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City of Angels’ Bedecked Box Is Tricky to Wrap

March 31, 2020

Team building (W)rapper’s ribboned exoskeleton, which is not self-supporting until it is done, relies on falsework for stability during steel erection.

Workers at Two NFL Stadiums Test Positive for COVID-19, But Construction Continues

Tim Newcomb

March 30, 2020

After areas where the afflicted workers were working in were shut down and sanitized, work proceeds at SoFi stadium in Los Angeles and Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

Kaiser Permanente Scraps Plans for $900M Oakland Headquarters

Greg Aragon

March 26, 2020

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The decision to cancel the $900 million facility had nothing to do with the coronavirus, the company said.

Washington State Broadens Construction Shutdown Order

Tim Newcomb

March 26, 2020

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All commercial and residential construction will halt because of COVID-19 spread, with exceptions for low-income housing and work related to critical infrastructure.

Robotic Parking Structure Coming to Seattle Cancer Center

Tim Newcomb

March 25, 2020

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When GLY Construction expands the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center campus with a three-level robotic parking garage, the largest in the Pacific Northwest.

Webcor CEO Says New Business Practices Needed in Response to Pandemic

Safeguarding health of workers on jobsites seen as priority

Jeff Rubenstone

March 24, 2020

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Working to keep his company’s projects moving amid an unprecedented viral pandemic, Webcor Builders President and CEO Jes Pedersen says the company is learning as it goes.

California State, County Clarifications to Stay-at-Home Orders Raise More Questions

Erica Berardi

March 24, 2020

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Many questions remain about whether local restrictions on construction supersede state guidance.

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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.

Panel's Review of Transit Center's Fractured Girders Draws Heated Reactions

Nadine M. Post

March 11, 2020

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The public authority that owns and runs the Salesforce Transit Center in San Francisco forcefully disagrees with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's independent expert panel that reviewed the 2018 brittle fractures in twin built-up plate girders.

Federal Agencies Reject Removal of 4 Dams in Pacific Northwest

Pam McFarland

March 4, 2020

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The four dams — Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose and Lower Granite—provide a 1,000 MW of carbon-free power for the region, but also hinder the passage of salmon.

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City of Angels’ Bedecked Box Is Tricky to Wrap

Workers at Two NFL Stadiums Test Positive for COVID-19, But Construction Continues

Kaiser Permanente Scraps Plans for $900M Oakland Headquarters

Washington State Broadens Construction Shutdown Order

Robotic Parking Structure Coming to Seattle Cancer Center

Webcor CEO Says New Business Practices Needed in Response to Pandemic

California State, County Clarifications to Stay-at-Home Orders Raise More Questions

Northern California Shelter-in-Place Orders Exempt Most Construction

Panel's Review of Transit Center's Fractured Girders Draws Heated Reactions

Federal Agencies Reject Removal of 4 Dams in Pacific Northwest

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