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Arizona construction employment on the rise
Phoenix Business Journal
Construction jobs throughout Arizona jumped 7.3 percent last month from a year ago — the fourth biggest gain in the nation and way ahead of the national upward trend, according the latest report from the Associated General Contractors of America.
N.C. construction jobs trending up, report findsTriangle Business Journal (blog)
Kansas construction jobs report mixedWichita Business Journal
Construction Employment Climbs in 35 States, AGC ReportsRental Equipment Register (registration)

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89.3 KPCC (blog)
Los Angeles continues to add construction jobs, but well below peak levels
89.3 KPCC (blog)
Construction hiring is critically important to the state's economy because California was disproportionately affected by the housing crisis. As the housing market improves — it's currently staging a comeback that many economists think could have ...

Arlington temporarily halts bus stop construction
Washington Post
The cost also came up this week during a forum on planned streetcars. Donnellan said the construction delay was ordered because of those comments, and she asked residents to e-mail suggestions to des@arlingtonva.us, with Super Stop in the subject line.

KPBS
Construction Begins On Pipeline For Desalination Plant
KPBS
The San Diego County Water Authority broke ground on a huge pipeline in San Marcos today to carry water from a desalination plant under construction in Carlsbad. The 10-mile-long pipe is part of a $1 billion project to add desalted ocean water to the ...
Pipeline Construction Begins for Carlsbad Desalination PlantNBC 7 San Diego

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ABC News
Obama pitches public works program to create construction jobs
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
MIAMI — Trying to show that the economy remains a top priority, President Barack Obama promoted a plan Friday to create construction and other jobs by attracting private money to help rebuild roads, bridges and other public works projects. Obama ...
Obama plugs new programs for constructionUPI.com

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Philly.com
Construction visas remain sticking point in Senate immigration talks
Washington Post
Meanwhile, construction industries would be severely limited under the plan, allotted no more than one-third of the new visas. Those companies also would be banned from hiring any foreigners for higher-skilled technical jobs such as electricians, said ...
Business, labor reach immigration agreementThe Spokesman Review

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NBC New York
World Trade Center construction debris to be sifted for Sept. 11 human remains ...
Fox News
NEW YORK – Construction debris from the World Trade Center site will be sifted for any human remains from the 9/11 terrorist attacks starting Monday. Deputy Mayor Cas Holloway said in a memo Friday that DNA testing will continue until every possible ...
NYC to Sift Construction Debris for More Remains of 9/11 VictimsNBC New York

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MinnPost.com
Central Corridor: Relief — and optimism — as LRT construction winds down
MinnPost.com
As construction of the $957 million Green Line got under way in 2011, the loudest critics of the project were business owners along University Avenue, who said parking and traffic disruptions during construction of the line are threatened to put them ...

Dozens feared trapped in Tanzanian construction site collapse
GlobalPost
Dozens of people were feared trapped after a building under construction collapsed in Tanzania's economic capital of Dar es Salaam Friday, according to witnesses. "I thought there was an earthquake and then I heard screaming. The whole building fell on ...

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Sunset Ridge Park construction can begin
Daily Pilot
Newport Beach announced Thursday that it can begin construction of Sunset Ridge Park in West Newport following a state Supreme Court decision not to hear an appeal trying to stop it. The decision ends a three-year legal battle between the city and the ...

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Minneapolis Star Tribune
Businesses, drivers prepare for snarls as construction for Hwy. 15 interchange ...
St. Cloud Times
Starting next month, crews will begin the most intensive stretch of construction on a $10 million diverging-diamond interchange to replace the intersection. The construction start has been delayed by the late end to winter from the intended April 1 ...
MnDOT plans big Northland construction seasonBudgeteer
MnDOT announces $1.1 billion road construction scheduleMinnPost.com
Minnesota road construction season will mean 280 projectsMinneapolis Star Tribune
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Missoula's Old Sawmill District buzzing with construction projects
The Missoulian
“Construction throughout the summer will bring a series of internal trails; a large informal play area; a timber frame pavilion with gathering space; public art; and a timber frame picnic shelter.” Buchanan said the park will have large pickup ...

Construction starts on Denver Trader Joe's
Denver Business Journal
based specialty grocer confirmed Thursday that construction is underway. “Currently, the tentative Denver store opening is fourth quarter 2013,” Alison Mochizuki said via email. Plans call for a new 18,000-square-foot building with a separate liquor store.

Washington Post (blog)
Court says EPA can try to block power plant construction in some cases to ...
Washington Post (blog)
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Government regulators can try to halt construction projects at power plants if they think the companies didn't properly calculate whether the changes would increase air pollution, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday, marking ...

Vincent Gray proposes $442 million for school construction
Washington Examiner
Among the construction projects proposed for fiscal 2014 is $85 million toward the construction of a new Ballou Senior High School in Ward 8, whose groundbreaking was Tuesday, $38 million toward a $127 million renovation of Roosevelt High School in ...

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Gino S. Valenti, construction superintendent
Washington Post
For 35 years, Mr. Valenti worked in the Architect of the Capitol's construction management division. This included oversight of the construction of the Dirksen and Hart Senate office buildings, the Madison Library, and expansions of the East and West ...

Stanford Report
Construction begins for Stanford's student-designed solar house
Stanford Report
Construction begins for Stanford's student-designed solar house. The solar-powered Start.Home, designed and built by Stanford students, runs on a standardized platform that students believe could transform green home construction. By Bjorn Carey ...

Gas leak forces VB road closure
WAVY-TV
Amy Valdez with the Virginia Beach Fire Department said the leak occurred in the 2600 block of Princess Anne Road near the Cox Communications building when a line was hit by construction machinery. As a result, crews closed Princess Anne Road ...

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Report: Mexican anti-corruption agency failed to oversee construction of wafer ...
Fox News
Previous comments by federal officials and contractors had revealed that the monument's construction was plagued with wrongdoings and overspending. But the audit also found that the Public Administration Department, the anti-corruption watchdog ...

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Fox17
Local Business Embraces Construction
Fox17
Libby McDonald's business, Tropical Smoothie Cafe, sits on the side of 28th Street that's going to be torn up and resurfaced first. “Of course I am a little concerned about construction in general. It makes it harder for people to get here. However ...