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WTC: A Rubik’s Cube of Collaboration

By Judith DuprĂ©, Portfolio Guest Blogger One World Trade Center boasts some staggering statistics—the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, the fastest elevators in the Americas and the strongest concrete ever used, among many record-busters. It is the most advanced … Continue reading

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Portfolio Book Club: Not Your Ordinary Beach Reads

You might consider these selections less as titillating beach reads and more as compelling choices for very smart readers, who possess more than a passing interest in transportation, history and why the Port Authority, for almost a century, has done … Continue reading

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