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State senator proposes $5B lottery revenue for school construction
The money would be limited to Maryland's five largest school districts.
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Iowa approves $3.4B infrastructure plan
The transportation commission approved a 2019-2023 program that includes airport, transit, railroad, trail and highway projects.
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Katerra snaps up two architecture firms in two weeks
The acquisitions will expand the technology-driven offsite construction firm's architect licenses and design services to 31 states and two Canadian cities.
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Chicago schools need $3B in repairs, opt for new construction and modernization
Approximately 60% of Chicago's school budget has been used for new construction rather than critical maintenance, according to a National Public Radio affiliate.
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Green Bay Packaging to build $500M plant
The company could receive up to $60 million of Wisconsin tax credits that would go toward expansion costs.
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USDOT announces $2.1B of grants
The U.S. Department of Transportation authorized almost $1.5 billion for infrastructure and $677 million for airport improvements nationwide.
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Raken scores $10M for construction software expansion
The tech startup will use the venture capital funds to "aggressively expand" its mobile field management and jobsite reporting tools.
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Design errors, omissions, delays cost military hospital $166M
A report from the U.S. Department of Defense found that the various setbacks pushed costs of the Fort Bliss, Texas, facility from $966 million to $1.2 billion.
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Kiewit awarded $45M in Los Angeles utility project dispute
The federal jury also awarded the Department of Water and Power $1 million on a counterclaim against the contractor.
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OpinionReducing design coordination errors with VR, AR
Virtual reality and augmented reality are subject to a lot of hype, but two technology experts have outlined some practical applications to help construction managers detect and manage errors such as clashes.
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Suffolk: Algorithms prevent accidents and delays, up productivity by 20%
An executive dedicated to data science at Suffolk Construction Co. is leading a team of analysts to write machine-learning tools that scan photos for safety risks and forecast project timelines based on historical data.
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Bullet train authority ordered demolition, redesign of bridge
The California High-Speed Rail Authority reportedly told Tutor Perini to take down a bridge on the route of the future $77 billion bullet train because it showed signs of distress.
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House passes $3B biennial water bill
The Senate will also write a version of the bill, which reauthorizes the Army Corps of Engineers to oversee building and repair of America's water infrastructure.
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Colorado to investigate construction worker misclassification
The state's governor formed a task force to eliminate payroll fraud that would occur when employers intentionally misclassify their employees as independent contractors.
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AECOM teams with Chinese firm on integrated delivery
Among other projects, the joint venture has agreed to deliver the London Spire, which is expected to be the tallest residential development in Western Europe.
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Union, officials protest Philadelphia's 1% construction tax
Revenue from the Construction Impact Tax would go toward the Pennsylvania city's Philly 1st program, which offers financial assistance to homebuyers.
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Slow pay adds $40B a year to construction industry costs
Late remittance from customers adds 3.3% to total project costs, a recent report found.
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Siemens acquires smart buildings firm Enlightened
Purchase of the "internet of things"-focused firm is the latest move by the automation technology company to buy into the smart buildings push.
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FTA issues decision for $4.7B California BART extension
Officials can now begin the engineering phase and apply for federal funding for the six-mile line expansion into San Jose and Santa Clara.
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U.S. ports need $20B of infrastructure, authority says
American Association of Port Authorities says that amount of multimodal and rail investment is needed in addition to the $155 billion ports are adding during the next five years.
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PCL ramps up sports construction business with new hires
PCL Construction's two new executives have worked on more than $6 billion of sports-related projects in the last four years.
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To avoid tech disruption, adopt tech
One way to weather the barrage of emerging digital technologies is simply to embrace it, say CEOs surveyed in a recent report.
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Florida DOT fighting to keep FIU bridge collapse records under wraps
A judge has given the agency two weeks to decide whether it will defend itself in court for refusing to hand over to the Miami Herald internal documents related to the structural failure.
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Report: 90% of contractors face labor challenges
The lack of skilled workers is creating uncertainty in an otherwise healthy construction industry.
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Buffalo, New York fraud case down to one defendant
Prosecutors have dropped all charges against former LPCiminelli president Michael Laipple, leaving Louis Ciminelli the last of three defendants named in the "Buffalo Billion" construction fraud trial.
UPDATED: June 8, 2018 at 9:35 a.m.
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