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Workers install spire underpinning on Trump's Chicago tower

Donald Trump's Chicago skyscraper received the underpinning for its spire on Saturday. A helicopter delivered the three-legged steel sections to the roof of the tower where ironworkers aligned and bolted them into place. Workers installed eight of the sections on the decorative spire, which is more than 227 feet tall. The tower is the second-highest in the U.S.

Chicago Tribune | 01/04

This story published in AGC SmartBrief on 01/05/2009

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