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Thursday night, a truck with an oversized load struck a portion of the I-5 bridge near Seattle, Washington, sending a section of the bridge and ...
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In Moore, just as in Tuscaloosa, the power of “just doing” will be revealed
When tornados struck Tuscaloosa on April 27, 2011, a spontaneous army of tens of thousands of volunteers fanned out to help their neighbors. It was ...
Obama slashes review and approval times for infrastructure projects
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Volkswagen to refit late-model diesel vehicles because Americans keep filling them with gas
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Women breaking through construction industry’s “concrete ceiling”
While women still hold the same percentage of the 8.4 million construction jobs in the United States as they did in 1983—a low 2.6 percent—a new ...
Immigration bill gains Senate committee’s approval, retains limit on construction visas but increases H-1B visas for highly skilled workers
With a 13-5 vote Tuesday night, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved an immigration bill that would give 11.5 million immigrants living in the United States ...
OSHA intends to postpone compliance deadline for new crane operator certification rules to 2017
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AED and 17 construction industry groups call for House to support approval of Keystone XL pipeline
In a letter addressed to Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi of California, the Associated Equipment Distributers and 17 ...
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Construction University eases transition from jobsite to the office
It’s a common story: After working in construction awhile—sometimes with family, sometimes not—a guy or gal wants to strike out on their own. And so ...
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Save money, boost uptime, be a hero with smart tire management
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HDD contractor Scott Kelly’s “Journey to Elite” pays off in Contractor of the Year win
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