Green Plans Revealed for Phase 2 of Western Illinois University Construction Project
QUAD-CITIES, Iowa – Bush Construction has been named as the general contractor for Phase 2 of the Western Illinois University Quad Cities (WIU-QC) Riverfront Campus in Moline, IL. According to Rob Davis, Bush Construction’s Project Manager for Phase 2, the contractor’s $29.5 million approved bid covers construction of three buildings. Like Phase 1 of construction [...]
Water, Rats, Outages: Japan Nuke Plant Precarious
By Mari Yamaguchi TOKYO, Japan (AP) – A rat causing a power outage by short-circuiting a temporary switchboard. Another blackout occurring as workers install anti-rat nets. Holes in the linings of huge underground tanks leaking radioactive water. Japan’s crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant has run into multiple problems recently that highlight its precarious state [...]
Philadelphia Gets Ready To Play ‘Pong’ On Building
By Kathy Matheson PHILADELPHIA, Penn. (AP) – Philadelphia is getting ready for a supersized game of “Pong” – on the side of a skyscraper. The classic Atari video game will be re-created later this month on the facade of the 29-story Cira Centre, where hundreds of embedded LED lights will replicate the familiar paddles and [...]
Des Moines Developers Turning To Micro Apartments
By Donnelle Eller DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Des Moines renters could find themselves in tighter spaces in the months ahead. The Des Moines Register reports developers like Hubbell Realty and Nelson Construction are shrinking some of their downtown Des Moines apartments to 400 to 500 square feet to help make them more affordable to [...]
Closer Look: Ill. Measure Eyes Controls On Drones
By Regina Garcia Cano CHICAGO, Ill. (AP) – At the start of what could be a new era in police surveillance, an Illinois legislator is proposing a limit on how law enforcement agencies can use drones – highly sophisticated, unmanned aircraft that authorities are eyeing for aerial surveillance. While drones could help police combat crime, [...]
