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What construction companies should know about post-disaster FEMA contracting

Oct 20, 2017 (0) comment , , , , , , ,

So far this summer, the United States has seen what many would consider to be more than its fair share of natural disasters. Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Houston on August 25 causing an estimated $198 billion in property damage. Less than two weeks later, Hurricane Irma made its way through Florida and into the […]

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‘Shark Tank’ Judges Say Successful Entrepreneurs Share These 5 Traits

Oct 12, 2017 (0) comment , , , ,

Succesful entrepreneurs consider themselves mavericks and disruptors — people who shatter the status quo. And it’s true that most of them made their fortune by thinking differently. But the truly successful may not be as unique as they’d like to think. According to the Shark Tank judges, they all share common characteristics, good and bad, that have made them […]

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Engineers say they’ve found a way to stabilize sinking Millennium Tower

Oct 05, 2017 (0) comment , , ,

Brief: Engineers have come up with a potential solution, priced between $100 million and $150 million, that could stop San Francisco’s 58-story Millennium Tower from sinking and bring it upright again, according to The San Francisco Chronicle. LERA and DeSimone Consulting Engineers have proposed drilling up to 100 new piles into the bedrock 200 feet underneath […]

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Southern California building boom is so big, construction hiring tops the nation

Sep 28, 2017 (0) comment , , , ,

A construction worker walks around the site of the new Loma Linda University Medical Center in Loma Linda on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. The hospital is being built on a earthquake protection system, being the world’s first 3D seismically isolated hospital building. (Stan Lim, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) If Southern California was a state by itself, it […]

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California high-speed rail: Everything you need to know

Sep 20, 2017 (0) comment , , , ,

The $64 billion plan to bring 800 miles of track up and down the Golden State You’ve probably heard that California is trying to build its own shiny and speedy bullet train. After voters approved a 2008 ballot proposition that kicked off one of the nation’s largest and most ambitious infrastructure projects, the state’s High […]

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3 Ways Constant Stress Makes You a Bad Entrepreneur

Sep 07, 2017 (0) comment , , ,

To perform at the highest level, you need to learn how to manage and reduce stress whenever possible, and it’s not just because you’ll feel better. Everyone knows that stress affects more than just your happiness. If you’re frequently freaking out, your appearance changes, your sleep becomes increasingly disordered, and, well, you can be a […]

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Elon Musk’s Boring Company gets the OK to tunnel under Los Angeles suburb

Aug 31, 2017 (0) comment , , , ,

Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s tunnel-boring outfit, The Boring Company, has won permission from the Los Angeles suburb of Hawthorne, CA, to dig a tunnel nearly 2 miles long and up to 44 feet deep under city streets, according to Curbed Los Angeles. The project must still get permitting from the state labor and transportation debartments. […]

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What contractors need to know about OSHA’s new silica rule

Aug 25, 2017 (0) comment , , , , ,

After a few legal fits and starts, as well as extra time for review and input, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s new silica standard for construction is scheduled to go into effect about a month from now, on Sept. 23. What that means is contractors who engage in activities that create silica dust — […]

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How a Quick-Thinking Construction Worker Helped Rescue a 1-Year-Old Hours After He Was Abducted

Aug 10, 2017 (0) comment , , , ,

 California construction worker Colin Blevin says he almost called in sick on the morning he ended up helping save a missing baby from the child’s accused abductor.  Colin Blevin (left)Bolin Blevin “My hip was hurting real bad,” Blevin tells PEOPLE. “But I needed to get work done.” So to work he went on Monday — […]

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11 designer details for kitchen remodels

Jul 27, 2017 (0) comment , , , , , ,

Designers have many secrets they deploy for a successful kitchen remodel. Recently Barbra Bright from Houzz shared 17 of her favorites, and here are 11 more. Read on for ideas that will make your kitchen more beautiful as well as more functional. Note: The following is a guest contribution from Houzz, a leading platform for home […]

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