A new battle could be brewing for Idaho’s construction industry. As developers seek to continue transforming the Treasure Valley, filling in dirt lots in Boise with towers and building new neighborhoods in Eagle, there are growing concerns that incoming mega-projects such as the $15 billion Micron expansion and the new data center for Meta in Kuna could tie up the vast majority of construction ...
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[box type="shadow" ] Idaho Women in Trades and Transportation at a Glance Women's presence in traditionally male-dominated industries like construction and transportation is increasing. Despite progress, there's still a significant wage gap between men and women in these sectors, with women earning 31.4% less on average in construction. Training programs and initiatives are contributing to the ...
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As Colorado struggles with its lack of affordable housing, the Aurora City Council will consider on Monday a resolution that would allow the use of buildings with "modular construction" to provide affordable housing units. The goal of Aurora's modular construction resolution is to "increase attainable housing," according to city staff. With modular construction, buildings are built offsite and ...
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Brinkmann Constructors, with offices in Arizona, Missouri and a few points between, has finished two major builds. In Boise, the company partnered with Kansas City, Missouri-based Flint Development to complete the construction of the Red River Commerce Center. Red River is a state-of-the-art industrial park within the Boise Airport submarket, according to Brinkmann. It includes three Class A ...
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EDEN — New life has been breathed into a part of West Point's history, 25 miles to the north through Ogden Canyon in nearby Eden. The old West Point Cannery building, which stood for the better part of a century near 300 N. 3100 West in the Davis County city, has been relocated and rebuilt, brick by brick, by the owner of Eden's Blacksmith Village and Sunnyfield Farm. The building, first ...
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Several hours before an unfinished building collapsed near the Boise Airport, killing three and critically injuring five others, Robert Hamilton pulled off to the side of the road and snapped a few pictures of the steel structure on his phone. He wanted to capture the skeleton of what was to eventually become a stand-alone hangar for private jets. Hamilton, an associate professor of civil ...
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Gov. Brad Little will ask the Idaho Legislature to appropriate $200 million for bridge repairs next year. That's the same amount approved in 2022 and 2023. Funding to repair local bridges could help Idaho farmers and ranchers save time and money, proponents say. "It's going to have tangible benefits for people in rural areas," said Wayne Hammon, Idaho Associated General Contractors CEO. ...
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While filing papers at her office earlier this month, Leslie Mastroianni's Apple watch vibrated. An email from Advance Colorado announced the Southern Colorado Economic Development District had won a grant to improve broadband infrastructure in southeastern Colorado. Then her watch buzzed again. And again. Two more awards. "I felt like I was giving birth to babies," said Mastroianni, SCEDD's ...
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The cost to repair damage to the Colorado Supreme Court building in downtown Denver could reach $35 million, after a man allegedly broke into the building and set a fire that triggered the sprinkler system for hours causing extensive flooding, officials said Friday. "It is a disaster recovery site and not a workplace at the current moment," State Court Administrator Steven Vasconcellos told ...
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) Idaho Gov. Brad Little announced a plan to invest $2 billion over 10 years to repair and improve the state's neglected school buildings during his annual “State of the State” address marking the start of the legislative session on Monday. “We've all seen the pictures and videos of some Idaho schools that are neglected crumbling, leaking, falling apart,” Little told lawmakers, ...
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