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Tari Rivera – A Model for Women in Construction
It’s not often that young girls decide to follow in their father’s footsteps. At an early age, Tari S. Rivera, president of Regency Construction Services, Inc., was introduced to the construction world. Her father and grandfather worked at Floyd Browne and Associates, a civil engineering firm in her home town of Marion, OH. When the company opened a branch office
Minority Contracting Demands for Obama Center
By Chicago Sun-Times reporter Lynn Sweet.
The Obama Foundation on Wednesday announced firms in the running to manage the construction of the Obama Presidential Center, along with the demand that the winner commit to minority contracting and hiring goals designed to benefit struggling residents on the South and West Sides of Chicago, including youths and ex-offenders."
Threat of Government Shutdown and What Contractors Need to Know, and Do, Now
Thompson Hine Update - August 2017
As we approach the end of the government’s fiscal year, we recommend that contractors take the following steps to ensure they are prepared for the possibility of a government shutdown."
Construction Union Endorses Re-Election of Mayor Frank Jackson
Cleveland.com article by Andrew J. Tobias, states that:
Dave Wondolowski, executive secretary of the Cleveland Construction & Building Trades Council, called Jackson a "friend of labor"... We want to continue the success that Cleveland has seen over the past 12 years, and we want to keep the citysaid Wondolowski. "
Acquisition by Jacobs Engineering Could Create a $15B Company
Article by Candace Carlisle, Senior Reporter for Biz Journal on Steve Demetriou, Jacobs Engineering's chairman and CEO's possilbe acquisition the could be the largest the industry has ever seen.
If Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) is able to close a $3.27 billion deal to acquire rival Denver-based CH2M HILL Companies Ltd."
Construction & Engineering Update - Summer 2017
By authors Alex Johnson and Stephen Evans, Squire Patton Boggs
A new suite of JCT contracts has been introduced, FIDIC is due to publish the second edition of its “rainbow suite” later this year and, most recently, we have seen the arrival of the new NEC4 family."
Any Workers Involved in Building of Franklin County Jail Must Be Member of a Union
Article by Bill Bush of The Columbus Dispatch
The all-Democrat Franklin County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved an agreement with construction unions saying that all workers on the county’s new $170 million jail must be members of unions or, if not, pay dues and fees to the unions."
MIchael Bloomberg Announces 'American Cities Initiative' to the Amount of $200 Million
Article by James Brasuell, Planetizen.com
Michael R. Bloomberg will throw his financial might into helping beleaguered American mayors, creating a $200 million philanthropic program aimed at backing inventive policies at the city level and giving mayors a stronger hand in national politics."
Energy loans paid off Through a Long-term Assessment Added to Property Taxes
Cleveland.com article by John Funk of the The Plain Dealer discusses Greenworks Lending who are looking for owners of medium and small buildings to cut their energy bills through loans that will be paid off through a long-term assessment added to property taxes.
A Connecticut-based private finance company has expanded into Ohio to offer commercial building owners up to 30-year loans to pay