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"Biggest Construction Failure Ever" is, Unsurprisingly, a Government Project

September 23, 2015 William Lucus
VA Hospital Aurora Colorado

Take a second to imagine the worst construction project that you ever worked on.  Chances are, it was either over budget or finished behind schedule.  Now, imagine working on a project that is not only a year behind schedule, but $1 BILLION over budget.  No, not $1 Million…$1 BILLION.  With a big ole fat “B” right at the beginning of it.  That’s a pretty good reason to name a project the “Biggest Construction Failure Ever.”

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In Project Management Tags failure, construction fail, Government, VA, veterans in construction, why hire veteran in construction, how to hire a veteran, biggest construction failure, VA Hospital Aurora Colorado, worst construction project in us history, army corps of engineer VA hospital report
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How and Why Contractors Should Hire a Veteran for Their Next Opening

May 26, 2015 Shane Hedmond
Photo Courtesy of  USACE Afghanistan Engineer District-South

Photo Courtesy of  USACE Afghanistan Engineer District-South

In honor of Memorial Day yesterday, we’re taking a look at how and why construction companies should hire Veterans to fill their open positions.  Last year, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that the construction industry has pledged to hire more than 100,000 veterans to serve in a multitude of different roles.

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In Project Management Tags construction, military in construction, veterans in construction, why hire veteran in construction, how to hire a veteran, military.com, forbes, career one stop, hireveterans.com, hire heroes USA
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