Commercial Building: Page 262
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Twitter helps Kansas City ease pedestrian frustration during road construction
City publicizes Twitter handle and website with live photos and a hotline number for disgruntled residents.
By Sharon O'Malley • Sept. 25, 2014 -
Ground breaks in Texas on commercial space launch site
Space-X CEO expects 12 satellites and rockets to take off from the orbital space port in 2016.
By Sharon O'Malley • Sept. 23, 2014 -
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Careful collaboration before shovels hit dirt is key to a successful project, experts say.
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Ebola outbreak halts expansion of huge palm oil plantation in Liberia
Sime Darby has postponed its $2 million construction project indefinitely.
By Sharon O'Malley • Sept. 23, 2014 -
Deep Dive
6 cities getting creative when road work hurts business
Cities are pitching in to help shop and restaurant owners who are losing patrons because of construction.
By Sharon O'Malley • Sept. 23, 2014 -
Futuristic 'city' wins SuperSkyScraper Award
The conceptual 984-foot tower would mimic a London neighborhood within its walls.
By Sharon O'Malley • Sept. 20, 2014 -
California job creation comes out on top, thanks to construction
The state added 44,200 positions in August, including 13,600 for builders.
By Sharon O'Malley • Sept. 20, 2014 -
NY to require notification of wood roof trusses in construction and renovations
Firefighters and first responders have said the trusses pose a hazard during a building fire.
By Sharon O'Malley • Sept. 18, 2014 -
NYC colleges to spend $8 billion on construction through 2017
City officials view campus building as a key driver of the economic recovery.
By Sharon O'Malley • Sept. 18, 2014 -
Return of subprime mortgages could end 'lending drought'
New York Times column calls for an easing of federal requirements
By Sharon O'Malley • Sept. 18, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Yearlong investigation uncovers rampant worker misclassification
Tax fraud and mistreatment of employees in the construction industry are among the findings in report.
By Sharon O'Malley • Sept. 18, 2014 -
New HUD secretary promises easier access to credit
Julian Castro calls on Congress to reform the housing finance system.
By Sharon O'Malley • Sept. 16, 2014 -
Construction workers earning a bit less than last year
Although women in the industry make 92% of the salaries of their male colleagues.
By Sharon O'Malley • Sept. 16, 2014 -
CT construction firm must pay $15.8 million after work-zone car accident
A Pennsylvania woman injured in the crash claims the company should have taken precautions.
By Sharon O'Malley • Sept. 16, 2014 -
DOT awards $584 million for construction projects
The largest grants will go to a new bridge and road work that enhances pedestrian safety.
By Sharon O'Malley • Sept. 15, 2014 -
Ban on rush-hour road construction costs L.A. $20 million a year
Crews have to stop work from 6 to 9 a.m. and again after 3:30 p.m.
By Sharon O'Malley • Sept. 15, 2014 -
Duke Energy to build 3 solar power facilities as part of $500 million plan
Regulators are requiring the nation’s largest electric utility to rely more on renewable energy.
By Sharon O'Malley • Sept. 15, 2014 -
Foreclosures spike slightly in August
But the rate is still lower than it was a year ago.
By Sharon O'Malley • Sept. 15, 2014 -
Rules change for notifying OSHA of deaths, injuries
Construction firms and others have just 8 hours to report deaths, 24 for hospitalizations
By Sharon O'Malley • Sept. 15, 2014 -
El Paso breaks ground on world's second-ever 'digital wall'
Giant, interactive plasma screens will allow visitors to see the region’s history in images—and to upload their own photos and videos.
By Sharon O'Malley • Sept. 15, 2014 -
Experts to contractors: Keep tabs on business, personal credit reports
Data thieves apparently have started to sell information from the Home Depot breach.
By Sharon O'Malley • Sept. 11, 2014 -
Electrician finds his dead grandfather's signature on job site
The younger man shares his relative’s trade, home, and love of motorcycles.
By Sharon O'Malley • Sept. 11, 2014 -
California starts work on upgrading its building energy code
The 2016 version of Title 24 will require new structures to meet Zero Net Energy goals.
By Sharon O'Malley • Sept. 11, 2014 -
More contractors die at work than other professionals
Falls, electrocutions, and pedestrian accidents top the causes of death.
By Sharon O'Malley • Sept. 11, 2014 -
Construction equipment manufacturing makes quick rebound
Domestic demand has grown 20% a year since the recession.
By Sharon O'Malley • Sept. 11, 2014 -
Construction stalls on Iran-to-Iraq pipeline
Fighting between Iraqi troops and ISIS militants has put laborers in the line of attack.
By Sharon O'Malley • Sept. 11, 2014
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