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Beyond Driver Exoneration: How Dash Cams Reduce Exposure to Nuclear Verdicts

Construction Business Owner

A 2020 American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) study* found: From 2015 to 2019, there were nearly 300 verdicts over $1 million; and From 2010 to 2018, the number of verdicts over $10 million nearly doubled, and the dollar amount of awards grew 51.7% 4) Share safety improvements.

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Risk Mitigation : Contractors can better anticipate and account for local factors like union labor rates, taxes, or transportation costs that might otherwise lead to surprises. Transparency : Using local data builds trust with owners, as it eliminates reliance on generalized estimates that might not hold up in specific regions.

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Michigan association's impasse with union equipment operators stalls hundreds of jobsites

Construction Dive

Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association's lockout of approximately 2,000 union operating engineers due to failed negotiations has some contractors hiring nonunion and out-of-state operators to keep projects going.

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Student center(ed): Is the student union the key to retention?

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And the majority of their students—dependent upon motorized transportation—travel a significant distance to attend classes. Appropriately categorized as “commuter schools,” most community colleges do not offer on-campus student housing. So why is it important to keep students on campus throughout the day?

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Amtrak Plans $6.5B Redevelopment of D.C.'s Union Station | ENR.

ENR Construction

Transportation. Union Station. contact us. industry jobs. SUBSCRIBE TODAY. & receive immediate web access $82 a year (includes full web access)-->. Search our site: Infrastructure. Environment. Power & Industrial. Water & Dams. Rebuilding Japan. Gulf Oil Spill. Building Types. Construction Methods. Sustainability.

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NTSB: Train Could Not Brake Before Hitting Construction Workers

ENR Construction

14 crash on Philadelphia bridge that killed union workers Victor R. Fiocca remains under probe by the National Transportation Safety Board and other agencies. Martins and Donato G.

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TQL Plans to Expand Southwest Ohio Headquarters Campus

Business Facilities

Total Quality Logistics (TQL) will invest $18 million and create 1,000 new jobs as it expands its headquarters campus in Union Township, OH.

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