Sep 26, 2019
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Brief: California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 5 into law this week. As part of a signing message, Newsom said that the new regulation would help reduce instances of worker misclassification as independent contractors, “which erodes basic worker protections like the minimum wage, paid sick days and health insurance benefits.” The new law goes into effect […]
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Sep 18, 2019
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Perched high above the Pacific Ocean, in Southern California’s exclusive Laguna Beach community, is a cliff-side compound that’s on the market for $35 million. (Click here to see the video of this amazing home.) But it didn’t always look like this. “Originally it was a cottage, almost like a shack in disrepair,” explains homeowner and […]
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Sep 12, 2019
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Brief: Developer Related Cos. will start vertical construction next year on the 240-acre, 9.2 million-square-foot Related Santa Clara project next to Levi’s Stadium, home of the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers, in Santa Clara, California. Related’s investment in the mixed-use project, formerly known as CityPlace Santa Clara, is estimated at $8 billion, according to the San Francisco […]
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Sep 05, 2019
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Brief: A four-expert panel selected to review a $100 million foundation retrofit for the leaning and sinking Millennium Tower luxury condo building in San Francisco have given the plan their approval. In a letter to the City and County of San Francisco Department of Building Inspections, which hired the four professional engineers, Gregory G. Deierlein, Shahriar […]
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Aug 21, 2019
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Brief: Elon Musk has secured $120 million of outside investment for The Boring Co., the tunneling and transportation startup that aims to build underground tunnels for hyperloop transportation projects that Musk founded in 2016. The cash infusion, in addition to the $113 million the company raised last year, signals continued interest from outside financial investors […]
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Aug 15, 2019
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Brief: LafargeHolcim and Solidia Technologies announced this week that they have launched a new business in the U.S. that will supply customers with reduced CO2 cement to be used in the production of precast concrete. The first customer will be the Wrightstown, New Jersey, plant of EP Henry, a national concrete products supplier that participated in […]
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Aug 08, 2019
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As e-commerce has soared in popularity, U.S. warehouses have evolved to meet the needs of online retailers, transforming from basic storerooms into automated, material-handling nerve centers. Driven by consumers’ desire for fast and reliable delivery of everything from furniture and clothes to milk and toothpaste, these modern facilities are crucial parts of the supply chain […]
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Jul 24, 2019
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After more than a decade of planning, including a three-year legal battle, the $1 billion 5M project broke ground on Thursday. Developer Brookfield Properties and partner Hearst, owner of The Chronicle, will transform four acres of parking lots and vacant buildings at 5th and Mission streets with two new towers, a 200-foot apartment building, two […]
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Jul 18, 2019
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Builders who use natural materials in the United States have seen interest grow in “hempcrete,” a renewable building material made with hemp that can take the place of traditional drywall, insulation and siding. Since the 2018 Farm Bill legalized industrial hemp, the construction material — used for 30 years in Europe — has captured the […]
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Jun 27, 2019
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Peer-to-peer marketplace apps are all about getting rid of the often expensive and usually time-consuming intermediary process and connecting users directly to the services they need. This way of doing business has become popular with everything from vacation rentals a la Airbnb to ride sharing via Uber and Lyft. That desire for convenience — and […]
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