Maryland officials gathered in the Dundalk area Monday to commemorate the arrival by rail of “double-stacked” shipping containers to the Port of Baltimore, thanks to hundreds of millions of dollars worth of infrastructure improvements. At the center of it all was downtown Baltimore’s Howard Street Tunnel, the underground rail line snaking roughly from Camden Yards…Read More…

When Delaware taxpayers pay millions for public construction projects, they expect those projects to be completed safely, on time, and without costly surprises. This starts with demanding real accountability: projects finished on time, strong safety standards, skilled workers onsite, and quality workmanship that lasts. One of the best tools for meeting those expectations is a…Read More…

The Shapiro Administration is heading a multi-state coalition opposing a federal rule that critics state would weaken worker protections and make wage theft harder to address. The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) is leading a coalition of 22 states, including 20 attorneys general and six additional state labor departments, in opposing a proposed joint employment rule by the U.S. Department of Labor that make it more difficult…Read More…

In New Jersey, the energy conversation is often framed as a set of competing choices — affordability or environmental progress, reliability or renewable energy, today’s needs or tomorrow’s future. But from where I sit, representing more than 43,000 skilled tradespeople across our region as the Executive Secretary-Treasurer, Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters, the…Read More…

$90 million initiative expands and modernizes technical training in nine U.S. regions with key partners including Ford Motor Company in Detroit – connecting students directly to paid training and Registered Apprenticeships in electrical, plumbing, HVAC, construction, carpentry, welding, and auto tech Bloomberg Philanthropies’ investment in Career and Technical Education totals $570 million New York, NY – Bloomberg…Read More…

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill on Wednesday laid out a four-point plan that will require data centers to pay for the electricity they use, and to report how much power and water they consume. Legislation is being crafted on these two points. The governor said guidelines are being developed to ensure community development agreements, so…Read More…

A revised version of legislation seeking project labor agreements for large school construction projects gained State Senate approval, before budget mark ups begin with the Joint Finance Committee. State Senator Jack Walsh said SB 272 will create protections and stability on school projects, which are hard to create without a project labor agreement. Right now, school projects don’t require these labor…Read More…

A new kind of community fight is taking root across the Mid-Atlantic region. Communities are organizing, zoning boards are pausing approvals, and legislators from Trenton to Richmond are racing to get ahead of a data center buildout that feels like it arrived overnight. The frustration of residents in many of these communities is real. And…Read More…