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NJ.com
Two of New Jersey's three utility companies on Tuesday ranked Tropical Storm Isaias within the top five storms in the state of all time in terms of destruction and power outages.
The storm that battered the Garden State on Aug. 4 ranks right up there with Hurricanes Sandy and Irene, according to PSE&G and Atlantic City Electric.
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New Jersey League of Municipalities
After careful deliberation, the NJLM Executive Board and Officers announce that the 105th Annual New Jersey State League of Municipalities Conference will be held as a Virtual Conference Nov. 16-20, 2020, providing NJLM membership, exhibitors and other supporters of local government with an opportunity to engage with colleagues from around the state.
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Department of Environmental Protection
The Department of Environmental Protection has awarded $3.5 million in grants for projects to reduce the impacts of nonpoint source pollution on waterways, including $1 million for the development of lake and watershed restoration plans to mitigate harmful algal blooms, Commissioner Catherine R. McCabe recently announced.
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NJBIZ
For the third time, New Jersey added Delaware to a growing list of states where COVID-19 is raging, and from which travelers should self-quarantine for 14 days after entering the Garden State, as the Murphy administration grapples with recent spread of the virus.
With the addition of Alaska as well, 33 states along with Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands make up the quarantine list, which the governors of Connecticut, New Jersey and New York initially unveiled in June as they aimed to stave off a nationwide rebound of the virus.
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Insider NJ
The Port Industry of New York and New Jersey accounted for nearly $12 billion in tax revenue, supported over 500,000 jobs, and was responsible for $36.1 billion in personal and $99.5 billion in business income in the region in 2019, according to a new economic impact study released today by the New York Shipping Association.
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Railway Truck & Structures
24/7 Wall Street, using numbers from the Federal Railroad Administration and the Association of American Railroads, has created an index ranking the best and worst states when it comes to rail infrastructure. The index shows the number of train derailments between 2015 and 2019 per 100 miles of track. In the U.S., there have been 4.8 derailments per 100 miles of track over the last five years.
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Jersey City Times
Jersey City pedestrians and cyclists hoping to enjoy a new inter-county greenway face resistance from some Greenville residents looking to preserve coveted curbside parking spaces.
The project would be the final link in what historians, environmentalists and government planners envision as the Morris Canal Greenway, a continuous pedestrian and bicycle route that would follow the path of the former historic waterway.
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Construction Dive
Construction backlog — the number of projects contractors have signed to their books, but haven't begun working on yet — was a full month lower in July than a year ago, according to the Associated Builders and Contractors, amounting to a 13% year-over-year decline.
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Construction Best Practices
It has been one thing for builders to restart work during the coronavirus pandemic, but keeping projects on schedule is another challenge entirely. Matt Daly, the CEO and co-founder of StructionSite, a provider of a site documentation platform, recently wrote in Forbes about tech-based solutions that can help.
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Engineering News-Record
A style of face-covering popular among construction workers — the fabric tubes with elastic ends variously called buffs, gaiters or fleeces — could worsen the spread of coronavirus, says a new Duke University study. Valued for versatility and convenience, the buffs allow workers to drop the covering from their noses and mouths to cool faces, untrap carbon dioxide in exhalations or allow eye protection to defog.
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ConstructConnect
The construction industry can be volatile and unpredictable at the best of times. With the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe, construction work is taking a hard hit. Projects are getting delayed and even canceled as regions open and close to try to slow the virus's spread.
Flexibility is becoming a necessary part of business, especially if employers want to survive and thrive through these uncertain times. How can construction managers embrace flexibility as they begin adjusting to this new normal?
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Jobsite
Lack of consistency in company performance is a troubling issue across many industries. In construction, it creates surprises in every aspect of projects. Here's how to make consistency a hallmark of your business, and how to do it consistently.
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