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  • Of All Professions, Construction Workers Most Likely to Use Opioids & Cocaine, Study Finds
    New York, New York (Oct. 30, 2019)—Construction workers are more likely to use drugs than workers in other professions, finds a study by the Center for Drug Use and HIV/HCV Research
    Read More →: Of All Professions, Construction Workers Most Likely to Use Opioids & Cocaine, Study Finds

  • Takeuchi Breaks Ground on New Training Center Set to Open Spring 2020
    Atlanta, Georgia (Oct. 29, 2019)—Takeuchi-US, compact equipment innovator, held a ground-breaking ceremony Friday, October 11, for a new training facility set to open spring 2020. The new center will allow dealers
    Read More →: Takeuchi Breaks Ground on New Training Center Set to Open Spring 2020

  • Florida Governor Signals Another Push For E-Verify System
    Tallahassee, Florida (AP) (Oct. 29, 2019)—Florida Governor Ron DeSantis urged lawmakers Tuesday to pass legislation that would require employers to use a federally operated electronic database to verify the immigration status
    Read More →: Florida Governor Signals Another Push For E-Verify System

  • Oregon Metro Council Adopts a Policy Framework to Diversify Greater Portland’s Construction Industry
    Portland, Oregon (Oct. 29, 2019)—Thursday, October 24, the Metro Council adopted a policy framework that lays the foundation for creating career pathways in construction for women and people of color in
    Read More →: Oregon Metro Council Adopts a Policy Framework to Diversify Greater Portland’s Construction Industry

  • ASV Holdings Inc. Names 2019 Dealer Award Winners
    Grand Rapids, Minnesota (Oct. 29, 2019)—ASV Holdings Inc., a manufacturer of all-purpose and all-season compact track loaders and skid steers, has announced Barda Equipment as the 2019 ‘Dealer of the Year’ and Barry
    Read More →: ASV Holdings Inc. Names 2019 Dealer Award Winners

  • US & El Salvador Sign Arrangements on Security & Information Sharing, Give Salvadorans With TPS More Time
    Washington, D.C. (Oct. 28, 2019)—At Department of Homeland Security (DHS) headquarters in Washington, D.C., Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin K. McAleenan, El Salvador Foreign Minister Alexandra Hill and Acting Director
    Read More →: US & El Salvador Sign Arrangements on Security & Information Sharing, Give Salvadorans With TPS More Time

  • Inside the Destruction of the California Wildfires
    Firefighters in California are currently battling 17 wildfires. The largest of them, the Kincade fire, has been burning for 6 days and has destroyed more than 124 structures, with more than 90,000 others at
    Read More →: Inside the Destruction of the California Wildfires

  • Miami’s FIU Bridge & Seattle’s Crane: What Happened & Why
    Findings from investigations in two different construction tragedies were recently announced: Miami’s Florida International University bridge collapse and the Seattle, Washington, crane collapse. According to a press release from last week, the
    Read More →: Miami’s FIU Bridge & Seattle’s Crane: What Happened & Why

  • Granite Construction Announces 63% Net Income Loss in Q3
    Feel like you’re not having the greatest year? Granite Construction can commiserate. The contractor recently reported a 63% decrease in its third-quarter net income year over year. The firm netted $20.5 million in
    Read More →: Granite Construction Announces 63% Net Income Loss in Q3

  • Restoration Builders Inc. Expands into CO & WY With Acquisition of Sorenson Roofing & Exteriors G.C.
    Scottsdale, Arizona (Oct. 29, 2019)—Restoration Builders Inc.  announced today that it has signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire Mile High Restoration Inc. DBA Sorensen Roofing and Exteriors G.C., headquartered in
    Read More →: Restoration Builders Inc. Expands into CO & WY With Acquisition of Sorenson Roofing & Exteriors G.C.

  • Aquajet Announces First North American Business Development Manager
    Monroe, Washington (Oct. 29, 2019)—Aquajet Systems AB, a manufacturer of hydrodemolition machines, has announced Keith Armishaw as a its first North American business development manager. Armishaw works closely with Aquajet’s regional sales
    Read More →: Aquajet Announces First North American Business Development Manager

  • NY & NJ Port Authority Board Continues Aggressive Investment in Its Airport Network, Moving $4.5B in Critical Projects Forward
    New York, New York (Oct 25, 2019)—To accommodate continuing record passenger growth at the Port Authority’s three major airports, the Board of Commissioners moved aggressively forward to invest approximately $4.5 billion
    Read More →: NY & NJ Port Authority Board Continues Aggressive Investment in Its Airport Network, Moving $4.5B in Critical Projects Forward

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