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By Peter Krouse, cleveland.com

Every year the county delays in building a new Justice Center, or renovating the current one, will tack on tens of millions of dollars in construction costs, according to the project’s lead planner.

Jeff Appelbaum, an attorney with Thompson Hine in Cleveland, said that construction costs are...

Written by Amy Northcutt, Roads & Bridges

Government agencies are under pressure to optimize limited resources while also responding to increasing demands for better performance. Across the country, deficient bridges are a growing problem. The U.S. has 614,387 bridges, almost four in 10 of which are 50 years or older. More than 54,000...

Allen Root, Barron’s

There is more economic trouble brewing. This time the problem is U.S. construction, and that is bad news for industrial stocks, particularly makers of backhoes, cranes and dump trucks.

The news isn’t just about Deere and Caterpillar. U.S. construction spending matters—a lot...

By Anne Osbourn, OH&S

When it comes to fall protection PPE (personal protective equipment) harnesses, there’s no shortage of excuses from workers who do not want to don gear that’s hot and heavy.

Lighter weight harnesses are available, but they don’t always equate to “comfort”—especially for...

Officer Derek Owens was gunned down in the line of duty in 2008 on Parkview Ave in the Woodland Hills area of Cleveland. Captain Keith Sulzer of Cleveland Police Foundation contacted Cement Masons Local 404 asking for help on a project at 10404 Parkview Ave in Woodland Hills. The Cleveland Police Foundation...

By Rachel Burris, Construction Business Owner

There are several steps that the industry can take to transform the U.S. workforce, and the first of these is to establish and strengthen career awareness and education opportunities. The construction industry rallying behind a public-awareness campaign has the potential to change parents...

Written by Antonio Pacheco, Architect News

The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has published a guide to universal design meant to set the bar for universal accessibility in the landscape architecture realm beyond the largely quantitative requirements stipulated by the Americans with...

By Dodge Construction Central Data & Analytics

During the first half of 2019, six of the top ten U.S. metropolitan markets for commercial and multifamily construction starts ranked by dollar volume registered greater activity compared to a year ago, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. Of the top twenty markets, thirteen were able...

By Smart Business News Staff

While optimism mostly prevails, the increase of workplace monitoring can send the message that the company doesn’t trust its employees. In fact, 64 percent of respondents at the level of director or above were at least moderately worried about the potential impact of AI on their organization’s...

By Len Kinor, Industrial Safety and Hygiene News

One of the biggest wake-up calls I had recently was when I realized the detrimental impact biases have in the world of safety. Most people recognize that biases exist in “the other guy” but fail to see these preconceived notions in themselves. SPOILER ALERT: We...