U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Monday he was aware of the great bridge vs. tunnel debate created by visions of a new South Florida commuter rail service, but declined to take sides on the dispute that has deeply divided local elected officials. “I don’t want to prejudge any particular case and want to emphasize that many of these policy calls are largely not federal. But ...
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Jan. 19—FORT VALLEY, Ga. — An Italian electric car company has plans to open an EV manufacturing plant in Fort Valley within the next two years, company officials have announced. Imola Automotive USA is already leasing land long-term next to Fort Valley State University, company CEO Rodney Henry said in an interview with The Telegraph. The company plans to break ground on the 195-acre plot by ...
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State labor officials have reduced penalties against some companies cited after five workers died at two Charlotte construction sites last year. The Department of Labor’s settlements imposed fines and required safety improvements from companies found at fault after a scaffolding collapse killed three workers last January and after a massive SouthPark fire killed two more men in May. On Jan. 2, ...
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Florida International University officials moved a step closer to opening their long-awaited CasaCuba on Thursday, as they accepted a $10-million donation from Benjamin Leon Jr., chairman and founder of Leon Medical Centers. "Benjamin's gift to CasaCuba will provide the power to fuel dreams that resonate beyond the walls of academia, transcending borders and resonating globally," said FIU ...
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ATLANTA (AP) — The longstanding and at times violent protests against Atlanta's planned police and firefighter training center are partially responsible for a nearly $20 million rise in costs connected to the project, city officials said. The 85-acre (34-hectare) project, which critics call “Cop City,” is now expected to cost $109.65 million, up from a previous estimate of $90 million, Atlanta ...
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South Carolina’s Department of Transportation knows who will be its next leader, pending approval from the state Senate. Chief Operating Officer Justin Powell was picked by the S.C. DOT Commission to succeed outgoing Transportation Secretary Christy Hall who is retiring on March 31. Powell has been seen as the next person in line to take over the agency. Powell, 44, has been with the agency ...
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South Carolina’s Transportation Secretary Christy Hall is calling it a career. Hall announced her retirement Wednesday. She is leaving the agency at the end of March. Hall, who earns $309,920 a year, has served as transportation secretary for 10 years after then-Gov. Nikki Haley appointed her. “It has been an honor and a privilege to work alongside the men and women of the S.C. Department of ...
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Wyse Fork Junction in Kinston is under review as the N.C. Department of Transportation looks to the future of U.S. 70 Kinston Bypass, a project with an estimated cost of $716.2 million. The proposed Kinston Bypass would be a four-lane, median divided freeway that extends approximately 21 miles from U.S. 70 near LaGrange to U.S. 70 near Dover. The bypass would upgrade U.S. 70 in Lenoir, Jones ...
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers estimates a proposed plan to elevate or floodproof nearly 3,300 homes, businesses and other buildings in the Amite River Basin would take 10 years to complete and could end up costing $2 billion. Designed to reduce water damage in the populous Baton Rouge-area river basin after the devastating 2016 floods, the plan would replace the $1.3 billion Darlington Dam ...
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Facing a crippling bill to repair flood damage to their homes, board members of an Orlando condo community sued their contractor this week for inflating his cost estimates — just weeks after that same contractor was arrested in Lee County for alleged overbilling. The arrest and lawsuit — along with a companion legal filing against former board members for awarding the contract — marked the ...
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