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Check Cashing Owner is the Next to Fall as Oregon Bust Takes Down Criminal Network
In 2023, Melesio Gomez-Rivera, 49, of Aloha, Oregon, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release...
PNW Interstate Bridge Replacement Program to Receive $1.499 Billion
The Interstate Bridge Replacement program has secured $1.499 billion from the Federal Highway Administration’s Bridge Investment Program....
Construction of $12B Brightline West High-Speed Rail Commences
More than a year after the ceremonial groundbreaking, construction activity is finally visible on Brightline West, the $12-billion...
Biden Administration Announces Investments in Apprenticeships and Workforce Development
The Biden-Harris administration is expanding the Registered Apprenticeship program in specific U.S. industries and investing in workforce...
Lawsuits Filed Over Boise, Idaho, Hangar Deaths
The families of two workers who died in the collapse of a hangar in Idaho on January 31 have filed a wrongful death lawsuit, seeking...
Third Round of USDOT Reconnecting Communities Funding
This week, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the third round of the Department...
$504M in Federal Funding for Semiconductor Manufacturing and Tech Infrastructure
Twelve tech hubs across the country are set to receive a total of $500 million in federal grants aimed at expanding research in...
OSHA Proposed Rule Protecting Workers from Extreme Heat
The U.S. Department of Labor has released a proposed rule with the goal of protecting millions of workers from the significant health...
SCOTUS Overturns Chevron Doctrine, Restricting Federal Agency Authority
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Chevron doctrine on Friday in Loper Bright Enterprises et. al. v. Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce,...
Design Phase Begins for West Seattle Link Extension
Sound Transit has chosen Dallas-based Jacobs to deliver design services for the $7.1 billion West Seattle Link Extension. The extension...
Oregon Looks to Implement GC Liability Legislation in Wake of Subcontractor Bust
New Legislation in Oregon aims to hold general contractors accountable for their subcontractors' actions, specifically making them liable...
Race is On to Finish Convention Center Expansion Before 2028 Olympics
Los Angeles city officials have released a report recommending the city council complete the expansion of the convention center before...
Federal Judge Rules Contractor Must Pay $288K to 43 Workers from Mexico and $63K for H-2A Program Violations
A federal judge has reaffirmed the U.S. Department of Labor’s finding that a Nebraska construction company operating in Southern...
Thieves Cause 6th Street Bridge to Go Completely Dark
The 6th street viaduct which was completed in 2022 and dubbed the "Ribbon of light" is now officially in the dark. All ten arches of...
Heat Dome Creates Hazardous Working Conditions in the Southwest
The southwest is set to experience its hottest day of the year so far on Thursday afternoon as a heat dome reaches its peak intensity in...
8.55 Million to Bolster California Wage Theft Prosecutors
The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and the Labor Commissioner’s Office (LCO) completed the first cycle of funding...
Swinerton Pushes Farther into Mass Timber Space with Acquisition of American Laminators
Portland, Oregon-based Timberlab, a mass timber provider owned by Swinerton, has agreed to acquire the assets of American Laminators, a...
Survey Reveals Majority of Contractors Have Experienced Highway Jobsite Crashes
According to a survey by the Associated General Contractors of America and construction software firm HCSS, nearly two-thirds of highway...
Phase One of $5B One Beverly Hills to be Built by Turner Construction.
Turner has served as site manager since last year's groundbreaking and now they have gotten called up to start construction on the mixed...
Commerce Department Looks to Increase Number of Women in Construction
The U.S. Department of Commerce is aiming to increase the number of women in the construction workforce with the support of well-known...
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