At the moment, a fairly large plot of land in downtown Tallahassee is completely undeveloped. However, within the next 18 months, all that is going to change. According to Tallahassee.com, it's going to become known as College Town. Occupying about six acres, the land will soon be filled by restaurants, bars and retail outlets. Best of all, when it's finished, College Town will offer between 600 and 800 jobs to locals in need of work.
Construction begins on new development in Tallahassee
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IronPlanet on Jan 17, 2012 10:00:00 PM
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John Deere builds massive combine harvester out of canned goods
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IronPlanet on Jan 17, 2012 8:09:00 AM
Agricultural equipment manufacturer John Deere has been awarded a Guinness World Record for one of their charitable endeavors, a massive combine harvester built entirely out of canned food.
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The Garb Oil & Power Corporation announced that it had met with government officials and has made progress on a project that will bring seven waste treatment plants to an economically-depressed region of the state, which can provide hundreds of jobs for out-of-work individuals.
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Jay Leno's tractor expected to raise money for charity
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IronPlanet on Jan 16, 2012 8:04:00 AM
A tractor with ties to two famous personalities is going up for auction in Arizona this month to help raise funds for a military charity.
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The construction sector of Ithaca, N.Y., is hitting the ground running. According to the Ithaca Journal, the downtown area should see a modest growth over the next year with the addition of new housing developments and a retail space.
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A new study of workplace injuries has found that construction is one of the more dangerous professions to engage in, as the number of accidents is significantly higher than other industries.
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Multifamily construction on the rise in Long Island
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IronPlanet on Jan 13, 2012 11:14:00 PM
Long Island has seen a decline in single-family residential construction over the past few years, but that has largely been offset by a rise in multifamily homes, reports The New York Times.
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Construction will soon begin on large apartment building in DC
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IronPlanet on Jan 12, 2012 10:30:00 PM
In a sign that construction workers are continuing to find new jobs, the Washington Post reports that work will soon begin on a 433-unit apartment building near Nationals Park, in Washington, DC. A lot of projects popped up in the surrounding area, but the economic troubles of the past couple of years put a damper on most of them. Now, momentum is starting to pick up again.
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Interstate 287 in New York could be delayed further
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IronPlanet on Jan 12, 2012 10:42:00 AM
The construction of Interstate 287 in New York has been delayed into 2013, reports LoHud.com.
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A $4.5 million construction project aimed at improving the quality of life for soldiers stationed at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina is moving ahead of schedule, reports the Camp Lejeune Globe.
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