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Union accuses Amazon contractors of wage-related violations in Virginia

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An Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters' report focuses on drywall subcontractors and the lower-tier subcontractors they reportedly hired to perform work on six projects involving four owners at sites near HQ2.

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European Union Avoids Fracturing

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in the next two years, but the new EU environmental restrictions–which require full Environmental Impact Assessments for each drill site during the exploratory phase–may prove to be an insurmountable hurdle. Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post’s poll.

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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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billion investment by Dominion Virginia Power, which constructed a cutting-edge technology power plant. The rich timber resources make it home to Virginia-Carolina Wood Products that supplies both domestic and international markets with Class A lumber. Source: Brunswick County, Virginia IDA). Dominion Power Plant groundbreaking.

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Last Chance

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This year, one of the two presumptive nominees for president recently ran around West Virginia telling coal miners he “loves” coal and plans to reopen shuttered mines and keep coal-fired plants lit in America. Read Last Chance on Business Facilities - Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.

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Guide to Top 2022-23 Construction Conferences & Events

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This event is being hosted by the Vecellio Construction Engineering and Management Program (VCEMP) at Virginia Tech and taking place at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport. . The AGC Convention will be open for on-site registration with early bird dates until November 30, 2021. . Get more details.

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Centers of Technology: The Future Is Now

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Family Trust Federal Credit Union was one of the first businesses to open their new headquarters at Knowledge Park. Lockheed Martin’s Waterton Canyon campus has been a hub of space innovation since the 1950s, with more than 4,000 employees and a wide range of industry-leading design, manufacturing and test facilities on site.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Earth USA 2011

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Germans lead the way with thoroughly embedded building construction norms in their national codes which will soon be inserted into the European Union standards. Adobe is included in the Construction Specifications Institute system as 04 24 00, Adobe Unit Masonry with two subcategories, 04 24 13 Site Cast and 04 24 16 Manufactured.