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City Scoop: Colorado Springs

December 19, 2016

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Rich Data From Dodge Data & Analytics

Specialty Firms See Regional Growth as Both a Boon and a Challenge

Trade firms anticipate more work next year as the regional economy continues to grow, but the skilled labor shortage is still a headache

Mark Shaw

December 18, 2016

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Specialty contractors in the Mountain States face another good-news, bad-news scenario next year: plenty of work available in most markets and an ongoing struggle to find enough qualified people to do it.

Viewpoint: Colorado Construction Defects Case Needs to Be Reconsidered

Albert B. Wolf

December 15, 2016

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An Oct. 20 decision of the Colorado Court of Appeals promises serious consequences to the local construction industry as well as its liability carriers.

People: Mountain States

December 15, 2016

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Updates About Construction Professionals

ABC’s Colorado State University Student Construction Management Chapter team

On the Scene: Mountain States

December 15, 2016

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Reports From Key Industry Events

Roundup

Toys, Freeways and LEDs

John Guzzon

December 15, 2016

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Some pertinent quick-hit announcements and information from the A/E/C community in Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico. Including: ABA Toy Drive, South Mountain Freeway OK’d Again, Henderson Goes LED, More.

Industry Awards

ACEC Colorado Honors Gary Reynolds of UCCS With General Palmer Award

December 14, 2016

The association's General Palmer Award is given to an engineer who has made a significant contribution to Colorado.

Economic Forecast

Colorado Employment to Grow by 2.4% in 2017, Says CU Boulder’s Leeds School

December 14, 2016

The forecast calls for a gain of 63,400 jobs in Colorado in 2017.

Lucid Grabs State Incentives To Build $700 Million Car Factory in the Phoenix Metro Area

John Guzzon Karen Weil

December 14, 2016

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Details on construction plans are still in design phase, but work is expected to begin in late 2017 with production of electric vehicles slated for 2018.