Chicago's Wacker Drive Reconstruction: Behind The Scenes

Denise Casalino, manager of Chicago's Wacker Drive reconstruction, combined engineering, management, and social skills to complete this challenging project.

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November 30, 2002, 8:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"It was her program--and she was determined to complete the most complex downtown transportation project ever on time and within budget...she did it while working closely with businesses to lessen the stress and the financial fallout caused by all the construction..Over the last two years, Casalino had to use her engineering and diplomacy skills."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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Tuesday, November 26, 2002 in The Chicago Tribune

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