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Maggie Reed, the business unit leader for Gilbane Building’s Richmond, Virginia, office, says resilience is key to breaking into the trades.
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Doug Harrison, vice president of corporate operations for the builder, emphasized that consistent technology implementation is important to capture meaningful data.
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The way in which President Donald Trump’s administration held back money for the project “flagrantly violates federal law,” according to a Monday ruling.
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Keith Sonderling has voiced support for business-friendly regulations and programs that encourage employers to perform self-audits.
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The increase, paired with the industry’s layoff and hiring rate, shows an uneven environment for labor demand, economists said.
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Starting Wednesday, the grants can go toward short-term trade education, a major win for an industry in desperate need of skilled workers, writes the CEO of Stanley Black & Decker.
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Though the overall program is still on track, crews pushed back the opening of one of the rail lines by one month, according to a project update meeting.
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Aging infrastructure is hampering the country’s ability to maintain a technically advanced warfighting capability, says the Defense Research Enterprise Review.
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Although contractors can’t eliminate the risk of community opposition, “there are things they can do to avoid becoming the insurer of that risk,” said Mark Carter, partner at law firm Buchalter.
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To save lives, the industry should reduce workers' exposure to hazards via technology that can take on the most dangerous tasks, writes the director of Virginia Tech’s school of construction.
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The 34-mile segment between Merced and Madera aims to extend the rail network deeper into California’s Central Valley, with a planned terminus at Sacramento.
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Hyperscalers want their data centers online and utilities want to provide interconnections, but experts say both are still looking for common operating guidelines.