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Supreme Court Permits State Law Claims Against Superfund Property

Green Building Law Update

For nearly a century, the Anaconda Copper Smelter in Butte, Montana contaminated an area of over 300 square miles with arsenic and lead. The Supreme Court, in a split decision with two opinions concurring in part and dissenting in part, held that CERCLA does not strip the Montana courts of jurisdiction over this lawsuit.

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Home Building Accounts for Nearly 3% of U.S. Labor Force

Pro Builder

million of those in the residential sector, according to the National Association of Home Builders. employed civilian labor force, residential construction workers accounted for 2.8% California, the country’s most populous state, also posts the largest share of residential construction workers at 3.3% Compared to the U.S.

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Award of Merit Residential/Hospitality: Yellowstone Club - The Village

ENR Construction

The largest private project in both size and cost in the history of Montana, the Yellowstone Club is a 15,000-acre luxury resort and residential community that offers 100 ski runs and an 18-hole golf course designed by PGA champion Tom Weiskopf.

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Commitment to process

Cassell Construction Estimating

On the Sage Timberline side, we’re building a full suite of new custom assemblies for our SAP customers, Seedorff Masonry (Iowa & Nebraska), and Absher Construction (Washington), as well as for Wadsworth Builders (Montana), on a daily basis. We have smaller projects going with Martel in Montana and Arita Poulson in Hawaii.

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Construction Industry – Growth Statistics

Building Information Management

The largest states for non-residential construction, ranking highest first, were Texas, New York , California, Florida, and Louisiana. In terms of percentage growth 2014 vs. 2013, the largest gains were posted by Hawaii, Arkansas, Texas, Montana, Oklahoma. 2014 showed an overall 4.76% annual growth rate for the U.S.

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Construction Industry – Growth Statistics

Building Information Management

The largest states for non-residential construction, ranking highest first, were Texas, New York , California, Florida, and Louisiana. In terms of percentage growth 2014 vs. 2013, the largest gains were posted by Hawaii, Arkansas, Texas, Montana, Oklahoma. 2014 showed an overall 4.76% annual growth rate for the U.S.

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BF Expands State Energy Rankings With Natural Gas, Lowest Emissions And Biofuels Leaders

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Arizona has eased into second place, edging out New Jersey, which has an aggressive utility-backed program for residential as well as commercial panel installations. Washington, Oklahoma and Montana were the top three states, respectively, in BF ‘s new Lowest Industrial Electricity Rates ranking. Far West U.S. Great Lakes U.S. -