DOT Announces $905m in INFRA Grant Awards
The Constructor
JULY 11, 2021
Department of Transportation (DOT) announced $905 million in grants through the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America program. On June 30, the U.S.
PC Construction Accepts AGC Build America Award for 4th Year Running
PC Construction
MARCH 14, 2023
PC just now accepted a Construction Risk Partners Build America Award from the Associated General Contractors in Las Vegas, our fourth consecutive win of this prestigious award. Photos – Top: Members of the One Spruce Peak team prepare to accept the Build America Award in Las Vegas. Bottom: The completed One Spruce Peak facility.
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Presidential Candidates to Discuss Infrastructure at Forum
Construction Equipment
DECEMBER 2, 2019
Transportation and manufacturing associations will host a forum for presidential candidates to discuss infrastructure issues called Moving America Forward. According to Transport Topics, the forum will be held by United for Infrastructure, a nonpartisan group that focuses on educating the public on…
PC Construction Wins National AGC Build America Award for One Spruce Peak
PC Construction
MARCH 16, 2023
One Spruce Peak-Stowe, VT South Burlington, VT – This week, PC Construction accepted a national Build America Award from the Associated General Contractors of America for One Spruce Peak , a residential mountain retreat at the base of Stowe Mountain Resort built in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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US DOT Picks Winners for $1.5B in INFRA Grants
ENR Construction
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
of Transportation has awarded $1.5 billion for 26 freight and highway infrastructure projects in the latest round of its seven-year-old Infrastructure for Rebuilding America grants program.
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Industry Groups Say Inflation, 'Buy America' Hampers IIJA Impact
ENR Construction
MARCH 28, 2023
Representatives of major construction and transportation groups say that highway and transit funds from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act continue to move out, financing active projects around the country at a solid pace.
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Industry Groups Say Inflation, 'Buy America' Hampering IIJA Impact
ENR Construction
MARCH 28, 2023
Representatives of major construction and transportation groups say that highway and transit funds from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act continue to move out, financing active projects around the country at a solid pace.
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Hapag-Lloyd America Creating Over 360 Jobs In Georgia
Business Facilities
JANUARY 2, 2019
The multinational transportation company will invest $5.5 Read: Hapag-Lloyd America Creating Over 360 Jobs In Georgia at BusinessFacilities.com. million in an expansion of the Hapag-Lloyd Quality Service Center in Gwinnett County, GA.
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“Once-in-a-Generation” Opportunity for Women in Construction: Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act
Autodesk Construction Cloud
MARCH 8, 2022
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is a “once-in-a-generation” investment in America’s national infrastructure. With this plan, the goal is to rebuild many of the bridges, rails, and roads throughout the country to improve the overall infrastructure across America.
DOT Releases $1.5B for 26 Infrastructure Projects
Construction Equipment
JUNE 7, 2018
Department of Transportation awarded $1.5 billion in infrastructure funding on Wednesday which will be used to pay for 26 projects under the federal Infrastructure For Rebuilding America (INFRA) program. Click here for a list of the projects:
The U.S. Infrastructure Bill: What It Means to You
Fieldwire
JANUARY 31, 2022
infrastructure bill signed by President Biden in November 2021 means billions of dollars will be flowing to various governmental agencies over the next five years, translating to numerous new construction projects and jobs. Associated General Contractors of America chief executive officer Stephen E. Water systems and infrastructure. $55.
Transportation Funding Boost on Hold
Construction Equipment
DECEMBER 8, 2016
An infrastructure funding boost that was approved and funded by Congress last year is on hold because of the short-term spending bill currently making its way through Washington. Last December, the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act was passed by Congress, complete with funding for Highway Trust Fund transportation projects.
USDOT Launches Innovative Infrastructure Financing Tool
Construction Equipment
DECEMBER 22, 2016
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that four transit projects in the Seattle area could receive up to nearly $2 billion in financing through an innovative infrastructure financing tool created by the Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau.
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No Boost For Infrastructure Spending
Construction Equipment
DECEMBER 12, 2016
While Flint, Michigan is finally getting some relief, the late evening funding bill passed by the Senate Friday night and signed by President Obama Saturday morning put another roadblock in the way of the $1 billion infrastructure boost many had hoped for.
Vermont Senator Introduces $1 Trillion Transportation Bill
Construction Equipment
JANUARY 28, 2015
the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, introduced a bill Tuesday that would provide $1 trillion for transportation infrastructure over the next five years, the Washington Post reports. The bill, called the Rebuild America Act, was co-sponsored by Maryland Democratic Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.),
Transportation Grants Help Create 880 Jobs In Metro Detroit
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 27, 2017
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has awarded state Transportation Economic Development Fund (TEDF) Category A grants totaling more than $2.7 These road infrastructure projects were significant factors in two companies’ recent decisions to locate at the I-94 industrial park. Credit: Medioimages/Photodisc.
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The EPA Is Expanding Its List of Protected Waterways—Here’s Why Industry Associations Are Pushing Back
Pro Builder
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
EPA’s ruling creates a new roadblock for an already clogged supply chain, and according to ARTBA, it also reverses some of the benefits of the 2021 federal infrastructure law. The outcome of the industry groups’ litigation, filed in the U.S.
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State of the Construction Industry: January Roundup
Viewpoint Construction Technology
JANUARY 31, 2019
In construction, however, signs point to at least one more big year, with a rush of infrastructure projects getting rolled out, new technologies showing positive impacts and new ideas to overcome labor shortages. A number of high-profile infrastructure projects could give the construction industry a boost in 2019. In New York, Gov.
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Add briefcase to your phone's home screen
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JULY 17, 2019
Transportation Infrastructure. North America customer service: 1-877-4AD-MIX (1-877-423-6491). Energy efficient solutions. Field support. Repair and Renovation. Structural Solutions. Sustainability. Technical service. Underground Solutions. briefcase - blog 1 - phone/sky.
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Invest In America Commends President Obama For Focus On Foreign Investment
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
NOVEMBER 1, 2013
The Invest in America Coalition supports President Obama’s effort to address declining rates of foreign direct investment into the U.S. This includes a number of businesses crucial to America’s economic competitiveness such as agriculture, food processing and high-tech manufacturing. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque.
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How One Old Car Became a Metaphor for America's Infrastructure
ENR Construction
MAY 1, 2015
Low and slow across America is how Aileen Cho, Senior Editor of Transportation for ENR and I will be going in a couple of weeks, through the heart of the country, coast-to-coast, from New York City to Los Angeles.
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Fuyao North America Opening Processing Center In South Carolina
Business Facilities
JANUARY 17, 2019
Read: Fuyao North America Opening Processing Center In South Carolina at BusinessFacilities.com. The auto glass supplier will invest $16.1 million and create 70 new jobs at its new Greenville County, SC processing center. .
Federal Role in America’s Infrastructure
Building Information Management
FEBRUARY 12, 2013
New House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) has scheduled a hearing on the federal role in America’s infrastructure.” ” The goal of the meeting is likely encourage his peers to exempt transportation from their proposals to scale back government spending.
Proposed Budget Cuts $2.4 Billion from DOT
Construction Equipment
MARCH 16, 2017
The White House has released the first draft of President Trump's America First - A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again and in it is a 13-percent cut to the Department of Transportation's funding.
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PODCAST: Episode 1 - Reclaim your unused concrete
GCP Applied Technologies
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Transportation Infrastructure. North America customer service: 1-877-4AD-MIX (1-877-423-6491). Energy efficient solutions. Field support. Structural Solutions. Sustainability. Technical service. hard hat cast hero.
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State of the Construction Industry: February Roundup
Viewpoint Construction Technology
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
Industry Groups Favor Infrastructure Bill Details, but Question Funding. Construction industry associations including the Associated General Contractors of America and the Construction Employers of America issued statements indicating they’re supportive of the bill, but are concerned about funding, as federal investment in the $1.5
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Construction Equipment
JUNE 7, 2018
Department of Transportation awarded $1.5 billion in infrastructure funding on Wednesday which will be used to pay for 26 projects under the federal Infrastructure For Rebuilding America (INFRA) program. The the U.S. Click here for a list of the projects:
Construction Employment Increases Amid Efforts to Pass Infrastructure Bills
Construction Superintendent Magazine
NOVEMBER 25, 2013
Construction employment increased in 39 states over the past 12 months, the most widespread gains since April 2012, according to a recent analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data. frontpage'
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SELIT North America Creating 100 jobs In Georgia
Business Facilities
AUGUST 20, 2018
Read: SELIT North America Creating 100 jobs In Georgia at BusinessFacilities.com. The German manufacturer of polystyrene foams will invest $45 million in a new manufacturing facility in Banks County, GA.
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FASTLANE Grant Program Renamed and Revised
Construction Equipment
JUNE 29, 2017
The Department of Transportation announced today that the FASTLANE grant program is now rebranded as the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) program. FASTLANE grants were part of the last highway bill to provide financial assistance to national and region highway and freight projects. Congress authorized $4.5
Better, But Still Not Working Up to Potential
Construction Equipment
MARCH 22, 2017
In light of the discussions about the nation's infrastructure, knowing how each state is handling their water, waste, energy, and transportation is vital to understanding some of the solutions being put forward by legislators. . Overall, the ASCE gives America a D+, a slight improvement over the 2013 grade.
Construction Employment Increases in 39 States in 12 Months
Construction Equipment
NOVEMBER 22, 2013
Construction employment increased in 39 states over the past 12 months, the most widespread gains since April 2012, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data.
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Build Back Better, with ALICE Technologies
Construction Junkie
JULY 25, 2021
This article is brought to you by ALICE Technologies The Biden administration has recently requested assignment of $2T in funds, intended for use in rebuilding America’s infrastructure. The INVEST in America Act (which has already received House approval) is just one piece of the proverbial pie. The best-case scenario?
Low and Slow Across America's Infrastructure: The Route
ENR Construction
APRIL 30, 2015
ENR’s senior transportation editor Aileen Cho and author Dan McNichol are setting off in mid-May on a real-time documentary “road trip” in a vintage 1949 Hudson automobile that symbolizes the age of the Interstate - and the effort it requires to keep it running.
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28 Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Indiana And Georgia Top The Field In BF‘s Best Infrastructure Ranking
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JULY 25, 2013
infrastructure and America received a D+. needs to invest close to $4 trillion in infrastructure by 2020 to remain competitive with other industrial powers. The gloomy assessment from ASCE prompted Business Facilities to take a closer, in-depth approach to its annual state ranking for Best Infrastructure. Great Lakes U.S.
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65 Florida Project to Receive Largest P3 TIFIA Loan
Construction Equipment
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced at the Build America Infrastructure Investment Summit a Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan for $950 million to help pay for the reconstruction and widening of 21 miles of Interstate 4 in metropolitan Orlando, Fla.
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PODCAST: Episode 3 – The VERIFI® in-transit concrete management playbook
GCP Applied Technologies
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Transportation Infrastructure. North America customer service: 1-877-4AD-MIX (1-877-423-6491). Concrete admixtures. In-Transit Concrete Management. Sustainability. hard hat cast hero. VERIFI® in-transit concrete management system can vastly improve ready-mix operations.
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Waterproofing structures in extreme climates
GCP Applied Technologies
MARCH 28, 2018
The Alaskan Way Viaduct transportation project involved carving a two-mile-long highway tunnel under downtown Seattle. The transportation infrastructure faced a daunting series of issues, including: Meeting specifications that called for a clay membrane waterproofing solution. Secant piles offered only token water resistance.
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Construction Issues in Limbo as Nation Awaits Election Results
ENR Construction
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
Steve Hall, American Council of Engineering Companies senior vice president for advocacy, notes that whoever takes the White House will have to deal with important infrastructure legislation in 2021. ” If Biden wins, another infrastructure package is likely. . ” If Biden wins, another infrastructure package is likely.
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Job Order Contracting
JANUARY 23, 2019
America’s Federal Buildings and Physical Infrastructure. I first started working with public facilities and physical infrastructure capital planning and management decades ago. The cost comes in the form of auto repairs, lost productivity, and other factors caused by poor physical infrastructure. million acres $16.5
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AASHTO Warns of $2.2 Billion Highway Cut Oct. 1
Construction Equipment
AUGUST 29, 2016
. . . Just when you thought Congress was taking infrastructure repair and growth seriously, the Senate Appropriations Committee for fiscal 2017 could strip away $2.2 billion in old contract authority. There is already a $7.9 billion in rescissions scheduled to hit in 2020. When Congress returns to work on Sept.
Global Market For Smart Cities To Reach $1,265.85 Billion By 2019
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JULY 7, 2014
North America was the largest contributor to the smart cities market and accounted for a share of 34.5% This is mainly attributed to the increase in smart grid investments and upgrades in the water infrastructure and transportation sector. Consequently, the U.S. smart cities market is expected to reach a market size of $392.41
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Concrete batching
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