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Get a droneās-eye view of construction on Appleās massive new spaceship-like campus
Back in July, we got our first look at construction of Appleās new $5 billion campus. The new campus was one of the last projects former Apple CEO Steve Jobs worked on before he died in 2012 and involved turning a site that was mostly asphalt into one that would host 176 acres of trees, [ā¦]
September 2, 2014
Business
Expansion of Oklahoma fertilizer plant could put more than 1,000 contractors to work
The massive expansion of a fertilizer production plant in Oklahoma will likely have quite the impact on the construction industry well beyond its local community. The expansion of the Koch Nitrogen plant in Enid, Oklahoma, will begin in mid-September according to a report from the Enid News and Eagle. The $1.3 billion project will be [ā¦]
August 6, 2014
Construction Equipment
Ancient buildings and artifacts in Istanbul reportedly being destroyed by construction
In construction, one of the things many contractors make a concentrated effort at avoiding is destroying anything of historical value while building something new. In fact, many contractors are excited to unearth history, even if it does mean work can be delayed a few days. Browse through our āJobsite Findsā posts and you get a [ā¦]
May 19, 2014
Business
Can Texas make high-speed rail work? California canāt
For the last few years, Iāve been critical of Californiaās attempts to link Los Angeles to San Francisco with a high-speed rail line. Itās not that Iām reflexively against passenger rail. Itās just that California is such a political zoo, I donāt think they can do anything well when it comes to the bread-and-butter responsibilities [ā¦]
April 1, 2014
Construction Equipment
BASE jumpers scale 1 World Trade Center construction site and parachute from the top
Editorās Note: The video below contains some coarse language that some readers might find inappropriate. ViewerĀ discretionĀ advised. Video has surfaced on YouTube captured by a group of men who broke into the 1 World Trade Center construction site last September, climbed to the buildingās roof and parachuted into the city below. At 1,776 feet tall, the [ā¦]
March 25, 2014
Construction Equipment
Highway construction project halted in Iceland to avoid disturbing home and church of āhidden elvesā
Itās not uncommon for construction and road projects to be halted due to environmental concerns. But elves? Thatās a new one on us. In Iceland, environmentalists have forged a partnership with elf advocates to convince the Icelandic Road and Coastal Commission to abandon a highway construction project that would build a route from the Alftanes [ā¦]
December 23, 2013
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Methanol plant will create 3k construction jobs along Texas Gulf Coast
Orascom Construction Industries (OCI), a Dutch fertilizer company, has announced plans to build a second methanol plant in Beaumont, Texas, about an hour east of Houston along the stateās Gulf Coast. A budget for the project has not yet been announced, but it is expected to create 3,000 construction jobs over the next three years, [ā¦]
November 25, 2013
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Construction begins on worldās first underwater hotel (PHOTOS)
In what is sure to be a project to remember for the crews putting it together, construction has begun in Dubai on the worldās very first underwater hotel. With a design that resembles the USS Enterprise from āStar Trekā and a function akin to āSealab 2020,ā the Water Discus Hotel will bring whole new meaning [ā¦]
July 8, 2013
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Construction crews begin biggest dam removal project in California history
Built in 1921, the San Clemente Dam near Carmel Valley, California was once an important source of water for towns on the Monterey Peninsula on the Carmel River. But now, the 106-foot-tall structure is just a liability. It hasnāt been used as a water source since 2002 and in 1991 it was declared at risk [ā¦]
June 25, 2013
Workforce
$1.5B University of Connecticut expansion to create 30k construction jobs
Lawmakers in Connecticut have approved a $1.5 billion expansion of the University of Connecticut that will create 30,000 construction jobs, according to the Associated Press. Dubbed āNext Generation Connecticutā the plan and praised by UConn President Susan HerbstĀ as āNothing short of transformational,ā the project will build new classrooms, labs and housing. Construction will take place [ā¦]
June 12, 2013
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Draped in the stars and stripes, spire is hoisted atop World Trade Center as construction continues
Construction workers in Manhattan watched closely Thursday, many holding smartphones and cameras to capture the big moment, as the gleaming silver spire was hoisted atop the new World Trade Center building. According to the Associated Press, the spire will sit on a platform atop the building for several weeks before it isĀ permanentlyĀ installed. The 408-foot spire [ā¦]
May 3, 2013
Construction Equipment
Beetle delays TransCanada pipeline construction
Construction on TransCanada's Gulf Coast pipeline has been brought to a halt by a bug.
October 26, 2012
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