Construction

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Road construction to close Farm Road 243 at U.S. 60
(The Springfield News-Leader - Jul 29, 2008)

Farm Road 243 at U.S. 60 near Rogersville is closed for the next two weeks for turn lane construction, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation.

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Revised safety manual for construction sites
(Khaleej Times - Jul 29, 2008)

DUBAI - The most common violations of safety standards at construction sites are workers without helmets and absence of safety barriers, said the Acting Director of Buildings Department in Dubai Municipality, Fawzi Mohammed Al Shehi, yesterday.

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Greektown Casino enters final phase of construction
(Detroit Free Press - Jul 29, 2008)

On Wednesday Greektown Casino will mark the final pour of concrete to its new 30-story, 400-room hotel currently under construction.

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Worker falls to his death at Richmond construction site
(13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads - Jul 29, 2008)

RICHMOND – A construction worker fell to his death this morning while working on a hotel at West Broad Village. Matthew Hawf of Oxford, NC, worked for a subcontractor employed by Clancy & Theys of Newport News.

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Local construction firms eye Vietnam
(Philippine Star via Yahoo! Philippines News - Jul 29, 2008)

Two Filipino construction firms are looking at setting up production facilities in Vietnam in order to support the country's growing demand for construction materials.

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Construction pause to mark collapse
(The Bismarck Tribune - Jul 29, 2008)

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Construction crews will suspend work on the new Interstate 35W bridge for six hours to mark last year's bridge collapse.

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Asylum seekers protest, occupy construction cranes in Belgium
(GMA News - Jul 29, 2008)

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Thirty asylum seekers are staging a sit-in on top of six cranes at construction sites across Brussels demanding rights to work and live in Belgium.

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Mayor Announces Changes to City Construction Projects
(The New York Sun - Jul 29, 2008)

In an effort to fight off the delays and cost overruns that have plagued public works projects in recent years, Mayor Bloomberg is launching a series of wide-ranging reforms for city-led construction ventures. "A lot of construction companies just don't want to work with the city government because there's a reputation of being slow to pay for change orders and quick to impose onerous ...

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TEMECULA: YMCA construction passes midpoint
(North County Times - Jul 29, 2008)

TEMECULA ---- It's getting a little crowded at Margarita Park as work on a long-awaited YMCA recreation center continues and playground equipment shares space with construction equipment. The park, however, remains open to the public for recreation d

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Construction down 23 percent following steep decline in residential contracts
(The Kansas City Star - Jul 29, 2008)

Total construction activity in the metropolitan area through the first half of 2008 was down 23 percent from the previous year, led by a steep decline in residential work.

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