Fri July 21, 2017
AGC Releases Latest Construction Employment Numbers by Sate
Forty-one states added construction jobs between June 2016 and June 2017 amid continuing widespread demand for construction services, while 25 states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between May and June, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released July 21....
Thu July 20, 2017
Tesla Owner Gets Government Approval for Hyperloop Transit System
Tesla Inc. and SpaceX founder Elon Musk dropped a bombshell announcement July 20, tweeting that he has received "verbal government approval" to construct a Hyperloop transit system that would connect New York City, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C....
Fri July 21, 2017
DC Water Awards $580M Contract for Boundary Tunnel
The DC Water Board of Directors approved the Authority's largest contract to date for the design and construction of the Northeast Boundary Tunnel (NEBT). The 5-mi. NEBT is the largest and final segment of the massive tunnel system that will bring relief from combined sewer overflows (CSOs) to the Anacostia River....
Wed July 19, 2017
Transportation Funding: Advocates Weigh in at ARTBA Workshop
More than 130 transportation design and construction professionals, chamber of commerce executives, and officials with better roads groups and state transportation agencies from 36 states came together July 12 in the Nation's Capital to share best practices for advancing transportation funding legislation and ballot initiatives during the 4th Annual National Workshop for State & Local Transportation Advocates....
Chris Kaergard - Mon July 17, 2017
Caterpillar Featured at White House Event
Equipment from Caterpillar Inc. will be on display to promote manufacturing in the state of Illinois on July 17 at a White House event. The “Made in America” product showcase at the Executive Mansion will feature one product from each of the 50 states in the union, including a Caterpillar 966M wheel loader....
Fri July 14, 2017
Real Estate Associate Program Offers Classes to Multicultural Professionals
Project REAP (Real Estate Associate Program), recognized nationwide as a leading educational diversity initiative that introduces multicultural professionals to commercial real estate (CRE), is returning to New York City this fall....
Fri July 14, 2017
ARTBA Recognizes Entrepreneur, Project of the Year at Conference
The I-595 Corridor Improvements Project in Florida and David Spector, director of the Colorado High Performance Transportation Enterprise (HPTE), have been recognized as models of excellence in innovative transportation financing by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)....
Thu May 18, 2017
DDOT Invites District Commuters to Participate in Bike to Work Day 2017
The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) invites all, from seasoned cyclists to interested newbies, to participate in Bike to Work Day on Friday, May 19. Bike to Work Day is a regional event run in partnership by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Government and the Washington Area Bicyclist Association....
Wed April 19, 2017
MLK Jr. Memorial Library Closes for $208M Renovation
On March 4, Richard Reyes-Gavilan, DC Public Library executive director, announced that the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, D.C.'s central library, will close for a complete modernization....
Wed April 19, 2017
Reagan Nat'l Launches $1B 'Project Journey
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, at its board of directors meeting March 22, kicked off Project Journey, a comprehensive campaign surrounding the planned $1 billion, multi-year capital improvement project that will transform the passenger experience at Reagan National Airport....
