Wed September 14, 2016
House Passes Much-Needed Perkins Act
The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following statement today in response to the passage of the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act in the U.S....
Wed September 14, 2016
Dakota Access CEO: We're Committed to Finishing Project
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) The head of a Texas company building the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline told employees Tuesday that it is committed to the project despite strong opposition and a federal order to voluntarily halt construction near an American Indian reservation in North Dakota....
Tue September 13, 2016
TTC Approves $70B to Fund Projects Over Next 10 Years
The Texas Transportation Commission approved the 2017 Unified Transportation Program (UTP) with $70 billion worth of projects to help TxDOT meet the state's growing transportation demands. The plan is the largest of its kind in the agency's history that addresses capacity, maintenance and safety needs around the state....
Christine Allen - Mon September 12, 2016
Calder Brothers Welcomes Gov. Nikki Haley
Calder Brothers Corporation welcomed Gov. Nikki Haley (R) Aug. 30 to its headquarters and manufacturing facility of Mauldin Paving Products in Taylors, S.C. The visit, which was years in the making, was orchestrated by members of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), including Glen Calder, vice president of administration and manufacturing of Calder Brothers, who also sits on the government and public affairs committee of the AEM....
Mon September 12, 2016
Is Russia's Largest Construction Project in Trouble?
The website RealDeal is reporting that while a recession has now stretched into its sixth quarter in Russia, and office vacancies across the Moscow are sitting at 20 percent, on a riverfront site 2.5 miles west of the Kremlin, the three tallest skyscrapers in Europe have all hit the market over the last three years....
Mon September 12, 2016
Obama Takes 'Unprecedented' Action on Dakota Access Project
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Standing Rock Sioux's effort to block a four-state oil pipeline got a lifeline when the federal government temporarily stopped the project, a move some say likely may forever change the way all energy infrastructure projects are reviewed in the future....
Fri September 09, 2016
North Dakota Tribe's Request to Stop Work on Pipeline Denied
NEAR THE STANDING ROCK SIOUX RESERVATION, N.D. (AP) — The Standing Rock Sioux tribe's attempt to halt construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline near its North Dakota reservation failed in federal court Friday, but three federal agencies asked the pipeline company to "voluntarily pause" work on a segment that tribal officials say holds sacred sites and artifacts....
Kevin Abourezk - LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR - Fri September 09, 2016
Lancaster County Struggles to Maintain 53 Rural Bridges
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Roberta Sward can't get to her home northwest of Conestoga Lake as easily as she once could. In October, Lancaster County officials closed a bridge west of Southwest 98th Street and West Pioneers Boulevard and, in doing so, closed her main route to Lincoln and back, the Lincoln Journal Star reported....
Thu September 08, 2016
City Bans Mid-Story Wood Buildings
The website Atlanta Curbed is reporting that the city of Sandy Springs city has passed a law banning wood construction for developments taller than three stories. In a move that bucks a nation-wide trend, the Sandy Springs City Council has approved a new code that prohibits all future construction of wood-framed structures of greater than three stories and larger than 100,000 square feet....
Thu September 08, 2016
Green Party's Jill Stein Charged in N. Dakota Pipeline Protest
A North Dakota judge issued a warrant Wednesday for the arrest of Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein, who is accused of spray-painting construction equipment during a protest against the Dakota Access pipeline....
