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Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Granite Selected for Tahoe Cedars Water Reconstruction Project
WATSONVILLE, Calif., June 12, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Granite (NYSE:GVA) has been selected by the Tahoe City Public Utility District (TCPUD) for the approximately $3 million preconstruction portion of the Tahoe Cedars Water Reconstruction Project under a Progressive Design-Build (PDB) contract. DOWL, LLC has been named the Designer-of-Record. Located in Tahoma, California, along the west shore of Lake Tahoe, this project represents Granite's first PDB contract in the state, marking a significant milestone for the company. "Our team is honored to be awarded the Tahoe Cedars PDB project and excited to deliver the first PDB project for Granite in California. We look forward to working with TCPUD and DOWL to deliver a project that significantly enhances the water infrastructure for the Tahoe Cedars community while demonstrating the effectiveness of the collaborative PDB process," said Chris Burke, Granite Vice President of Regional Operations. The Tahoe Cedars project is a critical endeavor aimed at upgrading the aging water infrastructure that was originally constructed in the 1940s. Located in the Tahoe Cedars area, key components of the project include: Replacing 15 miles of undersized and failing water mains Relocating 632 water service lines from backyards to the street Installing 97 new fire hydrants for enhanced fire protection Adding over 1,000 residential water meters Preconstruction activities commenced this Spring and are expected to run through early 2026, and the anticipated construction value of the contract is $60 million. The construction portion of the project is expected to begin in May 2026 and continue through 2029. About Granite Granite is America's Infrastructure Company™. Incorporated since 1922, Granite (NYSE:GVA) is one of the largest diversified construction and construction materials companies in the United States as well as a full-suite civil construction provider. Granite's Code of Conduct and strong Core Values guide the Company and its employees to uphold the highest ethical standards. Granite is an industry leader in safety and an award-winning firm in quality and sustainability. For more information, visit the Granite website, and connect with Granite on LinkedIn, X, Facebook, and Instagram. View source version on Contacts Granite Contacts Media Erin Kuhlman 831-768-4111Investors Wenjun Xu - 831-761-7861
Business Wire
12-06-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Granite Selected for Tahoe Cedars Water Reconstruction Project
WATSONVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Granite (NYSE:GVA) has been selected by the Tahoe City Public Utility District (TCPUD) for the approximately $3 million preconstruction portion of the Tahoe Cedars Water Reconstruction Project under a Progressive Design-Build (PDB) contract. DOWL, LLC has been named the Designer-of-Record. Located in Tahoma, California, along the west shore of Lake Tahoe, this project represents Granite's first PDB contract in the state, marking a significant milestone for the company. "Our team is honored to be awarded the Tahoe Cedars PDB project and excited to deliver the first PDB project for Granite in California. We look forward to working with TCPUD and DOWL to deliver a project that significantly enhances the water infrastructure for the Tahoe Cedars community while demonstrating the effectiveness of the collaborative PDB process,' said Chris Burke, Granite Vice President of Regional Operations. The Tahoe Cedars project is a critical endeavor aimed at upgrading the aging water infrastructure that was originally constructed in the 1940s. Located in the Tahoe Cedars area, key components of the project include: Replacing 15 miles of undersized and failing water mains Relocating 632 water service lines from backyards to the street Installing 97 new fire hydrants for enhanced fire protection Adding over 1,000 residential water meters Preconstruction activities commenced this Spring and are expected to run through early 2026, and the anticipated construction value of the contract is $60 million. The construction portion of the project is expected to begin in May 2026 and continue through 2029. About Granite Granite is America's Infrastructure Company™. Incorporated since 1922, Granite (NYSE:GVA) is one of the largest diversified construction and construction materials companies in the United States as well as a full-suite civil construction provider. Granite's Code of Conduct and strong Core Values guide the Company and its employees to uphold the highest ethical standards. Granite is an industry leader in safety and an award-winning firm in quality and sustainability. For more information, visit the Granite website, and connect with Granite on LinkedIn, X, Facebook, and Instagram.
Int'l Business Times
04-06-2025
- Business
- Int'l Business Times
Trump Has Taken Fewer Briefings Than Biden and Obama. Now Officials Are Turning to Fox News for Inspiration: Report
President Donald Trump has received significantly fewer intelligence briefings than his predecessors, and now officials are considering remaking the President's Daily Brief (PDB) to resemble a Fox News broadcast in an effort to capture his attention. The PDB is a classified intelligence document designed to keep the commander-in-chief informed on pressing global and national security issues. Traditionally a written and sometimes graphical document, the PDB has been tailored in past instances to presidents' personal preferences. Trump has reportedly taken the PDB just 14 times since returning to office, according to NBC News. That's far fewer than the 55 briefings he received during a similar period in his first term, or the 90 and 63 briefings taken by Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama, respectively. Tulsi Gabbard, director of national intelligence, is now leading an effort to overhaul how the PDB is delivered. According to five sources familiar with the internal deliberations, Gabbard and her team have discussed presenting the daily intelligence update in video form, styled like a Fox News segment. Some proposals have included hiring a producer from the network and using animated graphics—such as maps showing exploding bombs—to capture Trump's attention. Other tweaks under discussion include focusing more on topics Trump cares about, such as trade and the economy, while downplaying coverage of the war in Ukraine. Despite a spokesperson dismissing NBC's report as "laughable" and "fake news," sources inside the intelligence community say the changes reflect broader efforts by Gabbard to reform the PDB and build trust with a distrusting president. Gabbard is reportedly planning to relocate the PDB's production from CIA headquarters in Langley to her own office in McLean to consolidate oversight. As the reforms unfold, intelligence officials and congressional overseers remain divided over whether the changes are innovative or dangerously partisan. Originally published on Latin Times Donald trump Joe biden Barack obama
Newsweek
04-06-2025
- Business
- Newsweek
Donald Trump is Taking Daily Briefings Less than Once a Week
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. President Donald Trump is taking daily briefings on intelligence matters less than once a week, according to his public schedule. He has looked at the routine rundown known as the President's Daily Brief (PDB) less often than in his first term, said NBC News. This is also less frequently than his recent predecessors, the outlet reported, though his predecessors also did not take daily briefings. A White House spokesperson recently told POLITICO that Trump was "constantly apprised" of briefings and "regularly in touch with his national security team." Why It Matters The PDB is a daily document that briefs the president and members of the cabinet with classified intelligence issues pertaining to national security. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington. AP Photo/Evan Vucci The briefings come as the U.S. is engaged with multiple international issues, from trying to broker peace deals in Gaza and Ukraine to navigating potential threats from China and Russia. It follows reporting in Trump's first administration that indicated Trump preferred graphics in intelligence briefings. What To Know NBC reported that, in their first year in office, former President Joe Biden received 90 PDBs. Trump received 55 in his first administration and former president Barack Obama received 63. Under this analysis, none of the three former presidents took daily briefings. On May 9, POLITICO reported that Trump had, up to that point, sat for 12 PDBs since January. CNN, citing anonymous sources, reported in April that the Trump administration has restricted the number of people who have access to the report to avoid potential leaks to the press. Also in February, Trump revoked Biden's access to daily briefings, in retaliation for Biden doing the same to Trump in 2021. Traditionally, former presidents continue to receive intelligence briefings even after leaving office. What People Are Saying William F. Hall, an adjunct professor of political science and business at Webster University in St. Louis, told Newsweek: "The quality, comprehensiveness and most of all, truthfulness, of the information provided by the presidential briefings, in whatever specific type or structure of communication format or frequency of schedule employed, is of far more importance than either frequency of briefings or specific type of format of presentation utilized." Democratic Senator Mark Warner, who sits on the Senate Intelligence Committee told POLITICO: "It's sadly clear that President Trump doesn't value the expertise of and dangerous work performed by our intelligence professionals each and every day, and unfortunately, it leaves the American people increasingly vulnerable to threats we ought to see coming." Davis Ingle, a White House spokesperson told POLITICO: "The president is constantly apprised of classified briefings and is regularly in touch with his national security team. The entire intelligence community actively informs President Trump in real time about critical national security developments." National Security Council spokesperson Brian Hughes told POLITICO: "President Trump has multiple high-level, national security briefings every day. While the scope can range from a comprehensive presentation of global intelligence, to meeting with senior national security officials on an issue of immediate importance, the daily engagement of President Trump is prolific." What Happens Next The frequency with which Trump takes briefings as his presidency continues may change.
Yahoo
02-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
To deliver intelligence to Trump, DNI Tulsi Gabbard eyes creative solutions
By any fair measure, Donald Trump's second term has been challenging for U.S. intelligence agencies. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, for example, recently fired the leaders of the National Intelligence Council because it dared to produce accurate information the president didn't like. That coincided with reports of a Trump appointee trying to politicize intelligence, the White House moving forward with a 'major downsizing' at U.S. intelligence agencies, and the president's recent decision to fire the leadership of the National Security Agency, a key intelligence gathering department, as well as the National Security Council's director for intelligence. But perhaps most important is the fact that Trump tends to ignore intelligence briefings and reports, as NBC News reported that Gabbard is exploring new ways to 'revamp' his intelligence briefings in order to bring them in line with 'how he likes to consume information.' From the report: One idea that's been discussed is possibly creating a video version of the PDB that's made to look and feel like a Fox News broadcast, four of the people with direct knowledge of the discussions said. ... One idea that has been discussed is to transform the PDB so it mirrors a Fox News broadcast, according to four of the people with direct knowledge of the discussions. Under that concept as it has been discussed, the national intelligence director's office could hire a Fox News producer to produce it and one of the network's personalities to present it; Trump, an avid Fox News viewer, could then watch the broadcast PDB whenever he wanted. I can appreciate why this might seem amusing, but NBC News wasn't kidding. The same report noted that one insider envisioned a new presidential daily briefing that would include 'maps with animated representations of exploding bombs, similar to a video game,' apparently in the hopes of capturing the president's attention. 'The problem with Trump is that he doesn't read,' said one person with direct knowledge of the PDB discussions. Of course, that's only part of the problem. Not only does the Republican avoid reading briefing materials, he also doesn't want to receive in-person, oral presentations of intelligence, either. Politico reported last month that Trump, during his second term, 'has sat for just 12 presentations from intelligence officials of the President's Daily Brief,' which represents 'a significant drop' compared with the Republican's first term, and a vastly smaller number than the presentations for recent Democratic presidents. Time will tell whether Gabbard's creative solutions are implemented — how intelligence officials would give a Fox News producer the necessary security clearance would be an interesting challenge — but hanging overheard is the inconvenient fact that Trump doesn't seem to want intelligence briefings. His record on this is long and unambiguous. During his transition process in 2016, for example, Trump skipped nearly all of his intelligence briefings. Asked why, the Republican told Fox News in December 2016, 'Well, I get it when I need it. ... I don't have to be told — you know, I'm, like, a smart person.' As his inauguration drew closer, Trump acknowledged that he likes very short intelligence briefings. 'I like bullets, or I like as little as possible,' he explained in January 2017. Around the same time, he added, 'I don't need, you know, 200-page reports on something that can be handled on a page.' Things did not improve once he was in power. In early 2017, intelligence professionals went to great lengths to try to accommodate the president's toddler-like attention span, preparing reports 'with lots of graphics and maps.' National Security Council officials eventually learned that Trump was likely to stop reading important materials unless he saw his own name, so they included his name in 'as many paragraphs' as possible. In August 2017, The Washington Post had a piece on then-White House National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster, who struggled to 'hold the attention of the president' during briefings on Afghanistan. The article noted, '[E]ven a single page of bullet points on the country seemed to tax the president's attention span on the subject.' A Trump confidant said at the time, 'I call the president the two-minute man. The president has patience for a half-page.' In February 2018, the Post reported that Trump 'rarely, if ever' read the PDB prepared for him. Months later, the Post had a separate report noting that the CIA and other agencies devoted enormous 'time, energy and resources' to ensuring that Trump received key intelligence, but 'his seeming imperviousness to such material often renders 'all of that a waste.'' In early 2020, the Post reported that Trump missed the early alarms on the Covid threat in part because he 'routinely skips reading the PDB' and had 'little patience' for oral summaries of the intelligence. Exactly five years ago next week, The New York Times had a related report: The president veers off on tangents and getting him back on topic is difficult, they said. He has a short attention span and rarely, if ever, reads intelligence reports, relying instead on conservative media and his friends for information. He is unashamed to interrupt intelligence officers and riff based on tips or gossip. ... Mr. Trump rarely absorbs information that he disagrees with or that runs counter to his worldview, the officials said. Briefing him has been so great a challenge compared with his predecessors that the intelligence agencies have hired outside consultants to study how better to present information to him. It was an extraordinary revelation to consider: A sitting American president, in a time of multiple and dangerous crises, was so resistant to learning about security threats that his own country's intelligence officials sought outside help to figure out how to get him to listen and focus. Will Gabbard figure out a way to get Trump to care about information he doesn't want to receive? There's reason for skepticism. This post updates our related earlier coverage. This article was originally published on
