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The new Denver Permitting Office aims to complete every permit submittal within 180 days, with a new appeal process now in place.

The $18.5-billion capital investment plan also includes funds for MBTA power system upgrades, a multimodal transportation project, interchange improvements and bridge projects. 

Both documented and undocumented workers are being swept up as raids escalate across construction, as others avoid jobsites to stay out of ICE crosshairs.

Six men have been indicted for illegal reentry into the U.S. and other actions after being arrested at a construction site in Tallahassee.

Construction for the roughly 27 miles of border wall in Santa Cruz County, Ariz., will begin in the fall. 

A U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration panel is holding a multiday virtual public hearing on its proposed workplace heat injury and illness prevention standard through July 2.

Meeting the challenge of growing facility demand with public funds threatened and the persistent problem of PFAS contamination were key focuses of the American Water Works Association annual meeting.

Under new guidance, agencies anticipating bids 10% higher than their budget with a PLA in place can forego the requirement.

Site construction of the 1.1-million-sq-ft project has begun, and is scheduled to be completed in multiple phases between 2026 and 2030.

Michael Madigan, 83, was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in federal prison for bribery, conspiracy and racketeering actions intended to benefit electric utility ComEd.