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Work on New Bridge Over Ohio River Could Begin Next Month
The Brooke-Hancock-Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission has learned work on the new Ohio River bridge could begin next month. The project was discussed by the regional board on Wednesday.
Mike Witherow, a traffic engineer for the West Virginia Division of Highways, said crews with the Flatiron Corp. of Broomfield, Colorado, have begun preliminary work for the $131 million bridge project.
Set for completion in 2021, the 830-foot tied-arch span will extend from the intersection of Third and Clever streets in Brilliant to an area of state Route 2 about a mile south of Wellsburg. Read More...
Wheeling PD Backs New Safety Building
Falling in line with city firefighters, the Wheeling Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 38 is throwing its support behind the city’s efforts to provide a new Public Safety Building for its first responders. Firefighters pledged their support earlier this summer.
Members of the police lodge last week voted in favor of supporting the City of Wheeling and the proposed levy to fund a a projected $20 million public safety building. The structure would be on Market Street at 10th Street across from the Market Street plaza. The levy goes before city voters on the Nov. 6 ballot. Read More...
Energy Saving Talks Heat Up in Ohio County Schools
Ohio County Board of Education members Sarah Koegler, left, Molly Aderholt and board President Zach Abraham review the district’s financial statements before Monday night’s board meeting.
Ohio County Schools needs to raise $6.35 million to begin cost-saving heating, air conditioning and lighting upgrades throughout the school district.

Board of Education members Monday night heard a presentation from Ed McLiney, a municipal adviser and underwriter with McLiney and Co. of Mission, Kansas. He wants to be the financial expert who sells performance lease agreements for Ohio County Schools to raise the $6.35 million for energy projects. Read More...
Statehouse Beat: Lottery latest example of dysfunction at WV Capitol
Quote of the week: “It seems Lottery is another agency that may be in dysfunction.” — Sen. Corey Palumbo, D-Kanawha. Yes, it was just another week at the dysfunction junction: The vital Department of Commerce remains leaderless, and Gov. Jim Justice told Hoppy Kercheval that he has been unable to find a qualified individual willing to take the job as department secretary. Read More...
PEIA: Good financial numbers likely means no premium increases next year
A month before they will sit down to hash out details of the proposed 2019-20 benefits plan, members of West Virginia’s Public Employees Insurance Agency Finance Board got good news on the financial health of the plan.
Preliminary results Thursday show PEIA finished the 2017-18 plan year on June 30 with a $44 million surplus, spurred by prescription drug costs that came in $35 million below estimates. Read More...
Construction labor shortage exacerbates safety issues
The pervasive construction industry labor shortage could also be compromising worker safety, reveled the ​ Q3 2018 USG Corporation + U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index report  released this week. Read More...
Automating Construction Management Workflows
From drones and wearable devices to BIM modeling, robotics for design and prefabricated building, it’s clear that the construction industry is no longer content in the shadows as a slow adopter of new technology. Now, as advanced cloud computing infiltrates nearly every aspect of daily life (e.g., Amazon and Netflix), contractors are realizing the potential of web-based software to streamline and simplify processes across their entire operations—from the back office to the field and beyond.  Read More...
A Word to the Wise: The AIA Revised Contract Documents Could Lead to New and Unanticipated Risks - Part I
The contract documents published by the American Institute of Architects are widely utilized by the construction industry. As such, prudent participants in the construction process analyze these documents in order to appreciate their legal rights and obligations. This analysis is particularly important in light of the recently released decennial revisions to AIA documents A101, A201 and B101.1 Read More...
Safety and Education
OSHA Releases Free Silica Compliance Tools for Contractors
In an effort to help contractors comply with its new  Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard for Construction , OSHA has released instructional videos and other free educational materials about the topic." OSHA reported  in May that the most frequently issued citation for violations of the silica rule was the failure on the part of contractors to measure silica dust levels, followed by adherence to recommended alternate air monitoring methods.  Read More...
Five Questions to Ask Before Firing an Employee
An outstanding employee in construction has to meet high expectations. The essential workplace requirements include the skills an employee needs for continuous learning and completion of daily tasks and activities. Read More...
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