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Officials added another $5 billion to the price tag of the state's long-awaited bullet train project.
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Inflation is casting shadows over how much the $1.2 trillion in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act can ultimately accomplish.
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"I'm working with people who at least aren't openly racist" anymore, one worker said. Construction pros reflect on what's changed — and hasn't — since 2020.
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Contractors who haven't examined their contracts could be in for a surprise if they expect financial compensation for many events that delay work.
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Several massive manufacturing-related construction projects are depending on the act in order to move forward.
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The bill contains approximately $5 billion for programs to accelerate the construction industry’s shift toward green building materials.
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Several construction industry giants saw profits fall and lowered their outlooks for the remainder of the year amid continued impacts from COVID-19 and inflation.
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Jacksonville, Florida-based Superior Construction said teamwork, an emergency comms network and drones were key to the rapid rebuild.
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The structure was designed by Populous and will seat at least 60,000.
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Ten in every 100,000 workers died on the job in 2020, a stubbornly stagnant rate that has held since 2011.
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