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Containers come in. Containers go out. That’s the role of ports. Unfortunately, the bridge and depth limitations of aging ports across the country make it hard, if not impossible, for large, modern container ships to…
Read Moreabout Port and Waterway Construction: Growth!

  A regulatory framework included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act enables hyperloop projects to compete for federal funding for U.S.-based projects. This makes Virgin Hyperloop one of the construction industry’s most watched projects…
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With operation from San Francisco to Los Angeles slated to begin in just over 10 years, the country’s first high speed, long-distance rail line currently involves active construction at 35 sites in California’s Central Valley….
Read Moreabout California’s Speed Line?

  Working with a lawyer to set up a revocable living trust is a smart way to plan both for your own needs as you age and to ensure a smooth and timely distribution of…
Read Moreabout Funding a Revocable Living Trust?

  Estate planning experts encourage extra diligence for blended families in which the spouses married after adult children have been raised. Generally, it’s not that bad intent results in problems. Instead, unintended consequences tend to…
Read Moreabout Remarried With Adult Children?

We’ve all heard of estate sales and maybe even picked up a treasure or two while attending one. But, like everything about his legend, James Brown’s recent estate sale is unique: his entire estate was…
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  Let’s say Mom left the family home equally to all of the adult children, specifying that the child who had been living with her and caring for her in later years could stay for…
Read Moreabout Forcing a Sibling To Move Out?

You can probably remember some of the headlines—after all, it lasted from 1990-2007! Plagued by budget overruns and timing delays, the process of highway and tunnel construction to reduce vehicle congestion in Boston is something…
Read Moreabout Boston’s Big Dig

  The construction industry has faced a labor shortage for decades and it is widely anticipated that the commitment of federal funds for infrastructure will compound the challenge. Some experts predict that ultimately, the demand…
Read Moreabout Constructing a New Labor Force?