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Photo by Joe Angeles
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Building the future
Frank C.P. Yin, M.D., Ph.D. (third from left), the Stephen F. and Camilla T. Braver Professor and chair of biomedical engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, greets John F. McDonnell, chairman of the University Board of Trustees, at the third annual Associated General Contractors (AGC) of St. Louis Build St. Louis Day, hosted by the University Feb. 20. Looking on are (from left) Steven G. Rackers, manager of the capital projects and records division of physical facilities and construction; Kevin Kuntz, executive vice president of McCarthy Building Cos.; Ralph H. Thaman, associate vice chancellor for facilities planning and management; and Len Toenjes, president of AGC. The events, attended by several politicians, construction workers, AGC officials and members and Business Trade Union officials, focused on the construction industry's strength and growth despite the country's economic uncertainty. McCarthy Building is constructing the Uncas A. Whitaker Biomedical Engineering Building on the Hilltop Campus. AGC represents more than 400 area construction firms employing more than 30,000 workers.
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