The governorate refused to grant permission to trade unions and youth groups for demonstrations in Taksim Square due to a large scale construction project in the area.

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Ritchie's 125 territory managers are information gatherers, too, expected to know every highway construction site, pipeline project and bridge going up in their area.

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"This project, already under construction, is generating a significant number of jobs in an area of Oregon that has one of the highest unemployment rates in the state, " the company said in a written statement.

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But their chief concern at the moment is the security of a Chinese construction firm which is building a hydro-power project on the Indus river in the Dubair area of Kohistan.

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