Construction firms pay police to direct traffic
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I am constantly amazed at the number of people who don’t bother checking facts, directing questions to the appropriate source and then jumping to the wrong conclusion while huffing and puffing about the injustice of it all. I’m referring to the letter writer who is «amazed» by the number of police officers and vehicles that «we» pay for sitting at construction sites while drugs, prostitution, etc., run rampant.
Collapse at Ohio casino construction site injures workers
A metal beam fell while workers were pouring concrete on the second floor at about 7:45 a.m. EST, Cincinnati Fire Chief Dick Braun said. The floor buckled and collapsed, and the workers, who range in age from 30 to mid-40s, fell to the first floor below. No workers were underneath the collapse.
Construction begins on first permanent homeless services center in San Diego
SAN DIEGO — Construction began this week on the first permanent homeless services and housing facility in San Diego.
Floor collapse at under-construction Cincinnati casino sends several people to …
The collapse occurred shortly before 8 a.m. as a crew was pouring a section of concrete floor, Steve Rosenthal, of casino co-developer Rock Gaming LLC, said Friday. Rosenthal told reporters at a news conference that it was too soon to determine what caused the collapse.
S+H Construction Receives LEED-Certification on Residential Project in Cambridge
CAMBRIDGE, MA–(Marketwire -01/26/12- . of Cambridge, Massachusetts, one of the greater Boston area’s premier residential renovation and custom home building companies, is pleased to announce a recently completed residential project in Cambridge received LEED-certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC for achievement in green homebuilding and design.
At least 11 hurt at Ohio casino construction site
CINCINNATI (AP — A section of floor collapsed Friday at the construction site of the city’s new casino, sending tumbling 30 feet to the ground and causing minor injuries for at least 11 people, authorities said.
A crew was pouring a section of when an underlying support beam «sheared away,» fire Chief said.
Dexter + Chaney Announces New Web-Based Version of Construction Management Software
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE–
Construction software provider Dexter + Chaney (www.dexterchaney.com
launched a new, web-based version of Spectrum® Construction
Software at this years’ World of Concrete trade show in Las Vegas Jan.
24–27, 2012.