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Iowa gas-tax hike increases local road, bridge projects
Iowa’s 10-cent gas-tax increase, enacted in March 2015, has brought in an additional $515 million for road and bridge projects, the Quad City Times reports. The additional revenue has been coming to cities and counties and must be used for critical road and bridge projects. The state has also used about half of the money […]
November 17, 2017
Roadbuilding
Group hopes to reinstate historic U.S. Highway 20 route in Iowa
A nonprofit organization hopes to designate the original 1926 alignment of Highway 20 in Iowa between Dubuque and Sioux City and is calling on local governments along the historic route to support the designation. Historic U.S. Route 20 Association President Bryan Farr tells KWWL that the movement is gaining traction among cities, towns and counties, with […]
October 12, 2017
Business
Subcontractors of all experience levels needed for work in Irma, Harvey disaster areas
Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have left a wake of demolished homes and strewn debris, and also high demand for subcontractors who can load, haul and dump large amounts of material. Pay rates for subcontractors are also starting to rise, sometimes leading to bidding wars between local governments as communities become more desperate for relief. That […]
September 26, 2017
Roadbuilding
$150 million spreading throughout Indiana for roads and bridges
An infusion of $150 million is spreading to Indiana communities in matching funds to improve local roads and bridges. The state legislature started the program in 2016 in which cities, towns and counties apply for grants for local roadwork. Grant recipients must kick in a match Âof 25 to 50 percent, with larger communities having to […]
September 26, 2017
Business
Construction employment declines in 151 metro areas between Nov. 2011 and Nov. 2012
The latest examination of construction employment in U.S. metro areas is out from the Associated General Contractors of America. After analyzing federal employment figures, the AGC found that construction employment declined in 151 out of 337 metropolitan areas between November 2011 and November 2012. Hiring was stagnant in 60 of those areas while 126 saw […]
January 9, 2013
Business
Dallas transforms with $2.3 billion in development since 2002
Residents of Dallas, Texas have seen their city literally transform around them in the past decade thanks to $2.3 billion in investment and redevelopment since 2002, the Dallas Morning News reports. According to the News, the area is unrecognizable from 10 years ago. In fact, one oilman in the area says Dallas is experiencing a […]
December 31, 2012
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Deterioriating infrastructure drags down economy
New York City is used in this example, but the same applies everywhere. The key paragraph: “Infrastructure is a lot more complicated than the last time we did this on a grand scale. It’s not a matter of laying down new roads and tracks, as it often was as recently as the 1950s with the […]
January 15, 2010
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