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United Neighborhood Organization begins work on soccer academy
One of the largest charter school networks in Chicago is beginning construction on a massive, multi-million dollar campus located in the Southwest Side neighborhood of Gage Park. The United Neighborhood Organization, or UNO, is using part of a $98 million state grant to build a soccer academy that includes a charter elementary school, a high school, and a soccer stadium.
Most 9/11 responders settle suits over WTC dust
NEW YORK – More than 10,000 workers exposed to the tons of toxic dust that blanketed ground zero after the World Trade Center fell have ended their bruising legal fight with New York City and joined a settlement worth at least $625 million, officials said Friday. The deal will resolve an overwhelming majority of the lawsuits over the city’s failure to provide protective equipment to the army of construction workers, police officers and firefighters who spent months clearing and sifting rubble after Sept.
Ukraine economy rebounds after dizzying fall (AP)
KIEV, Ukraine – Last year, the Ukrainian economy nearly collapsed in the global financial crisis as steel plants stopped production and construction cranes froze. Angry Ukrainians lined up to empty their bank accounts and Kiev restaurants idled without customers.
Summary Box: Prices tame while construction dips (AP)
INFLATION: Consumer prices rose a modest 0.2 percent in October, reflecting higher gasoline prices. Core inflation, which excludes energy and food, showed a gain of just 0.6 percent over the past 12 months, the smallest increase on record.
ITW Reports Total Operating Revenue Growth of 13 Percent for Three Months Ended October 31, 2010; Company’s Organic Revenues Grow 10 Percent in Three Month Period
GLENVIEW, Ill. , Nov.
Durbin angling for other states’ high-speed rail money
(WBEZ/Alex Keefe) Illinois senior U.S. senator says he’ll take stimulus dollars slated for Ohio and Wisconsin if those states don’t want it.
Mishap shifts column on I-465 bridge
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – A demolition mishap moved a support column for Interstate 465 about six inches out of being level Tuesday morning on the city’s west side. INDOT spokesman Harry Maginty tells 24-Hour news 8 everything is stable and the shift poses no danger to motorists or construction crews.
China Railway Construction slumps on Saudi rail project loss
SHANGHAI (AFP) – Shares in China Railway Construction slumped Tuesday after it said it expects to lose 4.2 billion yuan (623 million dollars) in unforeseen costs on a rail line for Muslim pilgrims in Saudi Arabia. Shanghai-listed shares of the construction contractor closed down 5.24 percent to 7.6 yuan while its Hong Kong-listed shares dropped 13.98 percent to 9.6 Hong Kong dollars (1.2 US dollars).
Quinn’s Job Annoucements Not In Latest Jobs Report
By: Jennifer Wessner Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD– If you listened to Gov. Pat Quinn on the stump this week, you heard him hand out over $300 million in and create almost 5,000 jobs. But those job numbers don’t add-up with the latest jobless report in Illinois.