Contractors started to clear the trees and undergrowth last month in preparation for construction work to begin.

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Work has already begun to clean contaminated land east of the motorway in preparation for the construction of new homes and commercial units.

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Subsequently, they purchased the land where Bannister Mall was located in Southeast Kansas City and went so far as to raze the facility in preparation for new construction.

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Our first choice was to hire local workers, but no Canadians applied due to both the massive construction boom under way in preparation for the Winter Olympics and demand for workers in the oil and gas industry.

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Conventional planning activities involve the compilation of business strategies, the construction of architectural roadmaps, the preparation of detailed solution designs for individual business initiatives, and competitive bake-offs of vendor products.

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"Whether the testing of large rocket motors or construction at the launch pad are in preparation for such activities remains unclear at this point, " it said.

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In preparation for the meeting, construction workers built an elevated floor to make a level surface and covered the windows so no one could get a glimpse of the meeting.

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It said large scale construction projects of any type require years of planning and preparation, even those that are, quote, "on the shelf" generally cannot be undertaken quickly enough to provide timely stimulus to the economy.

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