A rendering of the station’s future entrance at 33rd Street and Eighth Avenue. Credit: MSDC After a decade of political wrangling which included plans as wide ranging as a complete demolition of Madison Square Garden to the construction of a football Stadium for the New York Jets, it appears that construction will finally […]
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Virginia Transportation Secretary Seeks to Remove Pro-Labor Incentives from High Speed Rail Project
Last Wednesday, the Virginia Transportation Secretary, Sean Connaughton, attended the “State of the Rail to Loudon” breakfast and made a speech. Public officials often attend breakfast gatherings and make speeches, but they do not often criticize unions or labor incentives. The gathering, which was sponsored by the Loudon County Chamber of Commerce, had to do […]
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Cut Through the Red Tape in Washington, DC
One would expect to jump through hoops and cut through yards of red tape to record any type of document in Washington, D.C. Let me tell you that it can be accomplished! These guidelines will make you look like a pro when it comes to filing a Washington, DC mechanic’s lien. Timeliness: The deadline for filing a mechanic’s lien in […]
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Thomas Jefferson: The Founding Father of Mechanics Liens
When we think of our laws relating to construction, we generally think of them as something that have evolved over time, and that were generally enacted in the 20th Century. Who knew, though, that the mechanics lien was introduced through Thomas Jefferson: founding father of the United States of America? That means is that protection through […]
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International Green Construction Code Released
The International Code Council—America’s foremost building code writing body—has released the International Green Construction Code™ (IGCC). The IGCC will provides state and local governments with a “model code” to enforce energy usage and carbon footprint limits with regard to commercial buildings. The code is designed to minimize adverse impacts building construction and operations often have on the environment. The release of […]