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Construction Processes, Financial

Philadelphia Gets $340M in EPA Loans for Water Infrastructure Projects

February 7, 2023

Via: ENR

Philadelphia’s recently launched water infrastructure revitalization plan is set to receive a $500-million boost in federal funding, including $340 million from a low-cost U.S. Environmental Protection Agency loan, officials announced Feb. 3. The city’s efforts are aimed at replacing miles […]


Construction Site Safety, Regulations

OSHA: Philadelphia contractor’s history of exposing workers to deadly fall hazards continues

November 3, 2022

Via: ISHN

A Philadelphia framing contractor faces $269,594 in proposed penalties after the company was again found exposing employees to deadly fall hazards at a residential worksite in the city’s Roxborough section on April 21, 2022. OSHA inspected Max Contractors Inc. in […]


News

New details emerge for Philadelphia’s $2.5B Navy Yard project

April 6, 2021

Via: Construction Dive

Under the terms of the agreement, which was first announced in July 2020, PIDC, Ensemble and Mosaic will transform the former military base into a mixed-use community. Residential and hospitality projects will follow the life sciences building. The venture envisions […]


Construction Processes, Legal

Indictments cast shadow on Philadelphia construction industry

February 7, 2019

Via: Construction Dive

Officials in Pittsburgh have not gone as far as introducing specific legislation to address malfeasance in its local construction industry, but the city council did create the Joint Task Force on Construction Industry Fraud. The task force will focus on […]