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A rainy view of Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center on Water Street in downtown Gardiner on July 9. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal file GARDINER — With less than three months to go before construction is slated to start, the Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center has received a $500,000 gift from an anonymous donor and is announcing …

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Foreign Minister in Colombo on Wednesday announced the largest Hungarian road construction project which is getting under way in South Asia.   Betonútépítő is building two large motorway overpasses near Sri Lanka’s capital as part of a 20 billion forint (EUR 56m) development, the ministry said in a statement.   Péter Szijjártó noted that the …

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The Baker administration has pursued ambitious efforts to tap into greener power from offshore wind and solar sources, and took an unsuccessful run at launching a multistate effort to curb car and truck pollution. Now, it’s time for Governor Charlie Baker’s energy and environmental aides to scrutinize another major source of greenhouse gas emissions: building …

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PHOENIX–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan 11, 2022– The construction industry currently has two imperative needs: Transparency & Technology. Two years spent in a pandemic brought important face-to-face meetings to virtual, saving everyone time while maintaining connections. The creators of SpotOnSite desired to bring the same brilliant efficiencies to property management and contractor maintenance by reducing the number of …

SpotOnSite: The Future of Facilities Management, Designed to Help Contractors and Facility Managers Save Time and Money | Business Read More »

Canada’s job market is back but it looks very different than it did pre-pandemic. Statistics Canada (Stat Can) data shows two diverging employment trends evolving. Canada’s booming economy is producing a low unemployment rate and soaring job vacancies. Despite the tight labor market, long-term unemployment hit the highest level in more than two decades. Canada’s …

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Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar tested positive for coronavirus on Monday, his office said in a tweet from its official handle, even as the state reported five deaths and 4,737 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the number of active cases up to 20,938, according to a health department bulletin. “On …

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JOHN KRUSE Telegraph Herald DUBUQUE (AP) — A Dubuque City Council member and nearby residents are frustrated over a deteriorating Dubuque landmark, the proposed rehabilitation of which continues to face delays and funding shortfalls. They are running out of patience regarding plans for the historic Dubuque Malting and Brewing Co. campus at 3000 and 3040 …

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1of3 R.P. Lumber Center Superintendent Phil Zamora poses with a figure ice skate and a hockey skate. Behind him is the ongoing construction of the new ice rink on Tiger Drive.  Billy WoodsShow MoreShow Less 2of3 A figure ice skate (left) and a hockey skate (right) at the R.P. Lumber Center. Zamora recently ordered 300 …

Rink at R.P. Lumber Center will seat 650 people Read More »

The police in Osun have arrested the General Manager of Western Sun Hotels, Ede, Samuel Owolawi, over attempted land grabbing, assault and malicious damage to property. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that Mr Owolawi was taken into custody in Ede on Saturday after he allegedly led hoodlums and armed soldiers to demolish an …

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Gov. Kathy Hochul on Jan. 5, as part of the 2022 State of the State, announced a plan to achieve two million climate-friendly, electrified or electrification-ready homes by 2030. Hochul also announced her support for legislation to ensure that all new building construction reaches zero emissions by 2027. She called it an “unprecedented commitment” to …

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