Building Trades Plan Massive Campaign to Re-Elect Biden
ENR Construction
APRIL 29, 2024
Labor unions reportedly plan to spend as much as eight figures on supporting Biden's campaign
FRA Releases $8.8B Expansion Plan for DC’s Union Station
ENR Construction
MAY 17, 2023
Washington, DC’s Union Station has taken a major step toward a long-overdue expansion and revitalization.
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NABTU: Union, wage protections must underlie $1T infrastructure plan
Construction Dive
APRIL 10, 2019
Union leaders and lawmakers at a conference this week called for prevailing wages, project labor agreements and other standards to be included.
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Construction Unions Protest Amazon Projects in Massachusetts
ENR Construction
APRIL 5, 2021
Amazon faces rising opposition from trade unions and other critics as it forges ahead with plans to build a series of giant logistics centers across Massachusetts.
D.C. Train Station Revamp Plan Receives Federal Approval
ENR Construction
MARCH 22, 2024
Washington, DC’s Union Station's makeover would cost $8.8 billion over 13 years.
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Ironworkers' Local Pension Plan Saved by $49M Infusion
ENR Construction
MAY 26, 2022
Union local plan in Cleveland, headed toward 2024 insolvency, gains cash payment under the American Rescue Plan Act.
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Former Laborers' Union Chief of Staff Convicted of Health Care Fraud
ENR Construction
AUGUST 2, 2021
Bennett illegally placed his girlfriend on the union health care plan, according to federal jury conviction. Roderick M.
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TQL Plans to Expand Southwest Ohio Headquarters Campus
Business Facilities
MARCH 7, 2022
Total Quality Logistics (TQL) will invest $18 million and create 1,000 new jobs as it expands its headquarters campus in Union Township, OH.
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Accelerated Russia-Ukraine War Alters Europe's Plan for Energy Independence
ENR Construction
MARCH 6, 2022
Germany may extend use of last three nuclear power plants that are set for closure this year, while European Union issues a 10-point plan to cut Russia gas dependence by one-third in a year.
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McCarthy to build $535M solar project to help power Chicago
Construction Dive
APRIL 14, 2023
The company plans to hire approximately 435 tradesworkers in coordination with local unions on the project.
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Ford outlines union hiring plan for $740M Detroit construction
Construction Dive
OCTOBER 29, 2018
The automobile giant's officials expressed concern that the company might not be able to meet Detroit's 51% local-hire requirement given the labor shortage.
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Campus costs: Square foot construction prices for student unions
BD+C
JULY 10, 2019
A student union is an important hub of activity on any college or university campus. For university officials, student unions are an important recruiting tool. . Given their importance, student unions are becoming more modern and amenities-driven.
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Non-union Construction Workers Oppose Chargers' $1.8B Stadium Plan
Construction Equipment
JUNE 3, 2016
The San Diego Union-Tribune says non-union construction companies and workers will help defeat the stadium and convention center measure if it comes up on the November ballot.
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US Dept. of Labor Issues Final Rule Revising Davis-Bacon, Prevailing Wage Requirements
ENR Construction
AUGUST 8, 2023
Construction unions hailed the new rule, but contractor groups have strongly criticized it, with the Associated Builders and Contractors already planning a legal challenge.
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Commercial Construction Strategies: Flagship Stores to Footprint Expansion
HardHatChat
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
For a commercial construction firm, there’s a certain level of unknown with a prototype feature, requiring a different methodology of thinking, planning, and building. Flagship stores typically include a high-profile construction site – often a busy urban area with its own construction planning challenges.
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Tennessee: Tyson Foods Expanding in Union City
Business Facilities
NOVEMBER 14, 2017
will invest approximately $80 million to expand operations in Union City, TN. Tyson, one of the world’s largest food companies, plans to create more than 300 new jobs as part of its expansion in Obion County. Tyson’s Union City complex supplies chicken for a national foodservice customer. T yson Foods, Inc. Bill Haslam.
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Trending: The Rise of Prefab and Modular Commercial Construction Techniques
HardHatChat
MARCH 27, 2018
Union Considerations: As prefabricated elements and modular components become more sophisticated and more commonplace, will the shops where they are manufactured be unionized?
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Travel allowance row hits Hinkley Point site
Construction Enquirer
JULY 26, 2023
Mechanical, electrical and logistics workers are understood to have downed tools at Hinkley Point C in reaction to plans to cut travel allowances. “ Unite and GMB unions are now planning to ballot for industrial action over the cuts. Client Hinkley Point C would not comment on the dispute.
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Severfield workers vote to strike over pay dispute
Construction Enquirer
MAY 15, 2023
The workers, who are members of GMB union, plan three days of strike action on 22, 25 and 26 May, after 93% voted for industrial action. If the company wants to deliver its growth plan, then it needs a world-class workforce.” A spokesperson for Severfield said: “Severfield, notes the decision by the GMB to conduct strikes.
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Esh secures largest contract in its history
Construction Enquirer
JUNE 28, 2023
The sites known as Kedward Avenue in Brambles Farm and Union Village in Gresham will provide 250 new homes for affordable rent. These schemes form part of ambitious plans to regenerate areas of the town, and through a raft of social and economic value initiatives, we will endeavour to create a lasting legacy within the local community.”
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Really Big Plans
Business Facilities
APRIL 15, 2015
billion mega-development over Washington''s Union Station will complete the vision of its original architect. Really Big Plans appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Mid Atlantic Union Station' Business Facilities (BF) Magazine.
Union Calls For Fracking Freeze
Safety Services Company
DECEMBER 2, 2013
Unifor, Canada’s largest energy union, is calling for a Canada-wide moratorium on all new oil and gas fracking. The safety risks are also a major concern for our union,” said Unifor National President Jerry Dias. Unconventional gas fracking has the potential to have catastrophic effects on our environment and economy.
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PG&E Files Restructured Chapter 11 Plan
ENR Construction
FEBRUARY 3, 2020
New plan would cost customers less, keep employee and union agreements in place.
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Making jobsites safer in the COVID-19 world
BD+C
MAY 6, 2020
Boston-based Shawmut Design and Construction, in collaboration with trade unions, industry peer groups, and other firms, has rolled out a COVID-19 safety plan for its project sites across the country.
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Utility PG&E Files Restructured Chapter 11 Plan
ENR Construction
FEBRUARY 3, 2020
New plan would cost customers less, keep employee and union agreements in place.
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Wellness is for builders, not just for buildings
BD+C
JANUARY 20, 2020
While formal regulations, planning, and union collective bargaining agreements have helped address many health and safety risks, more holistic health and wellness issues, such as dehydration, weight management, poor air quality, and stress, are less commonly addressed. . But what about going home healthy? .
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Amtrak Plans $6.5B Redevelopment of D.C.'s Union Station | ENR.
ENR Construction
JULY 25, 2012
Amtrak Plans $6.5B Union Station. ENR New York. ENR Southeast. ENR Southwest. ENR Texas & Louisiana. This content is available for purchase. It is FREE of charge. for ENR subscribers. Redevelopment of D.C.s Publication Date: 7/25/2012. Author: Tom Ichniowski. Format: HTML.
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How COVID Will Shift Community Design
Pro Builder
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
Architects, planners, and developers say that the pandemic will not cause any dramatic shifts to community planning, but there will be a refreshed appreciation for four community elements. Some community-planning concepts are better suited to a post-COVID future, Powers says, specifically New Urbanism. Master Planned Communities.
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90 AutoTool To Build Plant In Union Rural Electric’s OH Territory
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
OCTOBER 22, 2012
Eric Phillips, Union County Economic Development Director (Photo credit: Erica Peerenboom Photography). AutoTool , a designer and manufacturer of automation systems for the manufacturing industry, has announced plans to build an 80,000 square-foot manufacturing/processing facility in Union County, Ohio.
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HMRC strike hits construction subbies
Construction Enquirer
MAY 21, 2023
Construction subcontractors are reporting long delays and even being cut off from HMRC’s CIS helpline as 400 tax workers continue strikes organised by the PSC union. The 400 HMRC customer service advisers are planning more action this week with industrial action set to last until June 2.
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Former Chicago Ready-Mix Teamsters Local's Leadership Ousted, Lawsuit Planned
ENR Construction
AUGUST 30, 2019
The union that represents Chicago area ready-mix concrete truck drivers and owner-operators has been put into trusteeship by the Teamsters national organization. Its former president says it's part of a long-term attempt to take lucrative ready-mix contracts away from Local 786.
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2022 Global Sourcebook: Intel Expands Chip Production
ENR Construction
DECEMBER 7, 2022
billion project to expand its 360-acre Leixlip, Ireland, campus with a new semiconductor chip manufacturing plant known as a “fab,” and has announced plans to further expand its European Union manufacturing capability. Intel Corp. is progressing on a $12.6-billion
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Rail union fatcat said he’d ‘throw a party’ if Boris Johnson died of coronavirus in vile Facebook posts
Construction Test
MAY 6, 2020
A RAIL union fatcat said he would “throw a party” if Boris Johnson died of coronavirus. Steve Hedley (left), with RMT union boss Mick Cash and Jeremy Corbyn. Last November The Sun revealed how Hedley – whose union caused misery at Christmas with extensive rail strikes – was facing an anti-Semitism probe.
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What is Building Construction | Steps & Processes of Building Construction | Application of Building Construction | How to do Planning of Building Construction
CivilJungle
MAY 28, 2021
So, those with profound experience within the field generate detailed plans for a positive result. Once you’ve got worked out on planning emphasis, it’s time to think about all other functional specifications for construction scheme. How to do Planning of Building Construction? Strategic Planning. Operational Planning.
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Seattle’s newest substation doubles as a civic amenity
BD+C
AUGUST 28, 2019
Last month, the first substation built in Seattle in three decades opened between that city’s fast-growing South Lake Union area and Denny Triangle. The Denny Substation officially debuted on July 20.
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Pay deal for nuclear builders heads-off strike threat
Construction Enquirer
JULY 9, 2023
A pay deal on behalf of 1,000 construction workers employed on EDF’s power station sites has headed-off planned strike action. Unite national officer Jason Poulter said: “This deal will serve as an important building block as unions increase their organisation to ensure that workers covered by the agreement are paid fairly.”
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Addition by subtraction: The value of open space on higher education campuses
BD+C
JUNE 26, 2023
Even the best planned campuses will experience building turnover caused by perhaps obsolescence, growth, evolving programs, insufficient maintenance, revisioning, or new leadership. Consider removing visible eyesores and replacing them with inviting outdoor spaces with clarity in circulation to the campus tour and the academic core.
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98 Union Pacific Plans $3.1 Billion Spend On Rail Infrastructure
ENR Construction
MAY 9, 2017
Texas And California Will Get The Bulk Of Upgrades, Mostly Designed To Increase Safety And Minimize Delays.
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Gondola transit proposed to ease Los Angeles stadium traffic
Construction Dive
MAY 8, 2018
The plan to connect Union Station and Dodger Stadium comes from a firm funded by the baseball team's former owner and could be operational by 2022.
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51 European Union Avoids Fracturing
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
OCTOBER 23, 2013
A British MP who sits on the European Parliament’s environment committee reportedly warned that the plan could strangle an emerging fracking industry in the United Kingdom. The post European Union Avoids Fracturing appeared first on Business Facilities. Within the EU, only the U.K. has move forward with fracking. Plains U.S.
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