Portland Public Schools Board voted unanimously Feb. 28 to move forward with the largest construction bond request in Oregon history. If approved by voters May 16, the $790 million measure would fund system-wide upgrades for …
Oregon’s transportation system is critical to the economy: one in five jobs in the state is transportation- and trade-related, and as a trade-dependent state we rely heavily on exports from farms, forests and factories to …
Sean McGarvey, the president of North America’s Building Trades Unions, says he fully expects President Trump to keep his promises to push a trillion-dollar infrastructure program and that he expects Congress to enact it by …
A group advising U.S. President Donald Trump on infrastructure has proposed an arbitration-style pilot program to slash the current 10 years it often takes to break ground on projects, without short-changing environmental standards.
A new St. Joseph County law aims to fine-tune requirements for finding the lowest “responsible and responsive bidder” when it comes to awarding contracts. It’s called the Responsible Bidder Ordinance (RBO). On Tuesday, the County …
President Trump’s $1 trillion infrastructure package is slowly beginning to take shape. Although the debate over repealing and replacing ObamaCare is hogging the spotlight in Washington, work is underway behind the scenes to craft comprehensive …
From Mass.Gov: Continuing her commitment to advance the economic opportunity of Massachusetts residents, Attorney General Maura Healey today announced a new grant program aimed at providing opportunities for women and minority workers and small business …
CARSON CITY — Labor groups squared off with critics Wednesday over a Democrat-backed bill to roll back prevailing wage thresholds passed by the Republican-controlled 2015 Legislature.
Meet three of the tri-state area’s superheroes — veterans and members of Long Island City-based Steamfitters Local 638, as they weld, pipe and construct the metropolis, one project at a time.
Missouri’s prevailing wage law may not prevail much longer. The Republican-dominated Legislature has set its sights on repealing or revising the state law. Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens called for the law’s repeal in his State …