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Hard Hat High: How substance abuse endangers construction workers, hurts recruiting and threatens your bottom line (PART 1)
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a two-part series. To read part two, click here. Part 1: The scope of the problem It’s a story that received national headlines. On June 5, 2013, equipment operator Sean Benschop maneuvered an 18-ton excavator toward a four-story brick building slated for demolition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. But in […]
February 20, 2017
Roadbuilding
Riding high: Colorado town using marijuana tax funds to fix roads
While it was a Michigan lawmaker that advocated “pot for potholes” earlier this year, a town in Colorado is actually putting that slogan into action. Fox  21 News in Colorado Springs reported that Pueblo County brought in more revenue from marijuana taxes than had been anticipated, so the Board of Commissioners voted to divert the $50,000 surplus to funding a […]
July 22, 2015
Roadbuilding
Grass tax instead of gas tax for road funding? Michigan lawmaker calls to legalize “pot for potholes”
A lawmaker in Michigan thinks that marijuana could provide some relief for the state’s ailing roads. Rep. Brandon Dillon (D-Grand Rapids) wrote in an op-ed on MLive.com that Michigan voters have been adamant about not going deeper into their own pockets for funding on some issues—voters shot down a proposal to raise taxes for transportation […]
May 25, 2015
Business
Arrest of excavator operator in Philly building collapse raises questions about marijuana legalization, contractor regulations
After an investigation of what caused the demolition of a downtown Philadelphia building to turn deadly, a 42-year-old equipment operator named Sean Benschop turned himself in to authorities Saturday night after a warrant was issued for his arrest. According to the Associated Press, a toxicology report found that Benschop was allegedly high on marijuana as […]
June 10, 2013
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