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A Vail, Colo.-based contractor faces nearly $450,000 in federal penalties for a November 2021 trench collapse that fatally injured one worker and nearly cost the lives of two others.

Revenues are improving, but regional AEC firms continue to struggle with materials shortages, protracted delivery times and hybrid work arrangements.

The planned Uinta Basin Railway will connect a mineral-rich region to the national rail network. 

The large construction firm was accused of making false claims about a subcontractor on a government project.

Bureau of Reclamation will release additional water to Lake Powell and hold back more water in the reservoir.

Early survey results show that revenues last year for general contractors have improved after weathering a difficult pandemic year.

Lake Powell's water level has dropped below the 35-ft buffer targeted by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

The mall's 40-year-old granite pavers are now at the end of their useful life and are causing safety and maintenance issues.

A multi-year expansion program at the Reno-Tahoe Airport aims to address the area's growing pains.

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