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U.S. Department of Transprotation drops $300M into L.A. rail projects
The federal government will provide $100 million for Los Angeles' Regional Connector rail project and an additional $200 million to extend the Westside Purple Line this year.
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Proposal would shift bullet train funding for use on new water projects
The state's powerful agriculture industry and its political allies are gathering signatures for a November ballot initiative that would grab bond money earmarked for California's bullet train and use it instead for new water projects.
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In a related story California bullet train officials push plan to head north.
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How Can You Attract Young Adults
to Your Construction Business?
The construction industry has been in the threat of a worker shortage for years now as many baby boomers are retiring, the Great Recession forced many construction laborers out of the industry, and fewer and fewer young adults are interested in joining the construction industry.
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March Safety Tip
How Construction Contractors
Can Fight Hearing Loss
It is not surprising that construction industry professionals have a greater risk of hearing loss than most people, considering equipment such as jackhammers or even "full blast" radios can exceed 120 decibels - the equivalent to a heavy-metal concert. Exposure to sounds that loud, over many months and years, can contribute to noise-induced hearing loss.
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Inglewood's Stadium Rising Soon,
Hoping to Host Super Bowls
The 50-yard line is still dirt and weeds around a protruding yellow pipe used for water table measurement. There isn't much more than vacant space and idle construction equipment within a few minutes' walk in any direction.
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In a related story
FAA officials and aviation experts now say the stadium doesn't pose any major risks that can't be fixed. The company is now negotiating revisions to its original design plan to meet FAA safety requirements.
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Apple Campus: February 2, 2016 Update
Construction progresses at the new Apple campus in California -- estimated to cost $5 billion. Roof segments for the main building are being lifted into place, a solar array is finished and crews have lifted the auditorium's roof onto the structure. A drone video shows the work in progress.
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Comedy Corner
Missing Wife
Husband: My wife is missing. She went shopping yesterday and has not come home.
Sergeant at Police Station: What is her height?
Husband: Gee, I'm not sure. A little over five-feet tall.
Sergeant: Weight?
Husband: Don't know. Not slim, not really fat.
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