Urban Commons, the company that operates the ocean liner Queen Mary as a tourist attraction and hotel, is planning on developing 65 acres of waterfront property in Long Beach, alongside the ship, into a massive entertainment complex called Urban Adventure Center.
With the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s new rule for crane operation taking effect this month, the industry’s response has been less a panic over additional regulation than a sigh of relief for overdue clarifications.
After the flurry of post-election talk from Republicans and Democrats about infrastructure legislation in the new Congress, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is staking out a position.
It’s gotten to the point that when we mention Lean Construction to a subcontractor, we get an eye roll rather than an enthused response, and that’s troubling.