Atlanta's DeKalb County is facing a major problem as the school board has found a $41 million budget shortfall in the sales tax-funded construction account. Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson is now considering cutting 35 different building projects to make up the deficit, reports The Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Budget shortfall causes county to slash construction projects
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Construction spending in January unexpectedly fell by 0.1 percent, as commercial building projects fell sharply throughout the month. This is the first time spending has dropped in six months, reports The Associated Press.
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Construction crews have broken ground on the largest wind farm project in Hawaii's history, a 69-megawatt set of turbines that is expected to bring power to 5 percent of the island of Oahu.
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The Tappan Zee bridge in New York is in need of replacement quickly, but numerous controversies have put the project on hold for the time being.
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New construction projects in New York City have been few and far between since the recession hit, but the city's Department of Buildings recently revealed that the number of permits jumped considerably last year.
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Baltimore politicians are attempting to get funding for the construction of new schools from state sources. Many schools in the city are in desperate need of repair and haven't been renovated in years.
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A $6 billion high-speed railroad project in California has hit a major snag that could throw off the timing of the entire operation, reports The Fresno Bee.
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NC Department of Transportation offers bonuses to quick-working crews
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced that it will be providing incentives if construction crews can get a new bridge completed quickly.
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Budding tech company Salesforce has pulled out of a new office planned for downtown San Francisco, in a move that has left city officials scratching their heads.
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The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (DOT) recently announced that construction on a heavily-traveled bridge is progressing faster than expected and may be open to traffic this spring.
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