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The role of liquidated damages provisions in construction contracts | Opinion

Liquidated damages are a way for the owner and the contractor to agree beforehand to the amount of damages that the contractor will owe to the owner if there is a delay in completing the project.

In a food desert, a temporary oasis has appeared

To address Atlantic City’s lack of a supermarket, New Jersey and a nonprofit are cooperating to deliver affordable groceries.

American homes getting smaller with rising costs, mortgage rates

According to 2020 Census data, the median floor area square footage for single-family homes peaked in the first quarter of 2015 at 2,519. As of the second quarter of this year, median square footage has dropped to 2,191.

North Portland Aquatic Center project gets $60M boost

Now, $91.5 million of the $102 million estimated cost is secured for the Portland Parks & Recreation project.

Portland adds housing documents to Comprehensive Plan

The Portland City Council on Wednesday adopted new supporting documents related to the Housing Needs Analysis and Buildable Lands Inventory.

91ÊÓƵ Digital Edition – December 13, 2023

National construction contractor announces leadership change

With Swinerton Inc. CEO Eric Foster preparing to retire on Jan. 11, 2024, the Board of Directors has elected David Callis, currently the firm’s president, the next CEO of Swinerton and its subsidiaries.

Some modest proposals to increase housing for Oregonians | Opinion

There are alternatives to increase housing, with a higher likelihood to increase the number of affordable units. Two of them come to mind.

‘Green city’ falls short of ambitions, but delivers lessons

Roughly 15 years after crews broke ground near Abu Dhabi, Masdar City -- still in development -- is being called a failure.