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Top 5 Ways Active Construction Sites Should Prepare for Hurricane Season

Construction Business Owner

To help contractors combat as much risk as possible, Skanska U.S.A. Director of Environmental, Safety & Health, FL, Daimon Perez, offers his top five actions active construction sites should take far before the threat of a hurricane is present.

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Your Ultimate Guide to Portland, Oregon for Collaborate 2019

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Viewpoint Collaborate 2019 is coming up! As you plan for your upcoming trip to Portland, take a look at our ultimate guide to Portland.

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10 Mistakes Contractors are Making With Their Websites & How to Fix Them

Construction Business Owner

Many contractor websites are poorly built and riddled with mistakes, rendering them largely ineffective. The following covers the 10 most common mistakes being made on contractor websites and advice for how to fix them. .

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Applications of Reinforced Concrete

The Constructor

Applications of Reinforced Concrete is mainly due to its versatility, adaptability and resistance to fire and corrosion resulting in negligible.

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Leading the Way in Construction EHS Software

The Verdantix Green Quadrant: EHS Software 2023 is an independent third-party analysis of 23 EHS software vendors (including Intelex) that provides an in-depth look at the technical capabilities, application breadth, innovation focus, and momentum of key environmental, health, and safety management software market players. The guide is essential reading for EHS software benchmarking, especially for understanding unique vendor strengths and capabilities.

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Removing the Mystery from Indemnity Agreements

Construction Business Owner

The indemnity provision protects an owner or general contractor from exposure to liability if a loss occurs during construction. But if they're not structured properly, you could be at risk. Read all you need to know here. . .

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Deere Launches Registered Apprenticeship Program

Construction Equipment

John Deere has received approval for its new Registered Apprenticeship Program, and will make it available to its Agriculture & Turf and Construction & Forestry dealers.

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6 Types of Deleterious Substances in Aggregate

The Constructor

Deleterious materials in aggregate are those substances which detrimentally effect the fresh and hardened properties of concrete for instance.

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Times Square McDonald's takes infill building to the extreme

Construction Dive

Constructing the $10 million, eight-month-long project on such a heavily trafficked site meant overcoming myriad challenges and safety issues, said Schimenti's Gregg Chappell.

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A 75-year-old hospital in Minnesota completes its latest makeover

BD+C

A $52 million expansion of FirstLight Health System, in Mora, Minn., was completed this month by Kraus-Anderson Construction, one of the industry’s leading GCs in the healthcare sector. This multi-phased project, which took 25 months, expanded and renovated about 115,000 sf of the System’s Mora Hospital and Clinic campus, about 75 miles from Minneapolis, that was built in 1943 and had been added to five other times previously.

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Optimize Operational Processes With an Industry-Specific ERP

As the use of Enterprise Resource Planning systems in the construction industry is critical to optimizing operations, it's critical that decision makers conduct a thorough software evaluation to find the one that best aligns to their needs.

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California bullet train officials issue RFQ worth $1.6B

Construction Dive

The work will cover design-build services and a 30-year maintenance contract for the first segment of the 119-mile, scaled-back route.

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POST Houston mixed-use development will include a five-acre “skylawn”

BD+C

The 550,000-sf historic Barbara Jordan Post Office in Houston’s downtown Theatre District will soon become POST Houston, a mixed-use development that will include a concert venue, restaurants, bars, an international market hall, flexible co-working space, and, according to project developer Lovett Commercial, a rooftop park and farm that will be one of the largest in the world.

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ABB Selects North Carolina Facility For $40M Expansion

Business Facilities

The global industrial company will create more than 400 jobs at its current facility in Mebane, NC. - Read: ABB Selects North Carolina Facility For $40M Expansion at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Bobcat Adds Dealer in Athens, Georgia

Construction Equipment

Bobcat of Athens (Georgia) has joined the Bobcat dealer network. It is owner David Shoemaker’s second location. The other is an irrigation-supply distributor in Albany, Georgia, that was added to the Bobcat network in June.

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The Ultimate Procurement Software Buyer’s Guide

Choosing the right procurement software is a crucial step in ensuring third-party risk management, process governance, and bidding efficiency. With so many procurement solutions to choose from, it can be overwhelming without a frame of reference and a solid starting point. This free buyer’s guide will cover: Benefits of Procurement Software –– Why do you need it?

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Cree Investing $1 Billion In North Carolina

Business Facilities

The five-year investment will expand Cree’s silicon carbide capacity with a fabrication facility and a materials “mega factory.”. - Read: Cree Investing $1 Billion In North Carolina at BusinessFacilities.com.

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$6B Silver Line on track despite construction issues

Construction Dive

Contractor Hensel Phelps still must address all problems, but Washington Metrorail plans to start serving commuters next summer.

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Correlli Inc. Joins Hyundai Network in Maryland

Construction Equipment

Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas has added Correlli Inc. as a distributor. Correlli is based in Dundalk, Maryland. President Patrick Correlli and his sons started Correlli Inc.

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Connecticut lawmakers question FIGG's state bridge contract

Construction Dive

Despite concern about the company's alleged culpability in a 2018 collapse of a pedestrian bridge in Florida, the state's DOT is standing by its choice to have the firm inspect and repair the Arrigoni Bridge.

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Stop Making These Mistakes and Start Scaling Your Specialty Contractor Business

Anything that is built on a poor foundation will soon crumble from the ground up. This is literally the case in the construction stage of projects and it applies just the same during the pre-construction stage. This free eBook is your ultimate guide to scaling your business with customizable software as early as during the bidding stage.

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NY Makes Long-Awaited Record Offshore Wind Power Awards

ENR Construction

Norway's Equinor; Danish giant Orsted and Mass. utility Eversource, awarded $3B-each projects set to deliver 1,700 MW, with added state and developer supply chain investments.

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Amazon Creating 150 New Jobs At Virginia Facility

Business Facilities

The new specialty fulfillment and last-mile delivery center in the City of Richmond, VA will add to Amazon’s existing workforce of more than 10,000 full-time employees across the Commonwealth. - Read: Amazon Creating 150 New Jobs At Virginia Facility at BusinessFacilities.com.

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NY Makes Long-Awaited Record Offshore Wind Project Awards

ENR Construction

Norway's Equinor; Danish giant Orsted and utility Eversource, win first projects set to deliver 1,700 MW of power and cost up to $3B each, with added state and developer investment promised.

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Points to be considered prior to concreting ground beams and plinth beams

Construction Cost Estimating

Prior to start concreting work for ground beams & plinth beams, proper examination should be carried out in the following two phases :- Initially, test out formwork prior to arrange or bind reinforcement. It is important since specific formwork errors can’t be rectified or it becomes complicated to repair once the reinforcement is arranged in position.

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The Specialty Contractor's Guide to Job Cost Accounting

Supply chain challenges and rising material costs are forcing specialty contractors to pay more for what they need to complete each job. Following a simple set of principles, this easy-to-follow guide can help you manage job costs, ease the pains of accounting, and run a more profitable businesses. If you are a Specialty Contractor or Self-performing GC, you do not want to miss out on this essential guide!

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John Deere announces new registered apprenticeship program

Green Industry Professionals

Program will help address service technician labor shortage across the U.S.

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Terramac Adds Vantage Equipment as Dealer in New York

Construction Equipment

Vantage Equipment, Syracuse, New York, is now a Terramac distributor.

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RIDGID Names Mitch Barton Marketing Dir., Global Press Connection

Contractor Magazine

In this new position, Barton will focus on product development, partner relations and new business opportunities.

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Colorado DOT Hires Contractor to Repair Damaged Denver-Boulder Freeway

ENR Construction

A badly damaged section of the Boulder Turnpike, northwest of Denver, will undergo repairs as part of a contract signed this week by the Colorado Dept. of Transportation and Kraemer North America.

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Report: Optimism for Construction Growth in the Next Year Remains High

Research reveals 96% of respondents are very or fairly optimistic about their organization’s growth prospects for the next year. The InEight Global Capital Projects Outlook also finds over half see digital technology as the greatest growth opportunity. But these are only some of the findings. Don't be kept in the dark when it comes to the future. Read the report today!

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EGIA Weekly Show: How to Destroy the 3 Bid Objection

Contractor Magazine

Weldon Long introduces the first step in building trust with your homeowners to overcome the 3-bid objection.

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Construction contractors remain confident as summer begins

BD+C

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Stop Waiting Until You’re Bigger to Grow

Contractor Magazine

Don’t wait. Start adopting these things right now BEFORE you are busy.

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