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Report: Offsite construction firm Katerra to shut down
The California-based company, which has raised more than $2 billion from backers such as SoftBank, told employees it is shutting down.
By Zachary Phillips • June 2, 2021 -
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DPR employees remember co-founder Doug Woods
Woods, who helped create the construction company in 1990, died last month at the age of 70.
By Jeffrey Steele • June 2, 2021 -
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TrendlineData center construction
New projects from customers like Meta, Google and Amazon make this a burgeoning sector for contractors.
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$27K reward offered in bizarre attacks on warehouse construction site
Dead raccoons were left on the construction trailer steps while security cameras were riddled with bullets on a jobsite near Kansas City.
By Joe Bousquin • June 2, 2021 -
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Report: COVID-19 cost NYC construction industry $9.8 billion
A new analysis also claims that New York City's construction sector lost 74,000 in direct and indirect jobs due to the pandemic.
By Zachary Phillips • June 2, 2021 -
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EEOC greenlights coronavirus vaccine requirements, incentives — with some limits
The long-awaited document may answer some of the questions employers have long had regarding the vaccine, but other areas may be less certain.
By Ryan Golden • June 1, 2021 -
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RC Andersen takes steps to address nooses on Amazon jobsite
In an exclusive interview, the vice president of the New Jersey-based contractor told Construction Dive how the firm is handling racist incidents that have thrust it into the international spotlight.
By Joe Bousquin • June 1, 2021 -
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Why lumber prices are spiking
An economist expects the labor part of the sawmill problem to start resolving itself later this year, but said prices will remain high into 2022.
By Jen A. Miller • June 1, 2021 -
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FEMA resilience program funding to increase
The Biden administration's $1 billion injection for the nascent Pre-Disaster Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program comes as national leaders aim to shift disaster spending from reactive to proactive.
By Maria Rachal • May 28, 2021 -
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Amazon jobsite noose incidents highlight the challenges contractors face in combating racism
After shutting down its Connecticut project a second time when an eighth noose-like rope was found, Amazon said it is assessing its GC's performance.
By Joe Bousquin • May 28, 2021 -
Opinion
7 fundamentals of a no-nonsense toolbox talk
An insurance expert offers tips on how to deliver a valuable jobsite safety presentation in less than 15 minutes.
By Sam Meenasian • May 27, 2021 -
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Q&AGoing hybrid? Get a remote work policy, attorney says
"If an employer doesn't have a remote work policy in the handbook already, or even as a stand-alone policy, they need to add that immediately."
By Katie Clarey • May 26, 2021 -
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OpinionDelay provided perfect timing for Procore's $635M IPO
Stalled by the pandemic, the construction management software firm’s recent initial public offering positions it to take advantage of several positive market factors this year.
By Dmytro Spilka • May 26, 2021 -
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UK contractors form group to combat cyber threats in construction JVs
A string of major cyberattacks has hit the country's building sector in the past 18 months.
By Jennifer Goodman • May 26, 2021 -
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Clayco announces West Coast expansion
The contractor's new office will provide a home base for executives recently hired from other construction firms including Swinerton, McCarthy and Gilbane.
By Kim Slowey • May 26, 2021 -
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OSHA changes course on vaccine recording requirements
In a 180-degree shift in policy, OSHA said that employers do not need to record adverse reactions from COVID-19 vaccines.
By Jennifer Goodman • May 26, 2021 -
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City officials consider $2B overhaul of Cleveland airport
The plan for the aging facility calls for the renovation of some concourses and the rebuilding of others.
By Zachary Phillips • May 26, 2021 -
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Whole Foods to open 43 stores with 11 in California
The Amazon-owned grocer is planning several new locations in San Francisco and Los Angeles, along with three each in New York City and Washington, D.C.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • May 25, 2021 -
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Balfour Beatty shareholders oppose lack of board diversity
After acknowledging it hasn't met its own diversity goals for women, the U.K.-based contractor named another man as its incoming chairman.
By Joe Bousquin • May 24, 2021 -
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Athletics likely to get new stadium, in or out of Oakland
If the A’s were to move, they would be the third major sports franchise to leave the city in recent years.
By Zachary Phillips • May 24, 2021 -
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22 states to end federal COVID-19 unemployment benefits
States are cutting off pandemic benefits, and some are offering bonuses in hopes that their unemployed residents will head back to work.
By Kim Slowey • May 24, 2021 -
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Motorists, shippers deal with ripple effects of repairing the Hernando de Soto Bridge near Memphis
The bridge over the Mississippi River, which carries more than 35,000 vehicles a day, is closed for repairs on a cracked support beam.
By Matt Leonard • May 20, 2021 -
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Red Cat snares Skypersonic's drone technology
The company's miniature Skycopter drones fly inside a lightweight spherical cage to protect themselves and the environment, and can be piloted from thousands of miles away.
By Joe Bousquin • May 19, 2021 -
DOJ reportedly investigating Kabbage, online lenders over PPP loans
Some fintechs' use of automated lending platforms with few manual checks caused errors to be replicated across thousands of loans, one source said.
By Anna Hrushka • May 19, 2021 -
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VP Harris convenes first White House labor task force meeting
"When workers organize, our economy gets stronger," Vice President Kamala Harris said at the inaugural gathering.
By Jennifer Goodman • May 19, 2021 -
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OSHA directs employers to follow CDC mask update
New guidance says fully vaccinated people can ditch masks, but employers can still opt to require social distancing and masks, according to attorneys.
By Kathryn Moody • May 19, 2021
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