Jul 26, 2023
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The team will select the site of the future stadium, reported to cost $2 billion, by late September, team owner John Sherman wrote in an open letter. The Royals are weighing a new venue downtown and one across the Missouri River. Brief: A potential new home for the Kansas City Royals moved a step further […]
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Jul 26, 2023
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A bullet train project aiming to connect the two cities took a big step forward. Travelers in the Los Angeles area may soon be able to reach Sin City a whole lot faster. Brightline West, a company that plans to connect Las Vegas and Los Angeles with high-speed train service, recently made progress to turn […]
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Jul 13, 2023
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A wildlife crossing overpass in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Susan Vineyard/iStock/Getty Images Plus via Getty Images Brief: With about 200 people killed each year in wildlife-vehicle collisions, the Federal Highway Administration has launched the $350 million Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program to reduce the hazard, it said in a press release Tuesday. The five years of dedicated […]
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Jun 22, 2023
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Divergence from the original plans on construction projects is unavoidable. But that doesn’t have to lead to a dispute. Disputes over change orders don’t have to end up in court. Contractors often must balance the demands of owners, government agencies and general contractors, all while trying to make a profit. But the construction […]
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Jun 08, 2023
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As elementary and high schools plan for a surge of federally funded upgrades over the next few months, many administrators remain concerned about spending deadlines. New HVAC units sit on the roof of Twin Buttes Cyber Academy in New Mexico’s Zuni Public Schools. This district is using ESSER funding to make several upgrades including the […]
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Jun 02, 2023
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With the earth’s population continuing to soar, buildings have been growing higher and higher. Dense cities are dotted with cranes constructing new, magnificent skyscrapers. What if the future of cities is not further up toward the sky, but deep down in the ocean? Humans have explored underwater construction for many years, and construction techniques already […]
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May 11, 2023
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The largest and most expensive construction projects in the world range from an ambitious railway system to a gigantic entertainment complex. One is 254 miles above the ground and travels at 17,500 mph. Throughout history, humans have expressed their belief that bigger is better with colossal construction projects. Pyramids, religious monuments, skyscrapers and other buildings […]
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Apr 27, 2023
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Manufacturing projects, such as the one that Turner Construction is building in Frederick, Colorado, were almost solely responsible for all nonresidential construction spending growth in February. Permission granted by Turner Construction Some are calling it the “modern day Industrial Revolution.” But whatever name you give it, contractors are talking about how to take […]
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Apr 21, 2023
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Brief: The Oakland Athletics have signed an agreement to purchase 49 acres of land near the Las Vegas Strip with the intent of constructing a $1.5 billion, 35,000-seat Major League Baseball ballpark, team president Dave Kaval told the Las Vegas Review-Journal Wednesday. With the plan to move, the franchise would end a long struggle with […]
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Apr 13, 2023
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A biopolymer basalt composite developed for the moon and Mars could have far-reaching impacts on terrestrial construction. When Turner Construction Chief Innovation Officer James Barrett sent out a companywide email a couple years ago to gauge interest in a division that would explore how to build in the final frontier, he got a response like […]
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