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| March 12, 2021 | Texas County’s Lawsuit Seeks Reassessment of $7.5B I-45 Expansion | Earlier this month, the Texas Department of Transportation’s $7.5 billion proposal to rebuild Interstate 45 in Houston surpassed the environmental analysis phase and entered into the design stage ...Read more |
| March 11, 2021 | Stimulus Gives Massive Shot in the Arm to Public Transit | The funds are meant to address several critical issues faced by public transportation agencies because of coronavirus pandemic-related budget shortfalls, including to help them with payroll, operat ...Read more |
| March 10, 2021 | Uncertainty as PPP Gets Cash Injections Despite Looming Expiration Date | The Payment Protection Program is still set to expire March 31st despite a new cash injection and more than $100 billion in still available funds. Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) s ...Read more |
| March 9, 2021 | Ohio House Passes $8 Billion Transportation Budget | In a resounding 87 to 8 vote, lawmakers in the Ohio House of Representatives passed an $8 billion transportation budget to cover the next two years. Roads, bridges, and public transit are all cover ...Read more |
| March 8, 2021 | Honolulu Harbor Renovation Project Enters Phase 2 | Officials with the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDoT) celebrated earlier this month the conclusion of Phase 1 of the Kapalama Container Terminal (KCT) project and its procession into Phase ...Read more |
| March 5, 2021 | Hawaii Bucks National Trend, Construction Sector Thriving Despite Pandemic | According to economist Paul Brewbaker, the construction industry has been “remarkably resilient” in Hawaii, with job numbers in the sector stable over 35,000. As Hawaii Business Magazine ...Read more |
| March 3, 2021 | New Bill Marks Major Step in LGBTQ Business Equality | Congressman Ritchie Torres (D-NY) is re-introducing legislation that will mandate that financial institutions collect data on LGBTQ-owned businesses. Torres, a barrier-breaking, gay afro- ...Read more |
| March 1, 2021 | How Contractor Associations Work with Labor Unions to Fill in the Gaps — and Sometimes Save the Day | Union representation helps workers in the construction sector in a myriad of ways, but the work o ...Read more |
| March 2, 2021 | SBA Sets Up 14-Day Exclusive Loan Period for Small Biz, Changes to PPP | The Small Business Administration (SBA) announced on Sunday that it would hold “a 14-day, exclusive PPP loan application period for businesses and nonprofits with fewer than 20 employee,” endin ...Read more |
| February 25, 2021 | USDOT Loans More Than $900 Million for Dallas Regional Rail Project | The Department of Transportation announced on Thursday a $908 million loan to Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) for the Silver Line Regional Rail Project. The money comes out of the DOT’s Railroad ...Read more |