Lori Lovely is an award-winning journalist, editor and author of the children's book Isadora's Dance. She has worked for newspapers, magazines and niche publications, covering a wide-ranging list of topics that includes motor sports, construction, MSW, energy, environmental issues, water, animal rights and issues, history, Native American issues and people, real estate and home decor, farming and more. Her degrees in History taught this dedicated professional to research thoroughly and ask detailed questions in order to winnow interesting facts that convey the essence of the story. As a seasoned writer and compassionate storyteller, she accurately portrays the subject in a manner that entrances the reader.
When she's not working on assignment, Lori is tending to her historic Indiana farm, where she raises alpacas. An inveterate animal lover, this vegetarian enjoys spending time with her animals and working in her garden.
Every year state Departments of Transportation (DOT) prepare to do battle with Old Man Winter, bracing themselves for cold temperatures, strong winds, heavy snowfalls and treacherous ice....
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Any commuter in Chicago who rides the Cermak Branch of the Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) Blue Line can tell you it takes a lot longer to get “there” from “here” these days....
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After 93 years of dedicated service, Milwaukee’s Sixth Street viaduct has retired. The 0.7-mi. (1.1 km) viaduct, which served as the primary connector of the city’s north and south sides since 1908, was demolished to make room for two unique, state-of-the-art cable-stayed structures, two bascule bridges and two approaches....
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As California struggles to recover from its energy crisis, consumers nationwide are glancing nervously at their own heating bills and wondering if there is any respite in sight....
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Because Walsh Construction is new to the Indianapolis, IN, area, the Chicago, IL-based prime contractor that specializes in structural concrete work is relying heavily on subs for the I-65 project through Indianapolis....
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Illinois The Illinois DOT was prepared when snow hit the northern part of the state this year. Maintenance Operations Engineer Dave Johnson said annual snow meetings take place before the winter weather blows in – by early October in the northern part of the state, and by the end of October in the southern part of the state....
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(This is Part I of a two-part series on winter maintenance preparation in the Midwest. Part II will continue in the next Midwest edition of Construction Equipment Guide.) As the sun’s golden orb slips lower in the sky, auburn leaves fall from the trees and long, cold nights close in on the Midwest, everywhere preparations for winter are underway....
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The canal boom in the United States began in the 1810s as a means of connecting existing waterways for the purpose of commerce. Canal fever soon became rampant in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois and Indiana....
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Spirtas Wrecking Company proved to St. Louis, MO, why its name is synonymous with urban renewal when it completed the demolition of three bridges over Interstate 70 in roughly a third of the time budgeted....
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Chicago hopes to return the title of world’s tallest building to its shores, but ongoing financial woes have kept the project from getting under way. Scott Toberman, president of European American Realty Ltd., plans to demolish an existing vacant office building at 7 South Dearborn in order to erect a futuristic, 1,550-ft....
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Once the snow and ice melted in Indiana last spring, Hoosiers prepared themselves for the inevitable road construction and the lane restrictions that go with the change of season....
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Electronics comprise the most significant change in utility work since 1994, said George Taylor, vice president of operations and engineering with UTILX Corporation....
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Chicago and 51 other, older municipalities in Cook County share a combined sewer system. Rainfall drains into the system and combines with wastewater output, resulting in an overflow of contaminated water....
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What do sports, politics and construction have in common? Besides hotly contested divergent opinion, the local economy. Proposed construction of two new sports stadiums in Philadelphia has sparked numerous controversies based on conflicting opinions....
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Bigger is not always better — or safer, according to city planners in Cincinnati. This year Cincinnati Bengal’s football fans will be able to drive to the opening game of the season along a new slimmer, trimmer — but safer — Fort Washington Way....
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With the arrival of the much-anticipated millennium comes the advent of many new business ventures. Among them is Clugston Manufacturing in Livonia, MI. Owner Scot Clugston has been in the construction industry for two decades, serving in various capacities and operating in many aspects of the business....
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Evidence of beryllium disease turned up during medical screenings of former construction workers at the Oak Ridge, TN, nuclear weapons plant. Nearly 600 former construction workers have been interviewed as part of the Oak Ridge screening program, which was organized through the Knoxville Building and Construction Trades Council with funding from the U.S....
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By Lori Lovely CEG CORRESPONDENT From the land of earthquakes comes a new technology whose benefits can be applied worldwide. Composite Solutions Inc. (CSI), based in San Diego, CA, is marketing a fast, cost-effective process to limit the damage earthquakes or explosions cause to bridges, buildings and other structures. Charles Lee Powell Structural Research Laboratories at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and the federal Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) teamed together to develop the process, which relies on lightweight, advanced composite overlay materials wrapped around structures for protection. Dr....
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Trimble has expanded its Global Positioning System GPS) machine guidance system to use on motor graders. The Site Vision system is already being utilized by bulldozer operators around the world to reduce construction time on large-scale earthmoving projects including golf course development, airport expansions, land reformation, railway and road construction, housing developments and shopping malls. As Trimble’s senior director of mining, construction and agriculture, Mark Nichol said, “We have already proven that Site Vision GPS can enable bulldozer operators to increase productivity by dramatically cutting construction times....
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The 1998 fiscal year saw the implementation of Indiana Governor Frank O’Bannon’s Crossroads 2000 program, an effort to improve highway capital projects throughout the state....
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