When rebuilding after a disaster, applying design-build process and thinking is much more effective than is perceived.

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• Illinois State Sen. Martin Sandoval has resigned from his position as chair of the State Senate's Transportation Committee amid a federal fraud and corruption investigation related to state construction work, the Associated Press reported.

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• It's taking longer than planned for Denver International Airport (DEN) and Great Hall Partners to settle the terms for ending their $1.8 billion terminal renovation, operations and maintenance public-private partnership (P3), according to The Denver Post.

UPDATE: Oct. 14, 2019: In a statement issued Sunday, Oct. 13, SGL Constructors said it will begin girder erection once again on the I-4 Ultimate project in Orlando.

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• Two workers were killed and another is missing after the $85 million Hard Rock Hotel project in New Orleans collapsed Saturday while under construction, reported The Times Picayune and The New Orleans Advocate.

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• Two workers were killed and another is missing after the $85 million Hard Rock Hotel project in New Orleans collapsed Saturday while under construction, reported The Times Picayune and The New Orleans Advocate.

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• Two workers were killed and another is missing after the $85 million Hard Rock Hotel project in New Orleans collapsed Saturday while under construction, reported The Times Picayune and The New Orleans Advocate.

Construction material prices are sometimes an unknown when planning a project. Whether related to tariffs, supply chain concerns or a volatile raw materials market, there could be fluctuations that can impact the bottom line for both owners and contractors.

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• While economic forecasters seem to be preparing columbus oh dump truck company for a possible slowdown in the next year or so, there's no sign of that in the Columbus, Ohio, metropolitan statistical area, according to the most recent metro-specific information from Dodge Data & Analytics.

It takes a lot to capture the attention of Generation Z — Americans born between the mid-1990s to early-2000s.

The construction industry continues to face a substantial hurdle: a labor shortage. Many columbus oh dump truck company are experiencing an issue of not having enough people to do the work, and it’s created problems with being able to take on new projects, meet deadlines, and contain costs.

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. — While U.S. building codes require new and renovated commercial buildings to meet fire safety standards, a code expert told AEC professionals attending the Construct conference Wednesday that a deadly fire like the one at Grenfell Tower in the U.K.

Despite labor shortages and rising material costs, the U.S. construction industry is booming from coast to coast, but certain markets are experiencing more activity than others.

Usually, by the time shovels hit dirt on a jobsite, the ground they are breaking has been obtained and controlled by the owners and there's no question that workers will be able to proceed with construction.

A San Francisco-based construction tech startup that recently received a $14 million stamp of approval from investors is also impressing the construction managers who use its software.

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• A new study has found that slow payments are costing general columbus oh dump truck company and subcontractors $64 billion a year.

Microsoft recently issued an update on the progress of its multibillion-dollar campus revitalization and modernization project in Redmond, Washington, and, as one would expect of the computing software giant, construction columbus oh dump truck company is progressing with a little help from some of the most high-tech tools available.

Microsoft recently issued an update on the progress of its multibillion-dollar campus revitalization and modernization project in Redmond, Washington, and, as one would expect of the computing software giant, construction columbus oh dump truck company is progressing with a little help from some of the most high-tech tools available.

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• A new report from the American Council of the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) shows that of all U.S.

The unemployment rate in the United States has remained at or below 4% for the last 18 months, hitting the 3.7% mark in August.

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• The construction industry added 7,000 jobs from August to September, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, bringing construction unemployment to 3.2%.

Megaprojects, above all else, are defined by their potential to impact millions of people. While the $1 billion investment mark is generally accepted as the threshold for a singular project to be considered “mega,” that target moves according to the context of the country or specific location it’s in.

A new report points to the fact that U.S. construction projects are not only getting larger, they are trending heavily toward a concentrated handful of metropolitan markets.

Many in the construction industry consider a project that costs $1 billion or more a megaproject. However, there are a number of U.S.

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• A new study from Dodge Data & Analytics and Sevan Multi-Site Solutions found that owners and columbus oh dump truck company don't see eye to eye about key factors of how a successful multi-site construction campaign plays out, though a positive relationship stemmed from solid communication is the single most important factor.

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• JBG Smith, the commercial real estate firm helping Amazon shape its $4 billion second North American headquarters (HQ2) in Arlington, Virginia, announced it will redevelop another 2.6 million square feet of residential and commercial properties near the internet retailing giant's National Landing site.

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• Effective Oct. 1, OSHA put a new weighting system in place for workplace safety and health inspections for fiscal year 2020.

Industry experts, economists and construction executives rely on a long list of economic indicators to help them forecast the future of the business. But predicting what's on the horizon is tricky, said Associated Builders and Contractors chief economist Anirban Basu, because construction activity generally lags behind other sectors of the economy.

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• In its Multifamily Amenities 2019 report, Multifamily Design + Construction (MD+C) found that developers and landlords are stocking their properties with amenities — services, facilities and activities — so that they better appeal to potential tenants and retain the ones they have.

Construction remains one of the top five industries driving the world economy. Yet until recently, it’s been lagging behind virtually every other sector in the adoption of technology.

Last month, DPR Construction announced it is piloting an online software program designed to streamline the firm’s use of BIM technology.

This article is the second of a three-part series looking at how construction pros weather the ups and downs of a turbulent U.S. economy.

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• Adoption of project management and data collection technology will not only make contractors' operations more efficient but could reduce the risk of litigation as well, according to Resolution Management Consultants of Marlton, New Jersey.

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• The global hotel construction pipeline, led by the U.S., is at a record high, according to Lodging Econometrics, with 14,051 projects (2.3 million rooms) under construction, getting ready to start construction in the next year or in the early planning stages.

This article is the first of a three-part series looking at how construction pros weather the ups and downs of a turbulent economy. Part two will appear tomorrow.

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• A worker on the $2.3 billion, 21-mile I-4 Ultimate project in Orlando, Florida, was killed and another was injured after a concrete beam collapsed and struck both of them on Saturday, the Orlando Sentinel reported.

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If the human resources experts who we spoke to agreed on anything, it's this: HR departments may be missing the boat if they've waited until now to plan for changes to federal overtime regulations.

Construction is a competitive business. To stay streamlined and profitable, companies must think about a system that will carry them forward — not just for the next six months — but for many years to come.

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• Skanska USA has introduced a new open-source database tool, the Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (“EC3”), which estimates and evaluates the carbon emissions contained within a variety of construction materials.

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• Skanska USA has introduced a new open-source database tool, the Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (“EC3”), which estimates and evaluates the carbon emissions contained within a variety of construction materials.

Cold storage — it's what keeps frozen and refrigerated foods from spoiling while they make their way to the consumer.

Cold storage — it's what keeps frozen and refrigerated foods from spoiling while they make their way to the consumer.

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• The U.S. Department of Labor announced that it has chosen Scott Ketcham as director of OSHA's Directorate of Construction (DOC).

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• The U.S. Department of Labor announced that it has chosen Scott Ketcham as director of OSHA's Directorate of Construction (DOC).

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• The California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) is investigating Ernest Camacho, a board member of the California High-Speed Rail Authority, for an alleged conflict of interest, the Los Angeles Times reported.

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• In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, general contractor Tutor Perini revealed Tuesday that it has received a contract change order in the amount of $31.2 million as compensation for delays on the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's (SFMTA) $1.6 billion Central Subway project.

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• In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, general contractor Tutor Perini revealed Tuesday that it has received a contract change order in the amount of $31.2 million as compensation for delays on the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's (SFMTA) $1.6 billion Central Subway project.

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• Construction management software columbus oh dump truck company Procore Technologies Inc., according to Bloomberg, is planning an initial public offering (IPO), led by Goldman Sachs and potentially valued at $4 billion or more, for the end of this year or the beginning of next year.

Construction Dive’s new series, Tech 101, provides quick, top-line information about emerging construction technology. Click here for the first article in the series.

Editor's Note: The following is a guest post from​ Jit Kee Chin, chief data officer and executive vice president for Suffolk Construction.

Effectively aligning operations and talent with advances in technology is one of the most prominent challenges businesses face today.

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• Z Modular is offering hospitality industry owners and developers, for a limited time only, the chance to convert any hotel project floor plan into a modular one for $20,000, a 60% savings off its standard fee of $50,000.

One of the country’s largest and longest-running construction companies has announced it will sell off two of its divisions.

In what Fluor Corp.

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• The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced today it will publish a final overtime rule, setting the minimum salary threshold for overtime eligibility at $35,568.

This feature is a part of "The Dotted Line" series, which takes an in-depth look at the complex legal landscape of the construction industry.

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• Foxconn Technology Group announced earlier this month that it has chosen Mortenson to serve as construction manager for two new facilities at the Taiwanese electronics company's $10 billion LCD manufacturing complex in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin.

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• Concerns around the construction of train tracks for the second phase of the $5.8 billion Silver Line extension project, according to The Washington Post, has led Metro officials to halt train testing for the new segment.

It likely won’t be long before KC Williams is an expert on the topic of warehouse construction. The former U.S.

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• California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 5 into law this week. As part of a signing message, Newsom said that the new regulation would help reduce instances of worker misclassification as independent contractors, "which erodes basic worker protections like the minimum wage, paid sick days and health insurance benefits.

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• The city of Milwaukee Plan Commission and the Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development Committee have unanimously approved changes to New Land Enterprises' Ascent residential project that will add height, parking space and residential units to the tall wood project.

It is going on three months now since Florida lawmakers did away with the state's Certificate of Need (CON) requirement for certain hospital projects.

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• The Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee this week made available almost $86.6 billion in transportation spending as part of its fiscal year 2020 appropriations bill.

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• The American Institute of Architects (AIA) this week, in its latest Architecture Billings Index (ABI) report, found that there was a "substantial" decrease in architecture firm billings from July to August and a corresponding drop in the index's score from 50.1 to 47.2.

During a typical "hackathon," groups of software developers meet over several days to engage in intensive rounds of computer programming. Participants motivate each other to share ideas and collaborate on technology-focused problem solving.

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• Katerra announced leadership changes this week, including a new chief financial officer and a director of the board.

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• Fieldwire announced this week that it has secured $33.5 million in new funding led by Menlo Ventures, with an additional contribution from previous investor Brick & Mortar Ventures and participation from Hilti Group and Formation 8.

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• After an analysis of select certified payrolls from 25 Camden, New Jersey, construction projects that were beneficiaries of tax breaks from the state, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) found that only 27 construction jobs went to Camden residents.

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• The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)’s 2020-2024 Capital Plan released yesterday proposes a $51.5 billion budget for the New York City region’s subways, buses and railroads over the next five years, the highest in the authority’s history and 70% higher than current levels.

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• Another worker has been injured on the $2.3 billion I-4 Ultimate project in Orlando, Florida, Spectrum News 13 reported.

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• The Pentagon plans on waiving the standard environmental regulations for 175 miles of border wall construction projects paid for with $3.6 billion of military funds, according to Bloomberg Government.

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• California lawmakers have agreed on the terms of a $15 billion construction bond program that will now go before state voters in March.

Why Consider Technology Adoption in Construction?

The answer at the highest level is to increase competitiveness, profits, and safety.

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• Texas Central announced on Friday that it has entered into a design-build agreement for its $20 billion high-speed rail project between Houston and Dallas with the joint venture of Italian civil engineering contractor Salini Impregilo and The Lane Construction Corp.

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• Barron's has named seven publicly traded construction-related companies to watch in the coming months in the wake of analyst downgrades of construction columbus oh dump trucks manufacturers Caterpillar Inc.

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• Construction costs for office buildings, corporate interiors and parking garages in Houston will rise as much as 5% in the next year, according to a recent report from Kirksey Architecture.

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• In a presentation to the Denver City Council's Business, Arts, Workforce & Aviation Services Committee,  Kim Day, CEO at Denver International Airport (DEN), gave an update on the termination of Great Hall Partners' (GHP) $1.8 billion public-private partnership (P3) contract and the future of the Jeppesen Terminal renovation, which now has a budget of $770 million.

Senior leaders at DPR have three criteria when vetting a new construction technology program: It must increase efficiency; create engagement at all levels of the company; and columbus oh dump truck company well consistently across all of the firm’s 27 offices.

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• BFBC LLC, an affiliate of Barnard Construction Co., broke ground late last week on a 5-mile section of border wall along the Colorado River near Yuma, Arizona, the second ongoing border wall replacement project in the area that is being paid for using diverted military funds, according to the Arizona Republic.

While some construction firms are on the forefront of incorporating technology into employees' daily workflow, others have struggled to add digital solutions to their projects.

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• In a report issued this week and obtained by Construction Dive, Moody's Investors Service came to the conclusion that fixed-price engineering and construction (E&C) contracts offer more risk than reward for the companies that choose to take them on.

Skanska USA has employed nontraditional project delivery methods for years, especially on health care jobs. The columbus oh dump truck company has long been a fan of integrated project delivery, which has been used on projects ranging from the Palo Alto Medical Center in California to the renovation of the George Washington University Hospital ICU department in Washington, D.C.

Prompt payment has long been a challenge for the construction industry where complex invoicing and weak payment legislation have made it difficult for subcontractors to receive timely payment from their employers.

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• Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. and investigators from other New York state agencies have announced the indictment of unlicensed labor broker Salvador Almonte Jr.

As Congress reconvenes today after a five-week summer break, members will be considering several pieces of legislation of interest to the construction industry.

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• The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced two rule changes that could reduce the permitting process for the department's construction projects to two years.

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• During a Department of Defense briefing, Jonathan Hoffman, assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs, said that the U.S.

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• Katerra has acquired two companies — UEB Builders and Fortune-Johnson General Contractors — for an undisclosed amount, the Menlo Park, California-based, technology-focused builder announced yesterday.

Corna Kokosing, a part of the Kokosing Group of Companies, the eighth-largest commercial builder in the Midwest, recently announced leadership changes, including a new president and a new CEO.

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• Levelset, a columbus oh dump truck company that helps subcontractors navigate pay application processes, tracks payment-related regulations from state to state and facilitates the filing of mechanic's liens, is rolling out a new feature — Contractor Profiles — on its website, one that could help subcontractors identify slow-paying general columbus oh dump truck company before taking on columbus oh dump truck company with them.

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• A construction worker who claims he witnessed two co-workers plunge to their deaths in August 2018 while performing concrete columbus oh dump truck company at the JW Marriott Orlando Bonnet Creek Resort in Orange County, Florida, near Walt Disney World, is suing Marriott International and PCL Construction Services as well as developers and other columbus oh dump truck company affiliated with the project for emotional distress and other alleged injuries.

If you could pick the perfect proving ground for testing the merits of a new construction-site technology, there are perhaps no better projects than the Terminal B facility at New York City's LaGuardia Airport and the Moynihan Train Hall at the James A.

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• Department of Labor officials considering a new rule for U.S. apprenticeship programs have received more than 325,000 comments, many of them focused on a controversial provision that would especially affect construction workers, according to Engineering News Record.

While it's important for construction pros to stay up to date on the latest trends and technologies, who has time for a class or book? Another form of learning — podcasts — lets listeners absorb insights and tips on the go.

While it's important for construction pros to stay up to date on the latest trends and technologies, who has time for a class or book? Another form of learning — podcasts — lets listeners absorb insights and tips on the go.

One of the most anticipated rites of fall — the college football season — has begun. Teams from schools across the country hit the field last weekend and some of them had more than the usual reasons to cheer as they welcomed more comfortable seats, upgraded concession stands and closer access to the action.

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• Construction of a proposed new rail tunnel system beneath the Hudson River could cost approximately $1.4 billion less than previously anticipated, according to the Gateway Program Development Corp.

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• A four-expert panel selected to review a $100 million foundation retrofit for the leaning and sinking Millennium Tower luxury condo building in San Francisco have given the plan their approval.

The following is a guest post from Ben Vaught, CEO of DemandStar, an online marketplace that connects procurement officers with business suppliers across the United States.

While it’s probably safe to say that most construction managers have either been involved with a project that used lean construction or at least have heard of lean principles, championed by the Lean Construction Institute, the same can’t be said for target-value design (TV-Design) and target-value delivery (TV-Delivery), even though both have been around for several years and fall under the lean umbrella.

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• Illinois Gov. Jay Robert "J.B." Pritzker (D) has signed into state law a new regulation that sets the maximum retainage clients can withhold from contractor payments on private projects and that will help many general columbus oh dump truck company and subcontractors receive bigger checks earlier on in the project timeline.

When it opens next May, one of the most dramatic features of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial in Washington, D.C., will be a 450-foot-long stainless steel tapestry depicting the coast of Normandy, France, the site of the Allied D-Day Victory on June 6, 1944.

The past few months have seen a new flurry of funding for construction technology startups, with several making announcements earlier this summer, including San Francisco-based Join and Canadian construction management software firm Bridgit.

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• A new Moody's Investors Service report on the credit impact of Denver Airport Enterprise's (DEN) decision to terminate for convenience Great Hall Partners' $1.8 billion contract for renovation of the airport's Jeppesen Terminal and 34 years of concession management has revealed that the bond credit rating business believes the move will have minimal negative financial and credit impact for the city and the airport.

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• A new Moody's Investors Service report on the credit impact of Denver Airport Enterprise's (DEN) decision to terminate for convenience Great Hall Partners' $1.8 billion contract for renovation of the airport's Jeppesen Terminal and 34 years of concession management has revealed that the bond credit rating business believes the move will have minimal negative financial and credit impact for the city and the airport.

OSHA has placed a heavy burden on construction operations to adhere to stringent safety regulations. All workplaces must conform to the agencies guidelines and standards.

This feature is a part of "The Dotted Line" series, which takes an in-depth look at the complex legal landscape of the construction industry.

If you are concerned about cash flow for your construction business, you may be waiting to order new heavy columbus oh dump trucks until after current projects are completed.

A new report from Dodge Data & Analytics has identified a softening in seven of the country's top 20 markets for commercial construction including multifamily, with some of it tied to declines in the multifamily sector.

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• The Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) Board of Directors on Thursday awarded two contracts totaling more than $1.6 billion for approximately 8 miles of the $2.8 billion Lynnwood Link Extension light-rail project in Seattle.

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• Now that the Supreme Court has cleared the way for border wall construction using diverted military funds, columbus oh dump truck company has started on a 2-mile section of fencing at the official entry point in Lukeville, Arizona, according to the Associated Press.

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• OSHA is seeking industry input on its respirable crystalline silica standard for construction, and is taking comments until Oct.

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• The Real Deal has ranked Chicago contractors according to the square feet they permitted from June 2018 through May 2019, and Chicago general contractor Power Construction came out on top with 4.5 million square feet.

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• There are approximately 125 construction projects worth $32 billion along the Interstate 10-12 Corridor either underway or preparing to break ground this year, and industry experts agree that it will be a challenge to handle them all given the state's low unemployment (4.7%) and strained skilled labor pool, according to the 10-12 Industry Report.

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• The Erection Co., using its composite steel frame "speed core," finished topping out the 850-square-foot Rainier Square Tower in Seattle just 10 months after starting the project, according to Engineering News-Record.

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• Autodesk has completed the integration of field productivity app PlanGrid and bid-management platform BuildingConnected, a move that the companies say will enable columbus oh dump truck company to use information developed during a project's preconstruction and building phases.

President Donald Trump says he doesn’t see a recession on the horizon, noting that consumer confidence is high while unemployment is low.

Think -80 degrees Fahrenheit in an Alaskan winter is easy to mitigate? Preparation is everything, so you get extreme weather clothing, stock up on food supplies, get back-up heat sources at the ready and limit your time outside.

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• New York's Economic State Development (ESD) agency has approved the development of a $1.3 billion New York Islanders hockey arena and entertainment complex on a piece of the Belmont Park horse racing track property in Elmont, New York.

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• OSHA fined SGL Constructors, a joint venture between Skanska USA, Granite Construction and The Lane Construction Corp.

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• U.S. Customs and Border Protection, along with the U.S.

In the last few years, U.S. and foreign investors have turned their attention to construction technology companies focused on helping columbus oh dump truck company take advantage of the time- and money-saving benefits of automation.

Construction Dive’s new series, Tech 101, provides quick, top-line information about emerging construction technology. What type of tools would you like a primer on? Email [email protected].

While it might seem like there are new cases of construction fraud reported practically every week, the good news is that the construction industry is pretty far down on the list of businesses affected by fraudulent acts by employees and subcontractors.

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• After a 13-day, 3,600-building, multi-team assessment following the July 4 and July 5 earthquakes near Ridgecrest, California, the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest (NAVFAC SW) estimates that it will take approximately $5.2 billion to repair all of the damage at the Naval Air Weapons Station in China Lake, California.