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V.P. Pence asks construction industry to donate masks
At a press conference March 17, Vice President Mike Pence asked all construction companies in the United States to donate their N95 masks to local hospitals and medical clinics to help protect medical teams and patients and slow transmission of the coronavirus. He also asked that construction companies forgo ordering more N95 masks during the […]
March 18, 2020
Roadbuilding
Gov. Bruce Rauner puts Illiana Expressway on hold
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s first move as the state’s top executive official was to delay the planned expressway between Illinois and Indiana. The Republican has issued an executive order in hopes to cut spending. As a result, planning and development of any major interstate construction projects have been immediately suspended pending a “careful review” of costs […]
January 15, 2015
Roadbuilding
$71.4 million Indiana Gateway rail line project kicks off
The $71.4 million Indiana Gateway project to improve rail lines between Porter, Ind., and the Illinois state line, kicked off May 29 with Indiana state Gov. Mike Pence and representatives from Amtrak, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Norfolk Southern line of the railroad system. Pence notes in written remarks that the Indiana Gateway […]
June 3, 2014
Workforce
Indiana Gov. Pence wants to “make career and vocational education a priority in every high school”
The state of Indiana spends $100 million each year on on vocational education in its high schools. However, only a few thousand of the students that take advantage of this training leave high school with approved credentials or a certificate showing they have received job training, reports the Logansport, Indiana newspaper Pharos-Tribune. And, of the the 100,000 students […]
October 31, 2013
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