Legislation Inching Forward on Great Falls National Park Designation

The Great Falls of Paterson, New Jersey are a natural wonder just miles from downtown Manhattan, ... in 2006 after conducting a study, concluding that construction and management costs of the 109-acre [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 15:05:00

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THE CONTRACTING OUT CRISIS AT THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY…replacing unionized civil servant architects and engineers with non union consultants causes serious problems with public housing project construction and renovation work

from CITY LIMITS: AUDIT: NYCHA CAPITAL PROGRAM IN TROUBLEAn internal report by the inspector general over the Housing Authority says management lapses and cost overruns will severely curtail plans to repair the city’s aging stock of public ... s in-house construction management team that normally oversees jobs. NYCHA was attempting to improve [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 04:04:00

REGULATORY COSTS OUTWEIGH BENEFITS

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently proposed legislation to regulate construction work in confined spaces, such as sewer ... from safety professionals and 104 hours from management employees. Given that safety professionals [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 13:39:58

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