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September 2021 City Scoop Rochester New York

City Scoop | Rochester, NY

Institution-Driven Economy' Boosts Rochester: City Scoop

September 14, 2021

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Pike Companies' CEO weighs in; Dodge data on projected 2021 construction starts

Site Reuse

Former NJ Army Base $2B Makeover is 'Buzzsaw' of Activity

Tom Stabile

May 17, 2021

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Fort Monmouth, a military technology hub for the last century, seeks innovative ways to redevelop 1,126 acres despite financial hurdles, local politics and COVID-19.

Boston First to Embrace Obama-Era Zoning Rules

Development association backs plan to incorporate fair-housing review for residential projects

Scott Van Voorhis

December 21, 2020

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Boston has become the first major city in the country that will incorporate Obama-era, federal anti-discrimination rules into the process of reviewing major new apartment and condo projects.

Boston Releases First Zero Carbon Affordable Housing Design Standards

Thornton Tomasetti, Bensonwood and Placetailor helped create new guidebook

Stephanie Loder

April 22, 2020

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Guidebook, released April 22, is set to help developers, designers, and builders that seek a zero emissions resource.

Coronavirus

Northern California Shelter-in-Place Orders Exempt Most Construction

Erica Berardi

March 19, 2020

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Residents in several counties are sent home except for those providing or obtaining essential services, which for now includes most construction projects.

Stanford University Plans To Expand Campus for $4.7B

July 3, 2019

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School will build public schools for Santa Clara County, Calif., to gain permission for 3.5 million sq ft of new campus facilities by 2035.

ICE Texas Migrant Housing detention facilities

U.S. Taps Contractors to Expand Migrant Housing As Detainee Numbers Grow

Bruce Buckley

Debra K. Rubin

June 27, 2018

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HHS, other U.S. agencies tap contractor expertise to expand detention facilities as Trump border crackdown ramps up

Construction Economics

Productivity Gains Found in New BLS Data

Alisa Zevin

February 1, 2018

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After decades of reports about stagnant or slipping construction productivity, a new U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics study, “Measuring Productivity Growth in Construction,” shows gains in several construction sectors.