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Election 2021: $1B New England Power Project Underway Is Rejected; Texas, Va. Pass Funding Measures

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governor-elect and iron workers' union VP Steve Sweeney loses NJ state senate race and its presidency Hydropower corridor owner Avangrid files Maine court suit claiming measure to kill project is unconstitutional, while ex-project finance exec Glenn Youngkin is Va.

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Tennessee: Tyson Foods Expanding in Union City

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will invest approximately $80 million to expand operations in Union City, TN. Tyson plans to add 25,000 square feet and new production lines to its Union City plant, effectively doubling its output capabilities at the facility. Construction is scheduled to begin this fall. T yson Foods, Inc. Bill Haslam.

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Out-of-work Road Workers Protest at NJ Lawmakers' Offices

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North Jersey.com reports unemployed New Jersey union construction workers are protesting today outside the offices of state Senators Bob Gordon, vice chair of the transportation committee, in Fair Lawn and Loretta Weinberg, the Senate majority leader, in Teaneck.

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Don't Rob State Transport Capital Funds to Fix Transit Ops

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NJ Transit needs big investment now, but not at the expense of infrastructure upgrades, says a union executive.

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NJ Mall Project Stirring

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For the last couple years, Triple Five Developers (owner of the Mall of America in MN), have been parlaying with NJ state officials over the financing package. Gov Christie won the endorsement of the laborers union for his reelection and last month told them that they would be working on the project by January 2013.

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SPECIAL REPORT: Steadfast And Strong In The Wake Of Superstorm Sandy

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Not just in some small, low-lying areas, but huge tracks of land from Atlantic City, NJ to Breezy Point, NY. Nearly 50 fatalities were reported in New York in the days after the storm; the death toll in New Jersey did not exceed 40 thanks to heroic efforts by NJ Gov. NJ Mobilizes Storm Relief. Bay Head, NJ. Christie. “It

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Battle of Bayonne

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When the Bayonne Bridge was completed in 1931, the American Institute of Steel Construction declared the elegant span connecting New Jersey and Staten Island “the most beautiful steel bridge open to traffic in the United States.” The project, which would have created 6,000 construction jobs, was canceled by Gov.