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$1 billion for new city schools: From non-starter to law
Baltimore schools chief Andrés Alonso went to Annapolis last year seeking approval for a bold $2 billion plan to replace many of the city system's crumbling buildings. The idea didn't even make it out of committee. Prospects still looked bleak in...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Elections, Lobbying, Politics, Calvert County
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Home builders struggling to find enough construction workers
The real estate bust idled hundreds of thousands of construction workers. Now, with housing on the mend, builders are hiring again. Trouble is, many workers aren't coming back. Years of sporadic employment drove many from the industry. Incomes aren'...
Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Land Price, Mexico, U.S. Supreme Court, Petroleum Industry
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Petoskey school board OKs nearly $2 million in roofing, construction projects
PETOSKEY — Nearly $2 million worth of roofing updates and other construction projects will take place around Petoskey school district buildings in the months ahead, following the school board’s approval Thursday of bids for the work. The...
Tags: Building Material, House Building, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips
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Construction adds jobs as housing recovers, but gains are uneven
Driven by demand in multi-unit housing, construction employment rose in 152 metro areas since March 2012, according to an analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics by the Associated General Contractors Assn. But the employment gains have been uneven. The...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Employment, Employment Opportunities
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ProBuild hires new sales representative
Darrel Tuscherer has been hired as the new outside sales representative at ProBuild. He has 26 years of experience in the construction business. For 23 of those years, he owned his own construction company. He is married with two children and lives in... -
ProBuild hires new sales representative
Darrel Tuscherer has been hired as the new outside sales representative at ProBuild. He has 26 years of experience in the construction business. For 23 of those years, he owned his own construction company. He is married with two children and lives... -
Shepherdstown Library site cleanup begins
richardb@herald-mail.comIn the next two weeks, a contractor will begin cleaning up the site of the former town dump, marking the first physical step toward construction of a new $3.5 million Shepherdstown library. Snyder Environmental of Charles Town, W.Va., won the $718,000...Tags: Human Interest, Ellicott City, Homes, Libraries, Arts and Culture
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Construction industry expects big boost from Annapolis spending measures
For Maryland's building industry, the good times may be coming back. The construction sector, which has been in the tank for the better part of five years, is on the verge of receiving a sizable infusion of money from recent decisions in Annapolis....
Tags: University of Baltimore, Road Transportation, Prince George's County, Americans for Prosperity, Science and Technology
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Construction spending rises, fueled by gains in home building
WASHINGTON -- In another boost for the economy, construction spending picked up in February as home builders moved to address the growing demand and shortage of supply in the housing market. The value of public construction also rose in February from...
Tags: House Building, Government Debt, Local Government
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FedEx Ground package distribution center adds 'C' wing to building
arnoldp@herald-mail.comFrom a hill, it’s like a child’s sandbox dream to see the giant earth movers, smaller bulldozers and dump trucks moving earth and rock on the field next to the FedEx Ground package distribution center near Hagerstown. But to the several dozen...Tags: Labor Markets, Heavy Engineering, Unemployment Rate, Hopewell (Hopewell, Virginia), FedEx Corporation
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Court: EPA can stop some power plant modifications
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Government regulators can try to halt construction projects at power plants if they think the companies didn't properly calculate whether the changes would increase air pollution, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday,...
Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, DTE Energy Company, House Building, Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics
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House vote nears on city school construction plan
A sweeping plan to invest $1.1 billion in building and replacing Baltimore's aging public schools won preliminary approval in the House Thursday, after delegates voted overwhelmingly to reject Republican efforts to put additional strings on state...
Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Maryland Stadium Authority, Carroll County (Maryland), Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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