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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.
Topics: Infrastructure
Entities: Infrastructure
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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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Entities: Infrastructure
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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.
Topics: Infrastructure
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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.
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Contractors are taking advantage of multibillion-dollar train and transit contracts, even as funding challenges create hurdles for project execution.
Topics: Infrastructure
Entities: Infrastructure
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On megaprojects, radio silence isn't the standard. It's a choice with real costs.
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The project to expand state Route 177 will address unforeseen population growth since the original project’s environmental study in 2017.
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Ed Egerton, who brings more than 20 years of experience in infrastructure, engineering and energy, is the firm’s second C-suite addition to come from AtkinsRéalis in the last year.
Topics: Infrastructure
Entities: Infrastructure
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Texas metro areas have led the nation’s 6.6% uptick in metro-area housing units, an Urban Institute analysis found.
Topics: Housing
Entities: Housing