Bill to Send Existing Sales Tax to Northern Virginia for Roads Faces 'Tough' Future

Democrats, who narrowly control the state Senate, likely will oppose the bill because they have long contended that Virginia's ailing road network requires raising additional revenue through a tax increase and not through using the state's general fund.

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Virtual Reality: A ‘Just-In-Time' Technology for a COVID World

Serious Labs’ mission of revolutionizing the way people learn with VR simulators is right in line with COVID’s ever-present consequence of change.

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Civil Contractors Believe Construction Market Will Rebound in 2021

More than half of civil contractors have high or very high confidence in the market’s ability to provide them with new business in the next 12 months.

US Department of Labor Launches New Initiative to Collect OSHA Debts

New series of payment letters will make clear what’s owed, and OSHA will put businesses that fail to pay citations on a priority list for further inspection

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Hops & Highways Episode 13: Recruiting & Retaining the Construction Workforce

This week, Jess & Dormie talk about how recruiting workers to the industry has changed as a result of COVID and share tips on how to retain your best workers. We also catch you up on the latest news and share your hard work during Build America Friday.

Gage Brothers Concrete Products, a member of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, stepped up its production and was instrumental in completing a project to allow increased manufacturing of the vital N95 masks used by medical personnel and first responders fighting COVID-19.

Precast Concrete Helps Build 440,000-sq. ft. N95 Facility in 52 Days

Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute member Gage Brothers Concrete Products were tasked to construct a brand new facility for the urgent manufacture of N95 masks to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Biden Announces Plan for Economic Recovery, Promises Infrastructure Next Month

Biden's two-step plan for rescue and recovery in our nation includes presenting his "Build Back Better" plan to Congress in February. The plan includes $2 trillion in spending over four years for infrastructure.

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Top 10 Hottest Construction Stories This Week: Winter Diesel Dos and Don’ts

Most-read construction stories of the week include each state DOT’s take from the COVID relief bill, three big prospects for 2021construction, concrete company admits to antitrust violations, how calcium improves cold weather concrete pours, more

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Resolve to Stop Doing These 5 Things in 2021

Rather than New Year’s resolutions that add things to your already full plate, why not stop doing some things that are eating up your time and money?

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Campaign Urges Infrastructure Package by Fourth of July to Boost U.S. Economic Growth

“Build by the Fourth of July” campaign urges Congress to enact a fiscally and environmentally responsible infrastructure package by July 4th to encourage U.S. economic recovery.

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OSHA Announces Increase in Civil Penalty Amounts for 2021

Civil penalty amounts for OSHA violations are being increased based on cost-of-living adjustments for 2021.

Perkins has completed billions of hours of engine tests across different environments, including cold testing at a Perkins facility in Arjeplog, Sweden, 100 km from the arctic circle where temperatures drop to -49° F (-45° C).

Diesel Engines Do’s and Don’ts for a Trouble-free Winter

Simple steps like keeping your fuel tanks and cans filled, using weather-appropriate fuels, strategic equipment parking, and regular battery care can all make a big difference in how winter impacts your business.

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Report: Infrastructure Investment Presents Opportunity to Energize U.S. Economy

The ASCE has released their 2021 Failure to Act Report which discusses how the nation’s failure to act to improve the condition of U.S. infrastructure systems affect the nation’s economic performance

How to Mitigate COVID-19 Risks and Maintain Compliance this Winter

The unique safety risks and regulatory challenges construction companies will face this winter due to COVID-19 and how technology can help mitigate the risks and ensure compliance.

Stimulus Bill Requires Contractors Do the Right Thing in Coronavirus Contact Tracing

To keep workers productive on job sites, employers will need capacity to identify COVID-19 exposure and notify those at risk within 24 hours. Paper records of health screenings won't do the job.

With Aquajet’s technology, combined with years of hydrodemolition experience, Water Blasting & Vacuum Services Inc. pushed the boundaries of Hydrodemolition to work deeper and cleaner than any Canadian project to date, completing a 4,944-cubic-foot (140-cubic-meter) removal project on time and recycling nearly 80% of the water.

Pop Quiz: What do You do With a Damaged 8-foot thick Concrete Pier?

Canadian contractor, Water Blasting & Vacuum Services Inc., pushed the limits of hydrodemolition with a hydroelectric generating station.

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Top 10 Construction Stories This Week: Ruling Clarifies Independent Contractor Status

What makes the most-read construction stories of the week includes construction details of the COVID relief bill, how key cement industry players are reducing the industry’s carbon footprint, how to move 50,000 cu yd per week down a 3:1 slope, and more

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Commercial Construction Sends Dodge Momentum Index Higher in December

The warehouse sector has been one of the few areas of construction that has flourished during the pandemic thanks to increased demand for online shopping.

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U.S. Economy Loses 140,000 Jobs in December

The weakness largely reflected job cuts at restaurants but job losses in leisure and hospitality and in private education were partially offset by gains in professional and business services, retail trade and construction

Details on what the COVID relief bill provided to support departments of transportation and construction.

Top 10 Hottest Construction Stories This Week: Ruling Clarifies Independent Contractor Status

Most-read construction stories of the week include construction details of the COVID relief bill, how key cement industry players are reducing the industry’s carbon footprint, how to move 50,000 cu yd per week down a 3:1 slope, and more

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AGC & SAGE Forecast COVID-19 to Shrink the 2021 Construction Market

Results of the 2021 Construction Outlook survey yield a forecast of declining demand for new construction projects, increasing project cancellations or delayed production and decreasing new hires

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Elaine Chao to Resign as US DOT Secretary, Citing Violence at the Capitol

Chao writes that she is ‘deeply troubled’ by the ‘entirely avoidable’ violence on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, as protest resignations from the Trump administration, and calls for Trump's removal, mount

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Three Promising Prospects for Construction and Infrastructure in 2021

There are positive opportunities ahead for the construction industry, with three key initiatives promising various forms of infrastructure investment.

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Single-family Housing Continues to Thrive During Pandemic as Multifamily, Commercial Construction Struggle

The residential housing market has held strong and will continue to thrive in 2021, but multifamily and commercial construction aren't expected to fare as well post-pandemic.

McKinsey & Company advises businesses incorporate a plan-ahead team for dealing with the next COVID-19 crisis.

Keeping Your Business Ahead of the Next COVID-19 Crisis

McKinsey & Company offers strategy and insights on how to protect your business from the next crisis and the uncertainty that surrounds it.

A New Road for the New President

Every four years, Fort Myer Construction mills and paves Pennsylvania Avenue to ready it for the President’s Inaugural Procession

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Watch Time Lapse of Crane Moving $22 Million Bridge Into Place

Crews in Emeryville, Calif., recently spent three days, working 24/7 to hoist a pedestrian-bicycle bridge into place by crane.

ABC 2020 Scorecard Ranks Arizona the No. 1 Merit Shop Construction State

Arizona topped the rankings for the first time this year based on the state’s promotion of free enterprise and investment in tomorrow’s construction workforce