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Posts Tagged Construction

Sen. Kopp relishes FASTER’s slow start in funding crumbling bridge repair

By | 01.22.10 | 11:01 am

In an e-Alert Thursday from coloradosenatenews.com — a blast from the Republican state Senate minority — Sen. Mike Kopp, R-Littleton, gushed about the lack of progress on fixing 125 bridges around the state deemed structurally deficient by the Colorado…

Rifle Booms Under Record Housing Starts, Construction Projects

By | 04.29.08 | 10:15 am

PhotobucketGo anywhere in Rifle within a three-mile radius of downtown and you’ll find a construction project in progress. Because of the oil and gas boom, this town is expected to double in size, from 9,000 residents today to over 20,000

Western Slope Round-Up: Playing with Marbles

By | 07.02.07 | 3:43 pm

It’s so hot over here, we have counted our marbles; we have won our marbles; and we have lost our marbles. Read more below.

Oh, by the way–learn about the town of Marble here, too.

Loss of Immigrant Workers May Increase Building Costs

By | 02.05.07 | 10:34 am

Serious road construction and home building season is around the corner in Colorado and contractors, like Mark Gould in Glenwood Springs, are concerned about having enough labor. Since the passage of HB 1343 last summer, employers have to verify the…