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Illinois unites for federal funding to build new bridge
Region seeks discretionary funding in 2003 transportation bill, $1.3 billion still unfunded

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St. Louis regions road and bridge infrastructureBy KERRY L. SMITH

It's a peaceful march on Washington of a different kind. Dozens of business

St. Louis regions road and bridge infrastructure

and civic leaders are joining voices to sing the need for discretionary federal funding from TEA-21, the

St. Louis regions road and bridge infrastructure

Transportation Efficiency Act rewrite by Congress in 2003. With much of the St. Louis region's road and bridge infrastructure already worn thin, and with more commodities being hauled over these interstates and spans than ever before, Illinois and [continue]

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Renewable energy will play major role in future comforts
By VICKI BENNINGTON

A windmill spinning in the breeze is just one way to harness renewable energy and address the looming threat - and reality - of energy shortages. While solar heat and windmills are certainly some of the oldest forms of energy conservation, they are still considered two of the most viable ways to increase efficiency and preserve comforts that we've all grown accustomed to for generations to come. [continue]

Chicago Metcalfe Federal Building
Patrick Engineering installed solar panels on the roof of the Metcalfe Federal Building in Chicago as part of the Greening the Government through Efficient Energy Management executive order.
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Swansea civil engineer's career and company continue to grow together

By KURT PRENZLER

  SWANSEA - In 1965, 15-year-old Roland G. Thouvenot took a summer job for 75 cents per hour with a surveying and engineering firm where his brother-in-law, Bill Moerchen, was a surveyor and partner.

  Thouvenot cut brush to enable surveyors to "shoot" a straight line.
  As young Thouvenot was sweating and slashing at tall weeds that hot and humid Illinois summer, little did he imagine that one day he would be the [continue]

 

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