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Excavation and Trench Safety Best Practices for Construction Jobsites

Pro Builder

Excavation and Trench Safety Best Practices for Construction Jobsites. Trenching and excavating are two of the most dangerous activities in the construction industry. Fran Smith safety director for Cavan Construction , in the greater Philadelphia area, advises workers to never enter a trench unless it has been properly inspected.

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Gearing Up for the New Year!

Construction Dive

ConstructionPro Week (CPW) is getting ready for the new year and will resume its regular coverage of construction-related developments after the holidays. Construction Law -- Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has applauded Michigan Gov. It was the entry entitled “Can Anything Be Done about Bid Shopping?

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40 Under 40: Champions of Construction 2021

Autodesk Construction Cloud

If the resilience seen this year has shown construction professionals anything, it’s that this industry, and the people who work in it, are remarkable. There’s nothing like AEC, and this year’s 40 Under 40: Champions of Construction have demonstrated their ability to inspire, educate, and advance the industry in ways worth admiring.

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constructionattorneyblog: Architect can't profit from wrongful conduct

Construction Lawyer

Werner Sabo is a partner at the construction law firm of Sabo & Zahn in Chicago. He is a member various professional organizations, has been an officer and director of the Chicago Chapter AIA, President of the Chicago Chapter, Construction Specifications Institute, and writes a regular construction law column for The Construction Specifier.

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Business Facilities’ 2019 Metro Rankings Report

Business Facilities

AUSTIN, DENVER, NEW YORK CITY HAVE TOP STARTUP ECOSYSTEMS. Austin, TX, Denver, CO and New York City topped our metro leaderboard for Startup Ecosystems. These efforts are paying off as jobs are being created in construction, hospitality, transportation, retail and healthcare.

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Industry Focus: Aerospace Sector Is Flying High Again

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

A fter several years of job losses, aerospace and defense sector employment is expected to grow in 2016 by more than 39,000 jobs in the U.S., according to Deloitte’s new U.S. Aerospace & Defense Labor Market Study. percent, of which about 185,000 jobs were lost in the defense subsector. Acadiana is home to PHI, Inc.,

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Separated at Birth

Business Facilities

Dwight Eisenhower’s experience as the Supreme Allied Commander in WWII motivated him as president to champion the construction of the U.S. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways. cities still wanted to be connected, so many of the routes put superhighways in the middle of urban centers. He wanted the U.S.

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