Sentences with phrase «more construction workers»

So, builders will build more (and hire more construction workers), additional commercial shopping centers will be developed and businesses will lease more space.

Apartment industry developers may take comfort that more construction workers are on the job.

Only the force of gravity (through slips and falls from great heights) killed more construction workers than electricity in 2014.

Not exact matches

Duncan notes that foreign workers both start far more businesses than Americans, and that they're needed to avoid potentially crippling labor shortages in industries from farming to construction to tech.

The dirtiest, most physically demanding, and most dangerous of these jobs — in fields such as construction, landscaping, and building maintenance, for example — are overwhelmingly filled by immigrants, who now account for more than half of all low - skilled workers in the U.S..

Colorado alone will need 30,000 more workers in the construction field in the next six years, a number that does not account for those who will retire, according to a study by the Association of General Contractors.

End Illegal Immigration Act Fully - funds the construction of a wall on our southern border with the full understanding that the country Mexico will be reimbursing the United States for the full cost of such wall; establishes a 2 - year mandatory minimum federal prison sentence for illegally re-entering the U.S. after a previous deportation, and a 5 - year mandatory minimum for illegally re-entering for those with felony convictions, multiple misdemeanor convictions or two or more prior deportations; also reforms visa rules to enhance penalties for overstaying and to ensure open jobs are offered to American workers first.

Most of Houston's construction workers come from Mexico, and that has made matters even more difficult, as immigration policies tighten under the Trump administration.

The newly elected Progressive Conservative government in Manitoba has moved quickly to cement its anti-worker bona fides with the radical right - wing by making it more difficult for non-union workers to join a union, and by opening up bidding on large scale public construction projects to non-union companies.

Additionally, Amazon workers earning six - figure salaries can afford more expensive apartments than the current median price, indicating much of the new construction will be at the luxury end of the market to appeal to these workers.

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.

Despite mounting concern about a slide in prices, Toronto's condominium developers barreled full steam ahead in May hiring more workers to start construction amid a pickup in new projects being launched.

Gorgon, Australia's biggest single resources project, ran some $ US17 billion over budget during the initial construction phase, which involved some 10,000 workers and lasted longer than expected, at more than six years.

He also worked for Miriam Development, a family company in NYC, managing more than 200 workers and the construction of more than 150 ground up 3 to 4 story townhouses, which includes close to 500,000 SF, throughout Brooklyn, Bronx and part of Manhattan.

If (when the economy improves even more) the construction and hospitality industries have trouble getting labor, they can hire from our current population (both the native and the foreign - born) rather than bring in guest workers.

With thousands of construction workers out of work and interest rates at record lows, there is a growing consensus that investing now in improving our infrastructure, particularly housing, would give an immediate boost to the economy, encourage more private sector investment, and give us a long - term return as we strengthen our economy for the future.

Cuomo's imprint: Developers of new residential projects with 300 or more units in parts of Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens will bear an additional requirement to pay construction workers a prevailing wage.

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. said Wednesday that Parkside Construction underpaid more than 500 construction workers at jobsites arouConstruction underpaid more than 500 construction workers at jobsites arouconstruction workers at jobsites around the city.

Ms. Glen justified this measure by arguing that maintenance and service employees need prevailing wages more than construction workers.

As Political Director of the New York City Central Labor Council, Carrión has forged deep partnerships among 300 local unions from every trade, occupation, and public and private sector of the New York economy, representing a wide spectrum of workers, including teachers, truck drivers, operating engineers, nurses, construction workers, electricians, firefighters, retail workers, janitors, train operators, bakers, and many more who are the face of today's workforce.

The complaint alleges that in 2014 COR Development went through an Albany - based lobbyist to help them avoid a state - mandated labor agreement that would have them pay more to construction workers on a state - funded project in Syracuse.

Freeport, NY - February 23, 2017 - Nassau County Legislator Steve Rhoads and Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joe Saladino were joined by architects, engineers, homeowners, house - lifters, civic leaders, construction workers, and more to call upon Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York Rising to extend the deadline for Sandy - victim applicants to submit changes to the scope of project elevations.

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.

Edward Ott, a labor expert at CUNY and former executive director of the New York City Central Labor Council, said that Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York's agreement may encourage more developers to hire union workers for affordable housing projects.

Enough to persuade U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara to launch a federal investigation into the awarding of contracts and for members of the city's African - American community to demand more diversity in the hiring of construction workers at the SolarCity plant at Riverbend.

Got ta give to get back According to the agreement struck late last week, rental construction projects that total more than 300 units, and that are located south of 96th Street in Manhattan, must pay workers a wage - plus - benefits average of at least $ 60 an hour.

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.

But Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that any future deal leading to a permanent renewal of the abatement must include some form of prevailing wage requirement for construction workers on projects benefitting from 421a — namely buildings with more than 15 units.

The city must take this risk or face the prospect of more residents without jobs and more skilled construction workers traveling elsewhere for work, said Ricardo Gutierrez, business representative of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 494 in Milworkers traveling elsewhere for work, said Ricardo Gutierrez, business representative of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 494 in MilWorkers Local 494 in Milwaukee.

This story is based on interviews with more than 20 contractors, labor leaders, and construction workers involved in the work at Riverbend.

The current agreement negotiated by the Real Estate Board of New York and the Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, based on the framework supported by Governor Cuomo, provides for more affordability for lower - income families and a fair wage for workers.

Unfathomably, Labour ministers were more concerned about helping Middle England's property values to appreciate than they were in tackling housing shortages for first - time buyers or putting construction workers back to work.

Its reporting on the Buffalo Billion prompted U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara to launch a federal investigation into the awarding of developer contracts and for members of the community to demand more diversity in the employment of construction workers at Solar City.

There's more: Cuomo wants to link sweeter pay deals for construction workers to tax breaks for residential builders.

The bill would require a minimum average of $ 55 an hour for construction workers — $ 114,400 a year — on Manhattan projects south of 96th Street that have more than 300 units, less than half of which would be set aside for below - market - rate housing.

The number of fatalities at construction and industrial sites is decreasing overall, reports the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA), but 42 workers in New York fell to their death in 2012, 10 more than the year before.

Through Empire Zones, businesses adding workers or improving their property could qualify for a host of tax breaks lasting more than a decade, including refunds on all property taxes, rebates on sales taxes for construction costs, and tax credits for each worker hired.

And while, on average, the construction workers earn more than their union brethren in the public sector, they have the rankling perception that government unions have not shared in their recent suffering.

After they failed to agree on paying construction workers a prevailing wage for buildings with 15 or more units, the tax abatement program expired, and the governor has yet to announce a program to take its place.

There was also a guarantee to use union construction workers and to spend several million dollars more on community benefits — concessions won by Rose.

Regarding the concern that such a policy might drive up construction costs, Brown said the opposite would more likely be true because the 20 percent set aside for disadvantaged workers would likely bring in more workers with less experience and who would be paid at a lower rate.

It also demands the passage of laws guaranteeing renters an attorney in housing court, a $ 15 - an - hour minimum wage, more construction projects employing union workers and local residents, more supportive housing for people with HIV, and an end to former Mayor Michael Bloomberg's «cluster - site» housing — where the city paid landlords $ 3,000 a month to put up homeless families, often in deplorable conditions.

Erie County government construction and infrastructure projects of $ 250,000 or more must employ local workers, and 20 percent of the work must be done by workers who are either poor or from poor communities, according to an executive order signed Wednesday by County Executive Mark Poloncarz.

However, the pattern of geographic inequality extended to other occupations as well: The study finds that immigrants from Asia seeking jobs in the U.S. as cooks and construction workers are, respectively, 42 percent and 81 percent more likely to have their applications approved than immigrants from Latin America seeking jobs in those areas.

The process is dangerous, slow, and wasteful: More than 400,000 American construction workers are injured each year, and a typical American house takes at least six months to complete, generating about four tons of waste.

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Petroleum, engineering and construction workers are flooding into the Bakken for the high pay, and more than half the state's employment growth in those jobs took place in Williams County, with the town of Williston at the boom's center.

Activity level: People with active jobs like construction workers can handle more carbs every day to fuel their activities, and may even need more carbs in order to maintain good performance in their work.

Research on men in different occupations has shown how those occupations where their a real contest going on, or hard physical work, such as the military, trial lawyers, and construction workers experience higher testosterone levels than men in more sedate occupations.

That's more than enough time for them to be fired from the Spurberry Police force after accidentally killing Fred Savage and spread out to seek gainful employment in manly jobs like lumberjack and construction worker.