Dec 30, 2019
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A lawsuit over the tiny amount of lip balm at the bottom of the tube came in number one on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s list of the Top 10 Most Ridiculous Lawsuits of 2019. This year’s list also features lawsuits over labeling on vegan butter, the Fortnite video game, and a poster advertising the […]
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Dec 12, 2019
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When general contractors or subcontractors sign on to construction projects, they usually start off believing everything will run smoothly. But, during the course of the work, issues sometimes arise that force all parties to go running back to their contracts in order to evaluate their options. One of those options for construction companies is […]
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Oct 31, 2019
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What would it take for Earth’s autonomous mining technology to reach outer space? Construction giant Caterpillar hopes to one day bring its autonomous mining technology to one of the universe’s most sought after mining locations: the moon. Technology used in autonomous and remotely operated mining equipment in use today could someday harvest precious elements from […]
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Oct 24, 2019
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Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA) is in the midst of a building boom. With residential, commercial, retail, office space underway, developers are meeting strong demand for an urban live-work-play lifestyle in the city. At the end of 2018, there were almost 3 million square feet of office space under construction in downtown Los Angeles, according to the […]
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Oct 16, 2019
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Construction workers are seen on the site of a new building in Los Angeles, California on Oct. 8, 2019. (Credit: Frederic J. Brown /AFP via Getty Images) A new California law aims to stop communities from delaying construction of new housing projects. It’s one of 18 housing bills signed Wednesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. California […]
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Oct 03, 2019
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Success doesn’t happen in a lazy, hit-or-miss, haphazard fashion. Adopting these eight traits might help you find the success you’ve been looking for. Psychologist Denis Waitley’s approach to winning with self-awareness and self-esteem puts an exclamation point on the idea that most often success comes from within. One measure of entrepreneurial success is your effectiveness […]
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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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