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After Kansas City Council Intervention, KCI Concrete Contract Rebid | Columbus Ohio Dump Trucks

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Woman-owned firm would have been part of JV initially endorsed by contractor, but St. Joseph, Mo., competitor brought in more small, local, minority-owned firms

precast wall in the front of the head house

This precast wall in the front of KCI Airport's head house had to be erected before precast road-support columns and the roof's steel Y columns because there would be no room to build it once the other structures were in place.

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Castle Delivering Veterans Village in North St. Louis | Columbus Ohio Dump Trucks

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Castle Contracting Building New Veterans Community Project in St. Louis

Veterans Community Project (VCP) and Castle Contracting are building a dump trucks columbus oh community of 50 tiny homes for veterans experiencing homelessness as well as a Veterans Outreach Center to provide support services on a land parcel in North St.

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EPA Orders Repairs at Water Plant in Michigan City With High Levels of Lead | Columbus Ohio Dump Trucks

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Benton Harbor

Benton Harbor recently awarded a contract to replace lead service pipes after it was awarded a $5.6-million EPA grant.

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Federal regulators issued an order directing a Michigan city with high levels of lead in its tap water to make filter repairs at its water treatment plant and take other action after an inspection revealed broken columbus oh dump truck equipment and other “areas of concern.

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Minnesota School Projects Study Says Unions Increase Safety Without Higher Costs, ABC Disputes It | Columbus Ohio Dump Trucks

Labor

Study looked at school projects in union and open shop areas of Minnesota, critics say prevailing wage laws muddy the picture

Davis-Bacon Act
The Davis-Bacon Act of 1931 requires Charlotte NC dump truck contractor and subcontractors working on federally funded jobs to pay their laborers wages and benefits no less than what others locally pay their workers for similar projects.

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Illinois Contractors Appeal Ruling That Exempts Home Rule From Transportation Lockbox | Columbus Ohio Dump Trucks

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2016 Safe Roads Amendment was approved by voters to force transportation taxes and fees to be used on transportation projects

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Illinois highway Charlotte NC dump truck contractor argue that a 2016 amendment requiring transportation funding to go only to transportation projects such as this highway bridge construction project is being flouted by Cook County, the largest county, by population, in the state.

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Ill. Contractors Appeal Ruling That Exempts Home Rule From Transportation Lockbox | Columbus Ohio Dump Trucks

Government

Voters okayed 2016 Safe Roads amendment to force use of transportation taxes, fees on designated projects

Illinois Highway Construction
Illinois highway Charlotte NC dump truck contractor argue that a 2016 amendment requiring transportation funding to go only to transportation projects such as this highway bridge construction project is being flouted by Cook County, the largest county, by population, in the state.

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NY pot law creates safety, liability issues for contractors | Dump Trucks Charlotte NC

Columbus Ohio Dump Truck Company Brief:

  • The legalization last month of recreational marijuana in New York State created uncertainty for columbus oh dump truck company on how to ensure jobsite safety, and could open them up to more liability than in any of the other 14 states where pot is no longer outlawed, industry observers told Construction Dive.

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Roadblocks to Recovery: The factors that could slow construction's comeback from COVID-19 | Dump Trucks Charlotte NC

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The road to recovery for construction may be longer than many people think.

As the second quarter of 2021 kicks off, contractor confidence is high, with plenty of optimism that the coming resurgence of re-started projects will lift construction firms from the abyss of COVID-19 to go even beyond their pre-pandemic heights.

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Walsh hits pause on ETS as political will for new COVID-19 rules wanes | Dump Trucks Charlotte NC

US Conference of Mayors

Columbus Ohio Dump Truck Company Brief:

  • After missing a March 15 presidential deadline, the development of an emergency temporary standard for COVID-19 has now been put on hold by Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, as the urgency for its issuance declines among rising vaccination numbers and the political will for its implementation has thinned, according to media reports and expert analysis.

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Citing environmental justice, feds tell TxDOT to pause $7.5B I-45 widening | Dump Trucks Charlotte NC

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Columbus Ohio Dump Truck Company Brief:

  • Responding to activists’ complaints and citing “environmental justice concerns,” the Federal Highway Administration has asked the Texas Department of Transportation to pause its $7.5 billion plan to widen Interstate 45 through Houston, including refraining from issuing any new requests for proposals, until it can determine if the project violates the Civil Rights Act.

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New details emerge for Philadelphia's $2.5B Navy Yard project | Dump Trucks Charlotte NC

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Columbus Ohio Dump Truck Company Brief:

  • The Philadelphia Industrial Development Corp., the city's public-private economic development corporation and master developer of the Philadelphia Navy Yard, has executed an agreement with Ensemble Real Estate Investments and Mosaic Development Partners, granting them the exclusive rights for a $2.5 billion, 109-acre development at the Navy Yard.

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Walsh indicates support for minimum wage hike, collective bargaining | Dump Trucks Charlotte NC

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Columbus Ohio Dump Truck Company Brief:

  • Labor Secretary Marty Walsh took a worker-first stance in a series of interviews and statements following the introduction of President Joe Biden's American Jobs Plan last week, while calling on workers to get vaccinated and affirming his commitment to organized labor and raising the federal minimum wage.

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Legoland hit with $346K environmental fines at New York park | Dump Trucks Charlotte NC

Columbus Ohio Dump Truck Company Brief:

  • The owner of the $500 million Legoland New York amusement park, Merlin Entertainments, has struck a deal with the New York Department of Environmental Conservation to pay $346,000 for 36 citations primarily related to construction runoff into a local creek, the Times Herald-Record reported.

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Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure plan has something for everyone. And that's its biggest risk. | Dump Trucks Charlotte NC

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With a $2 trillion spending proposal that dwarfs both the New Deal and the build-out of the American interstate highway system, President Joe Biden provided long-awaited details for a massive infrastructure plan that touches on everything from airports to highways, clean drinking water to revamped electric grids, school construction to public transit and clean energy to bolstered broadband deployment.

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Granite's backlog declines, but bids are roaring back, CEO says | Dump Trucks Charlotte NC

Columbus Ohio Dump Truck Company Brief:

  • Taking the final steps to bring its books back into compliance after accounting irregularities forced it to restate its financials going back to 2017 while voicing optimism that the outlook is improving quickly in 2021, Granite Construction reported fourth quarter 2020 revenue of $945.6 million, up 6.8% from $885.6 million a year earlier, and full year 2020 sales of $3.6 billion, an increase of 3.4% from the $3.4 billion it took in for all of 2019.

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Buttigieg: $11.6B Hudson River Tunnel a Biden DOT priority | Dump Trucks Charlotte NC

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In first week, Walsh talks about unions, jobsite inspectors, COVID-19 standard | Dump Trucks Charlotte NC

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Columbus Ohio Dump Truck Company Brief:

  • Shortly after being confirmed as secretary of labor on March 22, Marty Walsh highlighted a number of issues that he sees as critical priorities for the American workforce, including making sure workers feel safe on the job, revisiting the need for an emergency temporary standard for COVID-19, putting inspectors out in force on worksites, getting women back to columbus oh dump truck company and rebuilding the middle class through union membership.

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How the PRO Act could change the way contractors do business | Dump Trucks Charlotte NC

The construction industry’s use of independent columbus oh dump truck company and subcontractors, even sub-subcontractors, is standard practice. The nature of the business requires a wide range of expertise and independent columbus oh dump truck company can help with the short-term staffing that a columbus oh dump truck company does not have in-house, or they can supplement a contractor's full-time workforce.

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Troubled multiemployer pension plans saved through coronavirus relief bill | Dump Trucks Charlotte NC

President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, aimed at relieving some of the economic damage inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic, provides hundreds of billions of dollars to states and cities, some of which will fund infrastructure projects, employee retention credits for businesses and $1,400 stimulus checks to many Americans.

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Awaiting confirmation, Walsh doubles down on including minorities and women in Boston contracts | Dump Trucks Charlotte NC

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While Boston Mayor Marty Walsh awaits a full Senate vote to decide if he will become President Joe Biden’s Labor Department secretary, a recent dustup over his city's contracts for women- and minority-owned businesses illustrates how he may approach the issue at the federal level.

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On the Scene: February 2021 | Columbus Ohio Dump Trucks

Perkins Eastman’s office in Chicago

In January, Perkins Eastman’s office in Chicago’s historic Rookery Building achieved a platinum WELL health and safety rating from the International WELL Building Institute; the rating was created specifically for the post COVID-19 columbus oh dump truck work environment.

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Top Starts Battered by COVID Uncertainty | Columbus Ohio Dump Trucks

Ford Motor Co.’s $700-million electric care investment

The first phase of Ford Motor Co.’s $700-million electric care investment in Dearborn, Mich., began in 2020.

ENR Midwest’s Top Starts in 2020 fell to levels not seen since 2015, as the record-setting pace of starts over the last three years faltered with owners delaying or canceling projects nationwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Construction Loses 61K Jobs in February as Unemployment Rate Hits 9.6% | Columbus Ohio Dump Trucks

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Construction lost 61,000 jobs in February, and the industry's unemployment rate rose to 9.6%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Construction's employment picture worsened in February, as the industry lost 61,000 jobs, its first monthly decline since last April, and its jobless rate rose, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported.

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