according to Superfund project manager Christos Tsiamis. The sludge would be mixed with cementitious materials and set inside a reinforced steel structure that could eventually expand a shipping terminal in Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Paper (N.Y.)
(2/18)
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- 5 keys to building a front-line-focused organization
Senior leaders who are committed to a front-line-focused organization must establish a vision that puts customers first, respect and encourage insight from front-line employees, and "obsess over talent," among other steps, write Noel M. Tichy and Chris DeRose in this book excerpt. Executives "must imagine what the ideal customer interaction will look like and ask where breakdowns may occur throughout the process, from generating customer awareness to building post-sale relationships," they write. SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Leadership
(2/12)
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- Obama works on backup plan for immigration reform
President Barack Obama is drafting a backup proposal for U.S. immigration reform in case bipartisan negotiations in Congress over such a bill collapse, White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough said. Under Obama's draft plan, it would take about eight years for an illegal immigrant to become a legal permanent resident of the U.S. Reuters
(2/17), USA Today
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- Custom seminars available from ACI
You can now bring ACI's training and education expertise right to your company by scheduling a custom seminar for your employees, customers, or members. Choose from a variety of topics such as: structural design, repair, troubleshooting, slabs-on-ground, and many more. Learn more.
- Join the Concrete Legacy Society
The Concrete Legacy Society, established in 2008, is a special group of individuals passionate about the concrete industry who have chosen to make a planned gift to ACI or the ACI Foundation. These donors are helping to ensure that future generations will have access to continued advancements in concrete knowledge -- advancements that ACI has been providing since its inception in 1904. Learn more.
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