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City Scoop: Colorado Springs

December 19, 2016

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

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.

President-Elect Donald Trump Picks Ben Carson as HUD Nominee

Famed neurosurgeon was Trump's rival for Republican nomination

December 5, 2016

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Carson has limited experience in housing or development.

Presidential Transition

Trump Names Ex-Labor Secretary Chao as His Choice to Head US DOT

President-elect's selection also was Deputy DOT Secretary from 1989-1991

Tom Ichniowski

November 29, 2016

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Chao would play important role in developing and promoting Trump's promised plan to step up infrastructure investment.

States Test Alternative Road Funding

Highway funding is stuck in low gear, but DOTs are exploring alternatives based on vehicle miles driven

Pam Radtke Russell

November 23, 2016

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As the incoming Trump administration looks for ways to fund its massive $1-trillion infrastructure plan, it could find answers by looking toward the states—in particular, Colorado, California and Oregon.