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      <title>Three Finalists Chosen to Vie for ENR 'Project of the Year' Distinction</title>
      <author>judys@enr.com (Scott Judy)</author>
      <description>Three top project contenders, located on both coasts and in the midwest, were chosen from more than 800 entries for design and construction innovation, safety and community impact.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Three top project contenders, located on both coasts and in the midwest, were chosen from more than 800 entries <span style=" font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none;">for design and construction innovation, <span style=" font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none;">safety  </span>and community impact.</span></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[See who has been selected as the best of the next generation of construction industry professionals from more than 600 nominations across 10 regions]]>
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      <title>Announcing ENR's 2022 National Top 20 Under 40</title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>ENR is proud to announce its 2022 National Top 20 Under 40. This is the culmination of ENR&rsquo;s annual Top Young Professionals program, which honors the best of the next generation of construction industry professionals across 10 regions.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2021 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description>As part of ENR’s annual Top Young Professionals program, which honors the best of the next generation of construction industry professionals across 10 regions, ENR is proud to announce its 2021 National Top 20 Under 40.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p>As part of ENR&rsquo;s annual Top Young Professionals program, which honors the best of the next generation of construction industry professionals across 10 regions, ENR is proud to announce its 2021 National Top 20 Under 40.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 05:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description>The annual regional contest will highlight a group of rising industry leaders under the age of 40 who give back to their industry and local communities.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The&nbsp;annual regional contest will highlight a group of rising industry leaders under the age of 40 who give&nbsp;back to their industry and local communities.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>From nearly 500 entries from across ENR&rsquo;s 10 regional Top Young Professionals contests, a final group of 20 individuals has emerged as the fourth annual group to be recognized as ENR&rsquo;s national Top 20 Under 40.</p>]]>
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      <title>Conferences, Connected Vehicles and Construction: A Good Month for a Transportation Editor</title>
      <author>choa@enr.com (Aileen Cho)</author>
      <description>A year ago, I had to miss my first Transportation Research Board meeting in over 20 years.</description>
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        <![CDATA[A year ago, I had to miss my first Transportation Research Board meeting in over 20 years.]]>
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      <title>ENR's Regional 'Top Young Professionals' Contest: Extended Deadlines Approaching</title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The&nbsp;annual regional contest&mdash;previously known as Top 20 Under 40&mdash;will highlight a group of rising industry leaders under the age of 40 who give&nbsp;back to their industry and local communities.</p>]]>
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      <title>Announcing ENR's 2019 National Top 20 Under 40 List</title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Every year, each of ENR&rsquo;s 10 regional editions honors the best of the next generation of construction industry professionals with the Top Young Professionals competition. And for the third year in a row, ENR honors a new class of national winners.</p>]]>
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      <title>Racecars and Rail Discussions</title>
      <author>choa@enr.com (Aileen Cho)</author>
      <description>A short and speedy month in the life of an ENR editor.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p>A short and speedy month in the life of an ENR editor.</p>]]>
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      <title>U.S. DOT Begins to Release Post-Hurricane Highway Aid</title>
      <description>Foxx says N.C. funds are only a "down payment" on eventual federal road repair aid there.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Foxx says N.C. funds are only a &quot;down payment&quot; on eventual federal road repair aid there.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2016 17:35:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>House WRDA Bill Hits a Bump En Route to Floor</title>
      <description>Deleted language would remove cap on spending from Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Deleted language would remove cap on spending from Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2016 11:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Project Runways: Bag-Searched on 9/11</title>
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      <description>Although it didn't seem like it at first, the airport gods are still looking out for me.</description>
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	Although it didn&#39;t seem like it at first, the airport gods are still looking out for me.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2016 14:20:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Visiting Salt Lake City Airport: Always Therapeutic For This Frazzled Flier</title>
      <author>choa@enr.com (Aileen Cho)</author>
      <description>Sea-Tac and SFO also soothed and charmed with their quirky beauty.</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p>
	Sea-Tac and SFO also soothed and charmed with their quirky beauty.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2016 13:10:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Airport Odyssey Part 1 Touches Down In Chicago</title>
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      <description>O'Hare: Taking off with construction of a new runway, and plans for hotels, more gates</description>
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	O&#39;Hare: Taking off with construction of a new runway, and plans for hotels, more gates</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2016 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Project Runways: Airport Ambitions In Dallas and Kansas City</title>
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      <description>One airport looks to new contracting styles; the other just needs a new terminal</description>
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	One airport looks to new contracting styles; the other just needs a new terminal</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2016 21:54:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Checking In: Taking Off On An Airport Infrastructure Tour</title>
      <author>choa@enr.com (Aileen Cho)</author>
      <description>An ENR editor is up in the air with runway hopes of good stories</description>
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	An ENR editor is up in the air with runway hopes of good stories</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2016 06:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>WRDA Backers May Have to Wait Until Fall</title>
      <description>Senate and House committees have cleared bills authorizing more than two-dozen Corps projects.</description>
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	Senate and House committees have cleared bills authorizing more than two-dozen Corps projects.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2016 14:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2016 19:40:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Motivational Words from Momentous People for Transportation Officials</title>
      <author>choa@enr.com (Aileen Cho)</author>
      <description>From the inventors of flight to a crusade for justice, AAAE and WTS events provided inspiration</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p>
	From the inventors of flight to a crusade for justice, AAAE and WTS events provided inspiration</p>]]>
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      <guid>http://www.enr.com/blogs/13/post/39558</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Preparing To Fly High: Exploring America's Airports</title>
      <author>choa@enr.com (Aileen Cho)</author>
      <description>Transportation editor Aileen Cho is ready to check in...again, and again, and again</description>
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        <![CDATA[<p>
	Transportation editor Aileen Cho is ready to check in...again, and again, and again</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2016 16:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.enr.com/blogs/13-critical-path/post/39381-preparing-to-fly-high-enrs-exploration-of-americas-airport-infrastructure</link>
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      <title>Appropriators Give Corps a Boost, But Trim DOD, VA</title>
      <description>Senate and House appropriations panels recommend record FY 2017 levels for Corps civil works program, but reductions for DOD, VA construction.</description>
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	Senate and House appropriations panels recommend record FY 2017 levels for Corps civil works program, but reductions for DOD, VA construction.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2016 15:33:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.enr.com/blogs/13-critical-path/post/39252-funding-numbers-promising-for-corps-civil-works</link>
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      <title>Obama's SOTU—Thin on Infrastructure, Heavy on Renewable Energy</title>
      <description>President calls for "building a 21st Century transportation system," but has no details.</description>
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	President calls for &quot;building a 21st Century transportation system,&quot; but has no details.</p>]]>
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      <guid>http://www.enr.com/articles/38567</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2016 23:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Study Confirms Link Between Quality Work and Safety</title>
      <author>kormanr@enr.com (Richard Korman)</author>
      <description>The findings add to a growing body of academic research linking these sometimes separately considered dimensions of the workplace.</description>
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        <![CDATA[The findings add to a growing body of academic research linking these sometimes separately considered dimensions of the workplace.]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2016 01:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Five Gift Ideas for Gearheads</title>
      <author>vanhamptont@enr.com (Tudor Van Hampton)</author>
      <description>Here are five holiday gift ideas for construction fans, engineering enthusiasts and motorheads of all ages.</description>
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	Here are five holiday gift ideas for construction fans, engineering enthusiasts and motorheads of all ages.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2015 23:59:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.enr.com/blogs/13-critical-path/post/38109-five-gift-ideas-for-gearheads</link>
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	GreenLight is an Indianapolis-based maker of die-cast collectibles, and their detail is superb. Shown here is a 1:64 1970 Chevrolet C10 Cheyenne with a large camper top.

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	Nearly a decade before the Brooklyn Bridge opened for business, tunnelers successfully bored 25,081 ft, or roughly five miles, through the Hoosac Mountain in western Massachusetts.

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	Released in the fall, this cordless jigsaw's 20-volt, lithium-ion battery pack provides ample run time and power.

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	Before there was "Jay Leno’s Garage" the YouTube channel or CNBC television show, there was this 2005 edition of the “My Classic Car” video DVD series.

	Photo: Amazon
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	When you are downshifting for the evening, here's a fun conversation piece to keep your varietals fresh.

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