Sentences with phrase «jobs in construction projects»

• Highway Infrastructure and Urban Transit, administered by the Department of Transportation and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, continued to fund thousands of jobs in construction projects around the State and directly funded 2,735 jobs.

Houston About Blog I had a job in construction project management juggling millions of dollars and pounds of paperwork.

Not exact matches

Well, TransCanada, the pipeline's sponsor, says the project should result in 20,000 construction and manufacturing jobs.

During his 45 - minute outline of the bold initiative, in which he repeated the phrase «pass this jobs bill» more than a dozen times, Obama described reforms to create new construction projects, restore American schools, and cut the payroll tax in half.

Of the 275 peak construction jobs created by the project, 95 percent were local hires, and 30 percent were U.S. veterans in keeping with the project's veteran hiring program requirements.

As if that wasn't enough, add in the fact that he also had another job to pay the bills while he wasn't at the construction project.

The State Department estimated the $ 8 billion project would generate about 1,950 construction jobs annually in Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas over a two - year period and contribute about $ 3.4 billion to the U.S. gross domestic product.

TransCanada said little Tuesday except for noting the «best - in - class technology and construction techniques» of the project, and arguing it will generate construction jobs, higher property taxes, and boost U.S. GDP.

Working together enables us to deliver predictably priced clean energy to our customers while generating construction jobs in the communities that will benefit from the energy generated by the projects.»

Certain matters discussed in this press release are forward ‐ looking statements, including that Everstream Energy Capital Partners, North Sky Capital and New Energy Capital are planning to invest more than $ 67 million in a fund to support utility ‐ scale projects in Central and Southern California developed by SunEdison; that the projects will generate over 320,000 MWh of electricity annually, and create hundreds of jobs or up to 250,000 hours for California electrical and construction union workers.

The job involved the family's Stratus Group construction business and a $ US475 million building project in Venezuela set up by the Iranian government.

So rather than a foreign investor saying he was going to open a factory and employ 15 people directly, a foreign investor could say he was investing in a construction project that would create jobs in a restaurant down the street that might serve construction workers.

«Here in Greater Vancouver alone, the project is expected to generate more than a billion dollars in construction spending, create thousands of high - paying jobs, and help attract new investment to our region,» said Black.

The project will offer 80 construction jobs and two permanent positions to run the solar farm, which will be the largest in the province.

The project created approximately 1,000 construction jobs and employs 700 people in production, distribution and administration activities during its operational phase.

The construction phase of the project has generated about 250 jobs in the region.

«We will begin getting in touch with contractors this weekend with the expectation that workers will be back on the job and the project's construction schedule will remain on course.»

1) Repeal the Triborough Amendment; 2) State pick - up of Medicaid costs from counties; 3) Roll - back of Medicaid entitlements / coverages to median national levels; 4) Major reform of SEQR process which blocks projects Upstate; 5) Repeal NY's participation in RGGI; 6) Cut 50 percent of staff at DOE, DOH, DEC in order to let the other half do their jobs, which means serving the people instead of feeding the bureaucratic monster; 7) Support expansion of nuclear plants at Oswego, construction of new plants elsewhere; 8) Tort reform to allow doctors to practice medicine, instead of fleeing NY; 9) Use the bully pulpit to support natural gas drilling and tell the envirowackos to grow up.

«In 2006, the Erie County legislature passed what is called the New York State Certified Training Program, which is often known as the apprenticeship law... It ensures taxpayer dollars that are paying for construction jobs associated with Erie County government are going towards Erie County residents who are working on these projects.

«All funding in six rounds retained 4,241 jobs, created 2,294 new positions, and employed 1,850 persons during the design and construction phases of these projects,» according to the report.

During his presentation, Cuomo said the Javits project will create 4,000 full time jobs, 2,000 part time jobs and 3,100 construction jobs, and generate $ 393 million in economic activity per year, a 22 percent increase to the $ 1.8 billion generated in 2014.

State officials announced late yesterday that they are finally making good on more than $ 82.5 million in late payments to construction contractors on the SolarCity project, ending an embarrassing crisis that briefly threatened the jobs of nearly 200 workers.

Some of the workers who were laid off on Friday at the state's SolarCity construction project in South Buffalo were back on the job early today, but many others remained sidelined as state officials worked to free up the money to start paying $ 82.5 million in past - due bills.

State officials promised late Friday that tens of millions of dollars will start flowing first thing next week to financially strapped contractors on the SolarCity construction project, saving the jobs of 200 workers laid off earlier in the day because the state had fallen months behind in payments.

Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul says the Cuomo Administration is making an effort to hire more minority workers in new construction and jobs projects planned for around the state.

In return for company promises to create jobs, it assists development projects be granting property tax exemptions and exemptions from the state mortgage recording tax and sales taxes on construction materials.

Then Cuomo promised that he would make sure construction jobs in his aggressive agenda of public projects all go to unionized workers: «Every job a union job.

Cosmos officials said the project will create 500 construction jobs, 800 permanent jobs on site and generate more than $ 200 million in annual revenue.

Treanor has said the Nevele project, if approved, would cost $ 640 million to build and result in 1,500 construction jobs and more than 2,000 permanent hotel and casino jobs.

However, both SolarCity and officials with SUNY Polytechnic Institute, which is spearheading construction of the 1.2 million - square - foot facility with $ 750 million in state funding, deny that the job reductions reflect a setback for the project, which has experienced cash flow issues in recent months and may be the focus of a federal probe by U.S. Attorney for the Southern District Preet Bharara.

«In addition, job growth in Buffalo during the expansion had been buoyed by a surge in construction jobs associated with major projects such as the SolarCity factory and Buffalo Niagara Medical CampuIn addition, job growth in Buffalo during the expansion had been buoyed by a surge in construction jobs associated with major projects such as the SolarCity factory and Buffalo Niagara Medical Campuin Buffalo during the expansion had been buoyed by a surge in construction jobs associated with major projects such as the SolarCity factory and Buffalo Niagara Medical Campuin construction jobs associated with major projects such as the SolarCity factory and Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.

Last year, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union successfully defeated the $ 310 million Kingsbridge Armory project in the Bronx, which would have meant hundreds of jobs for construction workers, when the developer failed to agree to certain wage demands for employees who would work at the resulting retail mall.

In addition, the $ 4 billion project for the construction of the new Terminal B will mean more jobs and more opportunities — especially for M / WBEs — in the near future, which are without a doubt good for Queens.&raquIn addition, the $ 4 billion project for the construction of the new Terminal B will mean more jobs and more opportunities — especially for M / WBEs — in the near future, which are without a doubt good for Queens.&raquin the near future, which are without a doubt good for Queens.»

Ken Volk, senior vice president at Macerich, said in a statement that «the Green Acres Mall project creates 670 construction jobs, more than 800 permanent jobs, and significant local sales tax revenue.

The job fair is an effort of the Utica Municipal Housing Authority HUD section 3 initiative to find people interested in construction training, apprenticeship programs, and employment related to the Roosevelt Residences project.

Citing the construction boom happening on the waterfront in the South Bronx, Mr. Salamanca vowed to that ensure the job opportunities presented by those projects are given to qualified community residents and that those workers are provided with opportunities to organize and collectively bargain.

Construction jobs grew temporarily in Buffalo amid the building of Solar City factory project — a key element of the governor's economic initiatives — but now have «wound down.»

When the only other similar size project that we've had come through the city has been the Joint Schools Construction Board, which we had in writing 10 %, 15 % for people of color, city residents, job training.

Cuomo has pushed to get construction projects underway faster to save time and state money and more immediately spur job growth in some projects, including the Buffalo Billion.

«All of these projects, whether they are for roads or parks, do two important things: create jobs and improve the quality of life in Westchester,» said Ross J. Pepe, president of the Construction Industry Council of Westchester and the Hudson Valley.

From design to implementation, rewilding projects create jobs for a host of specialties — soil assessment, land system mapping, wildlife surveys and management, fire management — and for people in the construction and landscaping fields.

At least 92 subcontractors were involved in the construction, creating approximately 300 jobs in a project that almost entirely involved union labor.

Additionally, the project is expected to generate approximately 38,000 jobs and yield approximately $ 7.8 billion in total economic impact over the construction period.

In addition, new jobs and the preservation of existing jobs will occur from the construction work that will be undertaken to accomplish the planned facility projects.

According to OCTA, the project will create approximately 42,000 jobs during construction, improve safety, reduce congestion and emergency access time to highway incidents, and reduce annual vehicle hours of delay along the corridor by two million hours in the opening year.

The Maryland Department of Transportation estimates that this project alone will create more than 52,000 direct and indirect jobs — in not just the construction of the line but also in the economic development that follow new transportation hubs.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today joined with Washington, D.C. officials and construction industry leaders at the construction site for D.C.'s 11th Street Bridge Project and called on Congress to pass the American Jobs Act and make significant investments in job - creating infrastructure projects.

State officials estimate the six - year project — one of the largest in the nation — will support more than 4,000 construction, engineering and supply - related jobs.

According to LACMTA, the construction of the project is expected to generate 15,400 jobs and approximately $ 2.38 billion in direct, indirect, and induced business revenues.

«The Portland - Milwaukie light rail project will bring more great transportation options to people in the region, create thousands of jobs during construction and boost economic development along the new line for years to come.»