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Editorial: CSC Gets Better Every Year

PALOS VERDES, CA – For several decades, this conference has gotten better every year, and this year will be no exception. Whether from the point of programming, venue, networking, or attendance by movers and shakers in the construction industry
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CSC Keynote Conversation: Beyond the Nuts and Bolts

PALOS VERDES, CA – Construction Super Conference (CSC) Keynote speaker Alec Ross has thought a lot about innovation. Whether it’s maximizing technology in the service of American diplomatic goals, or pondering global technology trends that will s
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CSC Educational Smorgasbord: Mediation, Arbitration, and So Much More

PALOS VERDES, CA – With more than 30 educational sessions on tap, plus compelling Keynote content (see Keynote Conversation with Alec Ross), Construction Super Conference (CSC) is once again poised to showcase expert advice for mid- to senior-level
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New Editor, News Print Reboot, New Barn Nightmare

LOVELAND, CO – The monthly Construction Super Conference (CSC) News Print e-newsletter has been on hiatus, but Emerald Expositions is bringing it back with some new/old blood. With an already excellent team in place for the conference, I’ve been
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U.S. Rep Judy Chu Introduces Heat Stress Bill

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Representative Judy Chu (D-Calif) is proposing a bill to mandate water, shade, and rest periods during hot weather. Dubbed the Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act, the bill is aimed at “workers who lab
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Law, Leadership, Inspiration — CSC Sessions Offer Compelling Content

PALOS VERDES, CA – With more than 30 educational sessions on tap, plus compelling keynote content, Construction Super Conference (CSC) is once again poised to showcase expert advice for mid- to senior-level professionals who work in any of the lega
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Federal Regulations Do Not Necessarily Preempt State Adjudications

The Third Circuit rules that the NJDEP cannot refuse a petition challenging a Federally permitted project. The federal government allows states to regulate many federally mandated programs. This is especially true for environmental statutes. A recent

Cities are Striving to Comply With the Paris Climate Agreement

This will provide business opportunities for contractors. President Trump’s refusal to agree to the international climate agreement reached in Paris last year was widely criticized abroad and at home. Cities and states around the country have joine

Opinion—Senator Elizabeth’s Warren’s Proposal that Corporations Be Required to have “Stakeholders” on their Boards is Ill-advised

  By Don Wallis   Senator Warren exhibits a basic misunderstanding of the realities of business. Senator Warren has proposed an Accountable Capitalism Act that would, according to an editorial in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL by Richard A. Epstein, requi