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Texas Central Wins Authority to Take Land for High-Speed Rail System

Construction and Infrastructure Law

Therefore, the Court concluded, that although legislators did not contemplate high-speed railways at the time of drafting the Transportation Code, Texas Central nonetheless qualified as “interurban electric railway companies” under the statute. The Court found that Texas Central is engaged in activities to further that purpose. FOOTNOTES. [1]

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HRECs in a Phase l are Not Recognized Environmental Conditions

Green Building Law Update

A properly drafted Phase I can create huge dollar advantages serving as a marketing piece in an associated real estate transaction, be it a sale, a lease or a loan secured by real estate or., I wrote a blog post in January about the huge expansion in the space, Phase I Assessments for Tenants are the Hottest Environmental Issue in 2020.

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Texas Central Wins Authority to Take Land for High-Speed Rail System

Construction and Infrastructure Law

Therefore, the Court concluded, that although legislators did not contemplate high-speed railways at the time of drafting the Transportation Code, Texas Central nonetheless qualified as “interurban electric railway companies” under the statute. The Court found that Texas Central is engaged in activities to further that purpose.

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Importance of Self-leveling Overlays in concrete construction

Construction Cost Estimating

Self-leveling overlay products are formed by mixing cement, fine aggregates, pozzolans, and admixtures comprising of superplasticizers, polymers, shrinkage compensators, and other components. Due to this, most applications are kept in controlled indoor environments.

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4 Lessons Construction Companies Can Take From Episodes 1 & 2 of The Last Dance

Construction Junkie

After Michael Jordan’s 3rd year with the Tar Heels, he was planning to return for his senior year, but his coach recommended that he enter the NBA Draft Why would he tell his best player to leave early? What that typically means is that management is too scared or lazy to hire and train a new person to fill the role.

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Direct Contractors In California Should Take Steps Now To Reduce Exposure For Unpaid Wages By Subcontractors

Construction and Infrastructure Law

Instead, only three groups have the right to sue directly: the Labor Commissioner; a joint labor-management cooperation committee (29 U.S.C. requires businesses using workers provided by a staffing firm to share “all civil legal responsibility and civil liability” for wage payments and workers’ compensation coverage. Section 2810.3

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Top OSHA Violations in Construction (2021)

Levelset

The much bigger cause for financial concern is workers’ compensation insurance. Workers’ compensation insurance. Because construction is a dangerous industry, workers’ compensation insurance is expensive even without an OSHA violation on your record.

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