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Union, officials protest Philadelphia's 1% construction tax

Construction Dive

Revenue from the Construction Impact Tax would go toward the Pennsylvania city's Philly 1st program, which offers financial assistance to homebuyers.

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Constructonomics Gets the Shaft Again

Constructonomics

I was the low bid on a township building remodel project in Bucks County Pennsylvania. I later found out that this was a way for the town to force the job to go union without saying that it was a union job. I doubt they could change this ordinance without significant resistance from the unions. Tell Your Friends.

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The Beauty of Public RFPs….And Of Course The Ugly

Constructonomics

Prevailing wage is a way for unions to remain competitive on public projects. Every county in Pennsylvania publishes a rate for every trade and requires that you show certified payroll proving you paid your employees this rate. Payment applications have to go through a hierarchy of bureaucracy that rivals (gulp) the federal government.

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Union, city officials protest Philly's 1% construction tax

Construction Dive

Revenue from the Construction Impact Tax would go toward the Pennsylvania city's Philly 1st program, which offers financial assistance to homebuyers.

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European Union Avoids Fracturing

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Trapped Construction Worker Rescued From Bridge Pier In Union County, Pa.

ENR Construction

Emergency responders spent approximately one hour on May 1 freeing a construction worker who was trapped between rebar on a bridge pier in Union County, Pennsylvania.

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Feature Story: 2014 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards

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