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Omaha Media Group - Wed April 04, 2018

Wednesday Weekly Wrap-Up : April 4, 2018

Was your week a little busy? No worries! Here is a recap of the most popular stories from our website over the past week:Contractors Fined Millions For Failing To Hire Local Workers During Arena ConstructionDuring the construction of Detroit's $862.9 million Little Caesars Arena, only 25 percent of the hours worked by skilled tradesman were actual residents of the city....

Emily Buenzle - Mon April 02, 2018

Contractors Fined Millions for Failing to Hire Local Workers During Arena Construction

During the construction of Detroit's $862.9 million Little Caesar's Arena, just 25 percent of the hours worked by skilled-trades workers were residents of the city, despite Detroit's rule that 51 percent of hours completed on publicly funded projects be worked by those living in the city....

Emily Buenzle - Mon November 13, 2017

Tiny Home Construction Improves Lives of City Residents

Construction has begun on a development made up of tiny homes in Detroit. The five homes currently under construction will join others in Cass Tiny Homes, a development on the city's west side, to provide housing for low-income residents, The Detroit News reported....

Emily Buenzle - Tue September 12, 2017

Construction on $863M Detroit Arena Nears Completion

The Little Caesars Arena in Detroit will open with a temporary certificate of occupancy in time for the Kid Rock concert Sept. 12. Construction workers have been working nights and weekends on the $863 million arena, finishing up last-minute projects, including laying pavement outside the southeast entrance, the Detroit Free Press reported....

Tue September 05, 2017

Nonprofits Use Equipment for Annual Beautification Project

Heavy Equipment Response Coalition, a nonprofit providing resources for disaster mitigation, response, and recovery, assisted nonprofit Life Remodeled in its annual project to beautify Detroit. Aided by heavy equipment, 11,000 volunteers cleaned up 300 blocks around Detroit's Central High School and Durfee buildings over six days....

Kirk Pinho - Tue July 18, 2017

City Construction Projects Top $5.4B

At least $5.4 billion in real estate development and redevelopment projects are underway or proposed in and around downtown Detroit the next three years, according to report recently released by an international real estate firm....

Wed July 12, 2017

Southeastern Equipment Donates CTLs to Team Rubicon for Project in Detroit

Case Construction Equipment dealer Southeastern Equipment Co. Inc. donated the use of two TR310 compact track loaders with grapple buckets to Team Rubicon for Operation Joe Louis — an urban blight response project in Detroit, Mich....

Wed July 12, 2017

Detroit Strikes $4.3M Deal to Acquire Land for Pathway

DETROIT (AP) Detroit officials say they expect to begin construction this fall to finish a bike and pedestrian pathway with 7.5 mi. of property they recently acquired from a railroad company. The city announced June 22 that it reached a $4.3 million deal with railroad company Conrail to acquire the land....