Research has demonstrated that government-mandated PLAs increase construction costs by 12% to 20%, which results in fewer construction projects and improvements to roads, bridges, utilities ...

Does beneficial occupancy mean “some benefit” or “all benefits expected from a completed project?” If substantial completion is awarded when the owner gains some beneficial use of the facility but not ...

Now, the two are trying to work out a mutually beneficial plan to swap land parcels in order to each get what they want. Here's what that could mean for the face of the city and ownership of those ...