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As Activity Climbs, Labor Pool Tightens For Specialty Firms

John Guzzon

August 28, 2017

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Specialty contractors say activity in Las Vegas, Phoenix and Reno is creating more pressure to find workers

Southwest City Scoop: Construction Starts in Reno-Sparks

August 28, 2017

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Total Construction Spending on Track to Grow by More Than 24% in 2018

Natural Disasters

Aug. 27, 10:12 pm: ENR's Louise Poirier Checks In From Hurricane-Devastated Houston

Dry for now, surrounded by flooding from Hurricane Harvey

August 27, 2017

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Safely secured despite "flooding all around us," Houston-based ENR editor Louise Poirier provided a quick update while she was still able to get online.

New Projects

July Construction Starts Increase 6% Nationwide

August 23, 2017

Monthly stats reveal gains in public works, power plants, multifamily buildings and health care facilities.

Infrastructure Policy

Trump Infrastructure Panel's End Seen Unlikely To Harm Funding Plan

Construction groups stay focused on promised $1-trillion initiative

Tom Ichniowski

Pam Radtke Russell

August 18, 2017

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Council was created in July by executive order, but no members were appointed.

Marijuana Cultivation

High-Tech Cannabis Grow Facilities Spark Niche Market for Contractors

Opportunities come with challenges in the embryonic industry

Johanna Knapschaefer

August 18, 2017

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Marijuana, while still banned under federal law, is now legal in 28 states and in the District of Columbia, where federal law is not enforced. Eight of those states have legalized recreational marijuana and the remaining 20 are strictly medical.