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    Their loan money was supposed to arrive in days. They’ve waited weeks – CNBC - April 15, 2020 by Mr HomeBuilder

    David Lee, owner of Blue Moon Construction, LLC, in Tampa, Florida.

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    A loan program meant to pump fast cash into small businesses has failed on almost all accounts, according to business owners.

    The Economic Injury Disaster Loan program is among the core financial-relief measures the federal government has pushed to entrepreneurs hobbled by the coronavirus pandemic. The program, overseen by the Small Business Administration, offers low-interest loans to cover operating expenses after a declared disaster.

    But money that was supposed to arrive within days has, weeks later, not yet shown up, and entrepreneurs are getting substantially less capital than originally envisioned.

    "We feel shortchanged," said David Lee, the owner of Blue Moon Construction, LLC, a two-employee shop based in Tampa, Florida. "This was our only access to the stimulus."

    "Now they're pulling the rug out from under us," said Lee, 40. "It feels like the government is overlooking America's smallest companies."

    The program is the lesser-known cousin of the Paycheck Protection Program, a $349 billion forgivable loan program created by the $2 trillion coronavirus relief package signed March 27.

    The relief law beefed up the disaster loans, overseen by the SBA, by giving emergency grants of up to $10,000 to businesses within three days of the agency receiving their application.

    The enhancement was meant as a quick infusion of capital for businesses with 500 or fewer employees. The grants don't have to be repaid even if a disaster-loan application is ultimately denied.

    But that three-day window turned out to be a pipe dream.

    Lee applied for a loan on March 29. Two weeks have passed, and he hasn't received any funds or a communication about his application status.

    Meanwhile, his revenues are down 90%. Lee aimed to use the loan and grant to fund operations through the summer.

    Robert Miller, who owns three restaurants in the Pittsburgh area, has waited even longer.He first applied for a disaster loan on March 19.

    His restaurants Sidelines Bar and Grill, Sidelines Beer House and The Fire Side Public House are losing $50,000 a week and revenues are down 80%.

    "It's a nightmare," Miller said of the program. "If they don't fix it, a lot of businesses will have trouble reopening or surviving."

    Many business owners are trying to leverage both disaster loans and the Paycheck Protection Program.

    Funds from the latter are meant primarily for payroll costs to keep workers employed. That leaves many, especially those with few employees and low payroll costs, in the lurch and in need of capital to fund other business operations.

    But disaster loans are much more meager than originally anticipated due to high demand and insufficient federal funding.

    While the SBA website says business owners can get a disaster loan for up to $2 million, the agency is capping its loans at $15,000.

    Yet business owners are requesting an average $200,000, Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., said in a speech April 9.

    The coronavirus relief law, known as the CARES Act, said applicants get an emergency grant in the sum requested by applicants, up to $10,000. However, the SBA isn't allowing business owners to choose the size of their grant they are instead limited to $1,000 per employee, up to $10,000.

    All together, disaster-loan funding is about 99% less than originally advertised.

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    Around 3.8 million business owners have requested disaster loans, for a total $372 billion but Congress only authorized $7.3 billion for the program, Cardin said.

    Just 4% of those who applied for a disaster loan have been approved and 1% haven't, according to a National Federation of Independent Business survey of 884 small-business owners conducted from April 6-7.

    The SBA didn't respond to a request for comment.

    For Toby Rice, a sole proprietor based in Macedonia, Ohio, the new contours of the loan program are a huge blow.

    His recruitment marketing firm, Total Online Recruitment Advisors, has lost more than 90% of revenue. Rice, a sole proprietor, expected to qualify for a $100,000 disaster loan and planned to use the $10,000 grant to cover three months of fixed business costs.

    Now, he qualifies for a $15,000 loan and $1,000 grant.

    "$1,000 isn't enough to make a difference for anything," Rice, 33, said. "If you're in a boat that's sinking and you have 10 holes, you can plug one but you still have nine leaking.

    "It's not going to save you."

    Rice applied for a loan March 31. He hasn't received any money or word on when it will be available.

    Miller, the restaurant owner, originally expected to get between $150,000 and $200,000 per restaurant from the program. He also applied for a $200,000 Paycheck Protection loan, which, if approved, would allow him to rehire laid-off employees and fund two months of payroll for his 60 workers.

    Given the current restrictions, though, Miller will likely have to lay off half his staff in two months' time if nothing changes, he said.

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    Trouble brewing: Local breweries adapt to a new, locked-down world – The Recorder - April 15, 2020 by Mr HomeBuilder

    Ray Berry had planned to open his new taproom and brewing facility in downtown Springfield in May. His White Lion Brewing Co. hes president of the operation had been contract-brewing its beers in Ipswich and Williamsburg since its launch in 2014, and the new Tower Square location was under full-bore construction last month.

    But even the best-laid plans are on hold in the time of coronavirus.

    When I caught up with Berry a few days ago, he shared that uncertainty. One day at a time, were the first words he offered. Thats all we can do.

    Construction continues, but not at the aggressive pace of a few weeks ago. Brewer Mike Yates was recently on site doing some plumbing work, Berry says, but youre not seeing eight or nine employees in there anymore; its one or two.

    Because of the economic downturn and the evaporation of on-premise beer sales which makes up 38 percent of White Lions portfolio the company has laid off two of its seven full-time employees, and moved the remaining five employees to part-time.

    The original plan for a May taproom opening is probably out the window, Berry says. Realistically, theres no rush on my end. No one wants to have a brand new facility open when there are restrictions in place about coming in to enjoy it.

    Across the craft beer market, this new reality is sinking in. According to a mid-March survey conducted by the not-for-profit Brewers Association to which nearly 1,000 American breweries responded 99 percent of the countrys craft breweries have been substantially impacted by the spread of the coronavirus and the disease it causes, COVID-19.

    The numbers arent pretty, writes Bart Watson, the associations staff economist. Because so many breweries sell a high percentage of their beer through their taproom or brewpub, and draught sales make up roughly a third of craft production, the rapid shuttering or restriction of breweries, bars and restaurants has drastically cut short-term cash flow as well as production in the medium-term.

    Watson also points out that the cancellation of live events at breweries creates an additional pain point for these businesses. Although concerts, private parties, craft and trivia nights, and other space rentals have commonly helped to smooth over periods of slow beer sales, the closing of that revenue stream has compounded the problem.

    The result: 95 percent of respondents project their year-over-year beer sales to decrease in April. Roughly 60 percent have slowed their brewing schedule, and 28 percent have hit the stop button completely on production. About 61 percent of respondents anticipate layoffs, and another 28 percent are unsure of the staffing decisions they will have to make.

    This is not, of course, just an American problem. German independent brewers say theyre losing up to 90 percent of sales across Berlin. In late March, Australian brewers warned that extensive shutdowns would deplete the countrys supply of beer within a few weeks. And Irelands craft breweries, which rely heavily on a thriving pub scene, are similarly struggling with a catastrophic drop in demand as borders and bars have closed.

    Nor is this just a small business crisis. Anheuser-Busch InBev, the worlds largest brewer, is forecasting its worst quarter in a decade due to the coronavirus (and is now shifting a chunk of its efforts to the production and charitable distribution of bottles of hand sanitizer). Many distilleries small and large, including Bacardi, are now focusing on making ethanol and alcohol-based disinfectants.

    Even craft breweries of a certain size can add systemic support. Samuel Adams launched its Restaurant Strong Fund on March 18, in partnership with the Greg Hill Foundation, to support restaurant workers. In its first week, the fund had raised nearly $500,000 in individual donations, all of which has now been distributed. Sam Adams will look to expand the funds reach over the coming weeks to support restaurant workers in 19 additional states.

    Closer to home, Valley brewers and brewery owners have needed to quickly find ways to adapt their plans to a sea change in the economy and strict state measures that discourage in-person sales and gathering in groups not to mention bottlenecks in the supply chain (the 32-ounce aluminum cans called crowlers, for example, are largely on back order).

    The local beer CSA Stoneman Brewery, which owner Justin Korby has been hoping to move off his Colrain property and into a larger space at the Warfield House Inn in Charlemont this spring, launched anonline fundraising campaign on March 11. Hours later, stocks plunged, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended that day in a bear market.

    Korby pivoted quickly. Over the next two months, Stoneman will focus on fundraising for a side project that Korby developed and designed this winter: a portable trailer that can be towed and set up quickly as a pop-up bar, for flexible use at beer gardens and festivals. Stoneman also continues to contract-brew locally, which means Korbys beers are still available at grocery and package stores.

    As long as Im open to the public and selling beer somewhere, Ill be able to keep my business alive, Korby told the Greenfield Recorder in late March. He pointed to the motto printed on the back of his cans of Warfield Dream IPA: Victory is surviving long enough to tell ones tale.

    Many local breweries have converted their on-premise sales into a system of pre-order and curbside pickup. When a family member of mine was craving some In Absentia, an IPA produced by Brick and Feather Brewery in Turners Falls, he was pleased to discover that the company had quickly made this transition.

    He reserved several four-packs of canned beer, paid online, then picked up his order that afternoon, making minimal contact with the staffer seated behind a table in the brewerys entryway. Craft beer fans who want to support small businesses (and, really, who doesnt?) can find similar updates on local breweries social media accounts, which seem to be more active than ever.

    Craft beer also survives thanks to its symbiosis with bars and restaurants, virtually all of which are hurting. Gov. CharlieBaker introduced a bill in late March that would allow for restaurants with current liquor licenses to sell closed containers of beer and wine alongside meals ordered for takeout and delivery a measure that several states, including Connecticut and New Hampshire, have already adopted. The Massachusetts House and Senate passed the bill last Monday.

    But for many bars and restaurants, that wont be enough to ward off the possibility of permanent closure. Although $2 trillion of federal stimulus money will help small and independent breweries with loans and forgiveness programs, the hard fact remains that roughly 55 percent of American craft beer is sold either on draft or at the brewery itself. For now, that majority slice of profits is gone.

    The Peoples Pint in Greenfield has been closed since mid-March. Although the brewery continues to produce canned beer, the restaurants indefinite hiatus and the resulting layoffs in the bar and front-of-house staff have left a deep mark, says brewery manager Chris Sellers.

    Theres no way to gloss over the difficulty that were feeling, he says, adding that the Pints on-premise sales have always contributed the bulk of its profits. Its really hard to say to our family of employees: We dont know where this is going to go.

    The brewery is currently operating on a skeleton crew and setting strategies week by week.

    Fortunately, package stores remain open, Sellers says, and its exciting to see that people are still buying our beers wholesale. Its a small but significant percentage of our revenue, so we dont have to put a full stop to everything.

    The Pint is seeing an outpouring of encouragement online, Sellers says, which helps his crew move forward. Craft breweries have never worked on a one-size-fits-all model, he says. Even before this happened, Ive seen so many different versions of successful business plans for breweries. But this will definitely shift a growing industry. Business plans and outlooks have to evolve.

    At Amherst Brewing, the majority of sales have typically come from draft pours at the brewery and its several Hangar Pub and Grill locations around the Valley, says head brewer Caleb Hiliadis.

    Now, were adjusting to a package model, he says. Pretty much everything is going into cans, and we have as much of it going to package stores as possible. Thats been a big shift for us. I feel for every restaurant right now.

    Brewing, by nature, requires weeks of planning. We want our beer to be fresh all the time, Hiliadis says. But is our distributor going to take it next week? You cant be sure. And a lot of package stores are just trying to run through their inventory, which means they arent buying a lot in. Everything is fragile.

    As a result, Hiliadis is doing his best to play it a bit safe.

    We have a new experimental hoppy beer out, he says, but were not introducing a lot of new beers at the moment. Were just trying to make a good product that people can enjoy in trying times. And when we reopen, Id prefer to start with a little less beer than normal, rather than make too much and just be sitting on it.

    Its tough to have to switch lanes all of a sudden, he adds. But in craft beer, everyone always tries to stay nimble. Its not like you can predict everything. But our industry changes all the time. So, weve always had to think: what if? Thats the reality for everyone now.

    This is why Sellers at the Peoples Pint is encouraging people to locate the brewery nearest to home, and go buy their beer.

    A lot of breweries really rely on their taproom business, and I worry that if were not supportive now, some will struggle to survive after this, he says. We want this community to come out of this strong. And maybe people can step outside the box a little bit and try something new from a brewery that they havent had before.

    Were a strong micro-economy in the state, and were able to be fairly flexible, he adds. Thats what keeps me confident about the Massachusetts beer industry. In all my travels, talking to brewers, Ive seen that its such a resilient, creative, awesome group of people. If anybody can shift gears quickly and come up with a cool solution to a complex problem, its the beer business.

    The Beerhunter appears monthly. Contact Hunter Styles at hstyles@valleyadvocate.com.

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    Detailed Insights into the Singapore Building Construction Market to 2024 – Identify Growth Segments and Target Specific Opportunities -… - April 15, 2020 by Mr HomeBuilder

    DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Singapore Building Construction Industry Databook Series - Market Size & Forecast by Value and Volume, Opportunities, and Risk Assessment" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

    According to the publisher, the building construction industry in Singapore is expected to record a CAGR of 2.5% to reach SGD 22.5 billion by 2024. The residential construction industry in value terms increased at a CAGR of 2.6% during 2015-2019. The commercial building construction market in value terms is expected to record a CAGR of 3.6% over the forecast period.

    This report provides data and trend analyses on building construction industry in Singapore, with over 80 KPIs. This is a data-centric report and it provides trend analyses with over 120+ charts and 100+ tables. It details market size & forecast, emerging trends, market opportunities, and investment risks in over 30 segments in residential, commercial, industrial and institutional construction sectors.

    It provides a comprehensive understanding of construction industry sectors in both value and volume (both by activity and units) terms. The report focuses on combining industry dynamics with macro-economic scenario and changing consumer behavior to offer a 360-degree view of the opportunities and risks.

    Reason to Buy

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    2 Singapore Construction Industry Dynamics and Growth Prospects

    2.1 Construction Industry Growth Dynamics

    2.2 Analysis by Building and Infrastructure Construction Sectors

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    2.4 Global Construction Industry Attractiveness Snapshot

    3 Singapore Residential Construction Industry Market Size and Forecast

    3.1 Residential Building Construction Market Size by Value, 2015 - 2024

    3.2 Residential Building Construction Market Size by Volume, 2015 - 2024

    3.3 Residential Building Average Construction Value, 2015 - 2024

    3.4 Residential Construction Analysis and Growth Dynamics by Number of Units, 2015 - 2024

    4 Analysis by Residential Construction Markets Outlook by Construction type

    4.1 Snapshot by Residential Building Construction Markets by Construction Type

    4.2 Multi Family Residential Building Construction Market Size by Value, 2015 - 2024

    4.3 Multi Family Residential Building Construction Market Size by Volume, 2015 - 2024

    4.4 Multi Family Residential Building Average Construction Value, 2015 - 2024

    4.5 Multi Family Construction Analysis and Growth Dynamics by Number of Units, 2015 - 2024

    4.6 Single Family Residential Building Construction Market Size by Value, 2015 - 2024

    4.7 Single Family Residential Building Construction Market Size by Volume, 2015 - 2024

    4.8 Single Family Residential Building Average Construction Value, 2015 - 2024

    4.9 Single Family Construction Analysis and Growth Dynamics by Number of Units, 2015 - 2024

    5 Analysis by Residential Construction Markets Outlook by Price Point

    6 Residential Building Construction Growth Trend Analysis by Development Stage

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    8 Office Building Construction Outlook

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    10 Hospitality and Luxury Building Construction Outlook

    11 Restaurant Building Construction Outlook

    12 Sports Facility Building Construction Outlook

    13 Entertainment Building Construction Outlook

    14 Commercial Building Construction Growth Trend Analysis by Development Stage

    15 Singapore Industrial Construction Industry Market Size and Forecast

    16 Outlook and Growth Dynamics by Industrial Building Construction Sectors

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    19 Outlook and Growth Dynamics by Institutional Building Construction Sectors

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    After Topgolf shanked on minority- and women-owned participation in construction, Birmingham terminated tax i – AL.com - April 15, 2020 by Mr HomeBuilder

    Topgolf, the national chain of high-tech driving range and entertainment venues, was coming to Birmingham. In December 2016, the company, along with St. Louis-based ARCO Murray Construction Inc., signed an inclusion agreement with the City of Birmingham with a goal of 30 percent participation by minority- and women-owned firms in the construction of the huge facility on land lying just east of the Birmingham-Jefferson County Convention Center.

    As an incentive, the city, in a separate project agreement, promised Top Golf a minimum annual payment of $228,000, or 30 percent of sales tax revenue, up to a cap of $1.5 million, to meet the goal.

    Apparently, Topgolf and ARCO Murray shanked.

    In a letter to Topgolf dated May 28, 2019, and obtained by AL.com, Birmingham mayor Randall Woodfin revealed Topgolf and Arco Murray, based on its own documentation, had spent $601,919.99 with minority- and women-owned firms to complete the $24.6 million project$17.1 million of which was building costs, while $7.5 was listed as other related costs.

    That calculated to be 3.52 percent of construction costs spent with minority firms, and 2.5 percent of total project costs, the letter outlined.

    Topgolf and ARCO Murray did not come close to meeting those goals, Woodfin wrote.

    As a result, the city terminated its project agreement with Topgolf and ARCO Murray and did not pay the incentive.

    my administration, the mayor continued, has determined that Topgolf and ARCO Murray have failed to demonstrate any substantial level of effort to comply with the expectations represented by Top Golf in its project agreement with the City of Birmingham. Therefore, we are terminating the agreement.

    AL.com reached out to Topgolf for comment and is awaiting a reply.

    Our city has been relatively aggressive in identifying and providing incentives to businesses that are a good fit for Birmingham, says Clinton Woods, Birmingham District 1 City Councilor. "But in doing so it is imperative that we ensure that those businesses hold up their end of the bargain and in the instances where they dont, we must hold them accountable. Going forward I am very optimistic that Topgolf will continue to be a major attraction in our city.

    On Tuesday, nearly a year later, the Birmingham City Council passed the mayors proposal to re-allocate the $228,000 slated for Topgolf in the citys FY20 budget as part of a $1 million investment in the second component of the Bham Strong stimulus package to support workers who have lost their jobs, while solving public health problems created by COVID-19, according to a presentation made to the councils Budget and Finance Committee on Monday afternoon.

    The remainder of the $1 million is funded with $499,000 from the Office of Innovation and Economic Opportunity, along with $215,000 previously budgeted for a similar incentive agreement with the restaurant Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen, which expired because the payout reached its cap amount; and $58,000 allocated for tax incentives to be paid to Brat Brot, which were deemed unachievable based on sales.

    The initial arm of Bham Strong is a $2.4 million small business fund created to provide emergency low-interest loans to Birmingham businesses to help them weather the impact of the citys shelter-in-place ordinance created last month to help stem the spread of the novel coronavirus. As of late Monday, the virus has infected 597 people in Jefferson County and resulted in 15 deaths, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health.

    The second component is the Birmingham Strong Service Corps. It provides paid volunteer opportunities to laid-off Birmingham workers to help fill needs bourn of the COVID-19 crisis. Among them: working call centers that check on residents of Birminghams 14 public housing communities, scanning for citizens that may be suffering symptoms of the virus (city says it has made 8,476 calls); providing rides to testing centers for residents without access to the facilities (in vehicles specially designed to protect the driver and passenger); and helping to feed Birmingham children who are out of school and the homeless.

    Related: Bham Strong now accepting job applications

    The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated and thus pulled back the veil on a wide variety of pre-existing disparities in our community, said District 5 City Councilor Darrell OQuinn. If convenient access to quality transportation, food, healthcare, education, etc. were difficult before, imagine how much more of a challenge those things are now with formalized social distancing as a result of Coronavirus.

    Nearly 100 unemployed workers have already been redeployed to paid opportunities that support community needs, according to the Bham Strong presentation. These pilot projects are having a community impact while putting people back to work.

    Every dollar will go in the pockets of Birmingham residents, reads the item on the councils Tuesday agenda, either as payment for service, food or other necessities.

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    Turkey Leg Hut Gets the Green Light to Add More Restaurant Seating – Eater Houston - April 6, 2020 by Mr HomeBuilder

    Celeb-favorite Third Ward restaurant The Turkey Leg Hut is about to get even bigger. The perpetually packed restaurant announced last week that it just received permits from the City of Houston to begin construction on an expansion of its restaurant at 4830 Almeda Road. The plan is to add on 1,061 square feet to provide additional indoor restaurant seating, restrooms, and a bar area.

    The restaurant expansion is slated to be completed by the summer, but construction will depend on state and city directives on timing to safely perform services during coronavirus containment efforts.

    We are thrilled to have the green light to move forward with this expansion, Turkey Leg Hut founder Nakia Price said in a press release. Our first priority is keeping everyone safe during this pandemic, but as we make our way through this as a community, we look forward to brighter days ahead with more indoor seating capacity and additional accommodations to better serve our guests once we are able to do so.

    This is just part of the companys rapid ramping up: the Turkey Leg Huts owners rolled out a food truck in the Galleria, and have been working on Savoy Urban Beer Garden, Daiquiri Hut, and Breakfast Hut, all in the Third Ward. It hasnt been without bumps in the road. Neighbors recently suspended a suit claiming the Turkey Leg Huts smokers infused smoke into nearby homes, causing serious breathing issues.

    The Turkey Leg Hut at 4830 Almeda Road is currently open for take-out ordering and delivery only, with social distancing measures in place.

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    Outlook on the Construction Industry in Oman (2015 to 2024) – Identify Growth Segments and Target Specific Opportunities – ResearchAndMarkets.com -… - April 6, 2020 by Mr HomeBuilder

    The "Oman Construction Industry Databook Series - Market Size & Forecast by Value and Volume, Opportunities in Top 10 Cities, and Risk Assessment" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

    According to the publisher, the building construction industry in Oman is expected to record a CAGR of 5.8% to reach OMR 3.9 billion by 2024. The residential construction industry in value terms increased at a CAGR of 3.4% during 2015-2019. The commercial building construction market in value terms is expected to record a CAGR of 7.9% over the forecast period.

    This report provides data and trend analyses on building construction industry in Oman, with over 80 KPIs. This is a data-centric report and it provides trend analyses with over 120+ charts and 100+ tables. It details market size & forecast, emerging trends, market opportunities, and investment risks in over 30 segments in residential, commercial, industrial and institutional construction sectors.

    It provides a comprehensive understanding of construction industry sectors in both value and volume (both by activity and units) terms. The report focuses on combining industry dynamics with macro-economic scenario and changing consumer behavior to offer a 360-degree view of the opportunities and risks.

    In addition to country level analysis, this report offers a detailed market opportunity assessment across key cities, helping clients assess key regions to target within the city.

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    2 Oman Construction Industry Dynamics and Growth Prospects

    2.1 Construction Industry Growth Dynamics

    2.2 Analysis by Building and Infrastructure Construction Sectors

    2.3 Trend Analysis of Key Macroeconomic KPIs

    2.4 Global Construction Industry Attractiveness Snapshot

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    3.1 Residential Building Construction Market Size by Value, 2015 - 2024

    3.2 Residential Building Construction Market Size by Volume, 2015 - 2024

    3.3 Residential Building Average Construction Value, 2015 - 2024

    3.4 Residential Construction Analysis and Growth Dynamics by Number of Units, 2015 - 2024

    4 Analysis by Residential Construction Markets Outlook by Construction type

    4.1 Snapshot by Residential Building Construction Markets by Construction Type

    4.2 Multi Family Residential Building Construction Market Size by Value, 2015 - 2024

    4.3 Multi Family Residential Building Construction Market Size by Volume, 2015 - 2024

    4.4 Multi Family Residential Building Average Construction Value, 2015 - 2024

    4.5 Multi Family Construction Analysis and Growth Dynamics by Number of Units, 2015 - 2024

    4.6 Single Family Residential Building Construction Market Size by Value, 2015 - 2024

    4.7 Single Family Residential Building Construction Market Size by Volume, 2015 - 2024

    4.8 Single Family Residential Building Average Construction Value, 2015 - 2024

    4.9 Single Family Construction Analysis and Growth Dynamics by Number of Units, 2015 - 2024

    5 Analysis by Residential Construction Markets Outlook by Key Cities

    6 Analysis by Residential Construction Markets Outlook by Price Point

    7 Residential Building Construction Growth Trend Analysis by Development Stage

    8 Oman Commercial Construction Industry Market Size and Forecast

    9 Office Building Construction Outlook

    10 Retail Building Construction Outlook

    11 Hospitality and Luxury Building Construction Outlook

    12 Restaurant Building Construction Outlook

    13 Sports Facility Building Construction Outlook

    14 Entertainment Building Construction Outlook

    15 Commercial Building Construction Growth Trend Analysis by Development Stage

    16 Oman Industrial Construction Industry Market Size and Forecast

    17 Outlook and Growth Dynamics by Industrial Building Construction Sectors

    18 Industrial Building Construction Growth Trend Analysis by Development Stage

    19 Oman Institutional Construction Industry Market Size and Forecast

    20 Outlook and Growth Dynamics by Institutional Building Construction Sectors

    21 Institutional Building Construction Growth Trend Analysis by Development Stage

    22 Oman Building Construction Analysis by Key Cities

    23 Oman Utility System Infrastructure Construction Industry Market Size and Forecast

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    These 10 restaurants that were supposed to open this spring. They’ll get here, eventually. – IndyStar - April 6, 2020 by Mr HomeBuilder

    Havana Cigar Lounge, a new bar and restaurant at The Yard in Fishers, donated the meals from its grand opening to first responders. Indianapolis Star

    Plans have been delayed by actions taken to slow the spread of the coronavirus, but restaurant owners have not given up on their dreams

    The novel coronavirus pandemic hasnixed dine-in service but it hasn't crushed the spirits of owners whowere scheduled to open new Indianapolis restaurants this spring.

    Plans have been delayed by precautionsmeantto slow the spread of the coronavirus, but the owners of these restaurants have not given up on their projects. Keep a look out for a new breakfast place in Broad Ripple, a few brunch options, a European bistro in Noblesville and a Havana-themed lounge in Fishers.

    9707 District North Drive, havanacigarlounge.vip.

    March 23 was the scheduled debut date for former Delicia chef Ricky Martinezs contemporary Latin menu at this Yard at Fishers District newbie.

    Havana Cigar Lounge chef Ricky Martinez grills skirt steak to serve to Fishers first responders and public service workers on March 21, when the lounge was supposed to celebrate its grand opening. The lounge's debut was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.(Photo: Jenna Watson/IndyStar)

    Theluxury, tropical-escape was ready to go days in advance. Owner Omar Barham, who also runs the automobile sales business Coast to Coast Imports in Carmel and Fishers, had planned a grand-opening blowout, complete with ice sculptures and a live band under the lounge's palm trees.

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    Instead, he donated the grand opening to first responders in Fishers. Police, firefighters and public works department employees were able to pick up free meals curbside on March 21. The restaurant will resume full service when the the dine-in ban ends.

    6331 Guilford Ave.

    Thisshrine to biscuits was scheduled to open in late winter 2020 at the former Corner Wine Bar. Half-foot diameter biscuits hollowed like bread bowls and filled with sausage gravy were in the works, as well ascheesy and extra-spicyversions of biscuits and gravy. The restaurant is ready for inspections and will open once the dine-in prohibitions is lifted, co-owner Joel Bourke said.

    B & G's will be abreakfast-all-day-and-night restaurant with a full bar and a pub area. Sit in acozy 28-seat breakfast caf serving classic breakfast favorites such as pancakes, eggs and bacon in addition to biscuits. Table service switches to quick service for the smaller, late-night menu.

    56 S 9th St., Noblesville.

    Chef Samir Mohammad and Rachel Firestone had planned to open their cozy, European-inspired bistro this spring. The couple is sitting tightas they consider retooling the menu for takeout.

    We are still completely committed to accomplishing our goals and becoming a part of this community, they wrote on 9th Street Bistros Facebook page.

    New north-side pizzeria: Lou Malnati's is on the way

    Before arriving in Noblesville, Firestone, from Lafayette, and Mohammad, a New Mexico native, ran Bettola Bistro near Denver. The Italian restaurant garnered accolades from local food writers and crowd-source review sites. The chance to own their own restaurant brought Mohammad and Firestone to Noblesville.

    1901E. 46th St.,goldleafindy.com

    Nothing more than $10 on the menuand $5-$8 wine and beer by the glass are Chef Kristine Bockmans guidelines at this 60-seat eatery bringing breakfast, lunch and evening nibblesto theArsenal Park area.

    Most of everything is completely built out now, Bockman said.

    Once the dine-in cease order order is lifted, Gold Leaf could be ready to open in as little as two weeks.Meantime, were just going to kind of bide our time and perfect some things, Bockman said.

    Atrained butcher who spent much of her cooking career at Italian restaurants in New York City and catering in Seattle, Bockman hasalso been a Smoking Goose sausage maker. Her Gold Leaf menu ideas include provolone-stuffed meatballs in tomato sauce and salted carmel pot de crme. By day, Gold Leaf will serve coffee, quick breads, breakfast sandwiches and light lunch.

    1258 Windsor St.,kankanindy.com.

    The team that created top Indianapolis top restaurant Bluebeard and its neighbor, Amelias Bakery, had planned to introduce this family-friendly theater/restaurant combo March 23. Opening day is up in the air, but Kan-Kan is already showing movies at virtual watch parties on its Slack channel and at Kan-Kan On Demand. Youll have to make your own popcorn for now.

    When Kan-Kan Brasserie opens, Bluebeard chef and James Beard Awards semifinalist Abbi Merriss will helm the kitchen.She'll use locally sourced ingredientsin no-fussdishes like steak frites.An Amelia's Bakery cafe is under construction next door.

    1101 N. College Ave.

    Pastry chef Pete Schmuttes fans were thrilled to hear the dessert master would open his own place. AroundIndianapolis-area professional food circles, Schmutte has been described as probably the best chef in the city" thanks largely to showstoppers like the white chocolate tart he crowed with caviar for Beholder.

    Pastry chef Pete Schmutte is developing Leviathan Bake House, a bakery, cafe and dessert bar scheduled to open sometime in 2020 in the downtown Indianapolis area near Mass Ave.(Photo: Michelle Pemberton/The Star)

    The 40-seat bakery/caf/dessert bar he and Gallery Pastry Shop alum Matt Steinbronn are developing at the former R2GO specialty food marketnear Mass Ave. was scheduled to open in early 2020.

    Were funded, Schmutte said. I can only say well open when were ready and it makes sense.

    What Hoosiers want: Shake Shack and more

    When that time comes, look for fancy treats alongside breads and simple cookies. Pop inmornings and afternoons for croissants, breakfast sandwiches, coffee andlight soup-and-sandwichlunches. At night, consider Leviathan a dessert bar.

    130 E. Washington St.

    ThisJapanese kaiseki experience was originally scheduled to open in November 2019. Construction delays moved the date to May 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has probably crashed that plan, but chef Akinori Tanigawa continues to tweak recipes for the sublime feasts of small plates Hinata owner Nobuharu Nobu Nakajima has in mind.

    New ramen shop: Now open at the old Milano Inn

    Before stay-at-home orders hit Indiana, Tanigawa showcased his cooking at privatetastings where he creatededible works of art like perfectly rare, soy-poached beef tenderloin slices in broth under a tangle of slivered scallion. Sweet red bean paste filled strawberry mochi packets alongside green tea ice cream dusted in macha and blooming from the center of a yellow sunflower bowl.

    Hinata Japanese restaurant chef chef Akinori Tanigawa prepares tasting plates at a private luncheon at Studio C in Indianapolis. Hinata, a kaiseki-style restaurant, is scheduled to open in 2020 in downtown Indianapolis.(Photo: Liz Biro/IndyStar)

    5858 N. College Ave.

    Owner Gino Pizzi was waiting for final inspections in the days before the coronavirus stoppeddine-in service at Indiana restaurants. Construction delays had already pushed the opening date of this seafood restaurant from spring 2019 to fall to early 2020.

    Pizzi, the man behind Indys popular Italian restaurant Ambrosia, ran an oyster bar by the same name years ago in Broad Ripple. Expect raw East Coast oysters, clam bakes, lobster rolls, chowders, clams casino, oysters Rockefeller, mussels steamed in red chili broth andfrom-scratch linguini with fresh clams.

    The Pizzi family has also been working on a new Fountain Square speakeasy named Bar Fontana.

    gallerypastryshop.com.

    Owners Allison Keefer and pastry chef Ben Hardyhave been working ontwo outposts of their popular Broad Ripple location since mid-2019.

    Gallery Pastry Shop chef Ben Hardy of Indianapolis prepares bread pudding at the 2019 World Food Championships semi-finals in Dallas. New Gallery Pastry Bar in downtown Indy and Gallery Pastry Brunch on the city's Old Northside are scheduled to open sometime in 2020.(Photo: Nikki Acosta/Magnetic Focus Photography)

    Gallery Pastry Bar, a haven for bubbles, dessert-inspired cocktails and brunch andevening bites around an open kitchen, was scheduled to start popping champagne corks in April at 130 S. Pennsylvania St. All-brunch-all-the-time Gallery Pastry Brunch was due late summer at 319 E. 16th St., on the bottom floor of the new Three 19 apartment and townhouse complex at North New Jersey Street.

    While both projects are on hold, Gallery continues operating as a takeout bakery and caf. Order cakes, lunch boxes, mimosa kits and more.

    9707 District North Drive, havanacigarlounge.vip.

    March 23 was the scheduled debut date for former Delicia chef Ricky Martinezs contemporary Latin menu at this Yard at Fishers District newbie.

    Theluxury, tropical-escape was ready to go days in advance. Owner Omar Barham, who also runs the automobile sales business Coast to Coast Imports in Carmel and Fishers, had planned a grand-opening blowout, complete with ice sculptures and a live band under the lounge's palm trees.

    Instead, he donated the grand opening to first responders in Fishers. Police, firefighters and public works department employees were able to pick up free meals curbside on March 21. The restaurant will resume full service when the the dine-in ban ends.

    Follow IndyStar food writer Liz Biro on Twitter: @lizbiro, Instagram: @lizbiro, and on Facebook. Call her at 317-444-6264.

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    With new tenant, Northland powers the East Side – Buffalo News - April 6, 2020 by Mr HomeBuilder

    Amid the somber news revolving around the novel coronavirus, it is encouraging to see development reinvigorating once moribund areas of the City of Buffalo.

    Thats whats happening on the East Side as a minority-owned construction management and general contracting company prepares to lease the third-floor space at Northland Central.

    Northland Central is the hub in the 35-acre Northland Corridor light manufacturing business zone, an area that was once thriving but over the past several decades sat all but abandoned.

    Rodriguez Construction Group is taking up more than 8,500 square feet of space at 683 Northland Ave. for its corporate offices under a five-year lease with a five-year option to renew. That places one of the last pieces of the puzzle on a remarkable and transformative project.

    The Buffalo Urban Development Corp., maintaining momentum despite the stressful situation brought on by the pandemic, approved the agreement with Rodriguez Construction during a videoconference meeting. Rodriguez will also spend $400,000 to build out its own space.

    The Northland Corridor, powered by $100 million in state and city funding, is evolving. Mayor Byron W. Brown deserves credit for envisioning the renaissance and revitalization in an area that had once been part of Buffalos manufacturing machine.

    Inside this corridor is hope. Long mothballed buildings have been gutted down to the steel and remade to serve as a light manufacturing base, as well as a training center. BUDC redeveloped the 235,000-square-foot building, formally Niagara Machine & Tool Works, into the new home of the Northland Workforce Training Center and Buffalo Manufacturing Works, the anchor tenants.

    This corridor is evolving into a hub of activity where people can learn a skilled trade, eat at a restaurant and browse some of the regions finest works of art the temporarily closed extension of the Albright-Knox-Gundlach Art Gallery is at 612 Northland.

    Rodriguez now becomes one of the tenants at Northland, joining Manna restaurant, 43North winner SparkCharge and Retech Systems, a California clean furnace maker. Now there is only one small space vacant at Northland, putting the building at 97% occupancy.

    Job well done.

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    Colleyville Businesses Giving Back to the Community – Texas Scorecard - April 6, 2020 by Mr HomeBuilder

    While the Chinese coronavirus shutdown continues to hurt millions of Texans and businesses across the state, small businesses in North Texas have united to give back to the community that has given them so much.

    This Thursday and Friday, Colleyville restaurants Red Barn BBQ, Mother Clucker, Honey Teriyaki, Rio Mambo, Midici, The Neapolitan Pizza Company, and My Lanunited by Facebook group Colleyville Eatsare donating at least 120 meals to the COVID-19 teams of the Grapevine Baylor Scott & White Hospital.

    We did dinner for [the Colleyville Fire Department and Police Department], and I was like, Well, if were doing [this] for them, Ive worked at Baylor Grapevine, said Candy Jaimes, whose husband runs Red Barn BBQ.

    Candys donation idea just happened to coincide with a similar one at local chicken eatery Mother Clucker.

    Originally, I had a customer call me, and she heard about local businesses being affected, so she actually wanted to donate $250 worth of food, which is roughly about 40 plates, said David Oun of Mother Clucker. Oun said the donor left it up to him where to donate the food, and he immediately thought of the hospital.

    Right near us, a little bit north, is the Grapevine Baylor Scott & White Hospital. I was actually looking for a way to contact them until Lourdes from Colleyville Eats told me Candy used to work there, so she had contacts.

    Oun and Candy joined forces, and the Facebook group Colleyville Eats helped spread the word.

    Candy Jaimes from Red Barn BBQ has spearheaded the mission of delivering 120 meals to the COVID-19 unit of Baylor Scott & White in Grapevine this Thursday and Friday, Lourdes McWitheywho runs Colleyville Eatstold Texas Scorecard:

    On Tuesday, March 31, she asked me to share this with Colleyville and Grapevine Eats members. So far, the response of local restaurants stepping up to help is tremendousRed Barn BBQ, Mother Clucker, Honey Teriyaki, Rio Mambo, Midici, The Neapolitan Pizza Company, and My Lan have offered to help. Colleyville Eats members are donating to restaurants by monetary donations with credit cards.

    Leading the charge on giving is nothing new for Red Barn BBQ. The restaurant was started 15 years ago by Von Husbandsa man well-known in the community for his generosity and kindnesswho lost his battle with cancer last December.

    Jaimes, whose husband Noel worked for Husbands for 14 years and now owns Red Barn BBQ, affirmed their commitment to continue his legacy of generosity.

    Its 100 percent our goal to carry on his legacy and find different ways to help and just move forward with what he started. He was very generous.

    And for this weeks generosity to the hospitals, it wasnt difficult to enlist others in the Colleyville community to help.

    I want to do it. [Ive] got to do it, said Scott Choi of Honey Teriyaki. I cannot just receive and receive. I like to give some, too.

    These restaurants are making this effort even though theylike many other small businesses in Texasare fighting for survival amid the coronavirus shutdown. Before this, these three Colleyville restaurants were already struggling with the Texas Department of Transportations road construction on State Highway 26 and its interference with business traffic.

    Within two years that Ive been here in the business, because of construction on 26, theres about 11 or 12 businesses that went out of business, Choi said.

    This is not new for us in [the] Colleyville area, but because of what was going on in Colleyville, because of the construction, there were so many businesses that just went out and they could not sustain the business. Construction is almost done. Now, the coronavirus, he added.

    Ounwhose business is nine months oldwas just starting to see some growth when the coronavirus pandemic hit.

    At a point in time in early March, late February, it was finally feeling like it was turning around, he said. And then the [coronavirus] started hitting hard. And then, boomovernight, customers just disappeared.

    Clearly, its slowed our business tremendously, Jaimes said. We were just starting to see our business pickup, with the roads on 26 starting to be completed, and then this started. So, its just been a difficult time for us.

    These businesses give credit to McWitheys Colleyville Eatsfor helping them the past few years.

    Choi said McWithey just could not stand hearing about restaurants moving out or not being able to stay in business.

    She put this group together pretty much just to help restaurants in the area, Jaimes added. It started off in Colleyville, and now they have Grapevine also.

    She just pretty much advertises for small businesses in Colleyville. In situations like this, we have bonded together through Colleyville Eats to let people know which restaurants are open, which restaurants are taking things.

    Because of how much the Colleyville community has helped them, these businesses are now giving back to the community and to each other.

    Long story short is [were] trying to do what we can, Oun added.

    And then the town is really pulling together to donate either food from the other local restaurants or money to provide more food for the nurses [and] the hospital staff. Its been a wonderful team effort, especially since we are a smaller town, so its nice to see our neighbors, our friends, coworkers, family all pulling together to try to support the people helping us.

    As to how often theyll be able to make efforts like this, Jaimes says itll have to be a community effort.

    It may get to doing a unit a week. It all depends on how many donations we get and how many restaurants that we get that would love to participate.

    Financially, we cant do it by ourselves, she added.

    Those interested in helping these businesses give to others may contact them and donate over the phone. They are also open for carryout. Red Barn BBQ offers limited delivery, whereas Mother Clucker and Honey Teriyaki offer delivery through third-party services.

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    Coronavirus in NYC: Undocumented Restaurant Workers Are the Forgotten Victims of the Shutdown – Eater NY - April 2, 2020 by Mr HomeBuilder

    Umberto Barrero* is just 25 years old, but hes already had a star-studded career in hospitality. He says that he started out washing dishes for Jean-Georges Vongerichten, before moving on to cook in kitchens run by Tom Colicchio and Stephen Starr. He now works in one of the hottest restaurants in New York at least, he used to.

    Two weeks ago, most restaurants in the city were shut down as part of an industry-wide effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, and hundreds of thousands of workers lost their jobs overnight. But unlike many of his colleagues, Barrero had no unemployment checks to look forward to. The $2 trillion relief bill that will pay out $1,200 to most Americans wont apply to him either. Barrero is an undocumented worker, one of tens of thousands estimated to be laboring in the back of house of New Yorks restaurant industry. A former line cook who came to the United States from El Salvador in 2011, Barrero now has no income and has begun spending down his savings.

    I dont have many other options, said Barrero, whose wife and two children relied on his income as an essential part of their budget.

    Undocumented workers are a staple in New York City restaurants, so much so that theres an entire underground economy of fixers that produce paperwork, identification cards, and fake social security numbers that will pass muster for restaurant hiring. According to operators speaking on the condition of anonymity, everybody knows exactly who these people are when they see the paperwork.

    But with over 26,000 restaurants in the city and a shortage of workers willing to labor for up to 12 hours a day as a line cook or a dishwasher, restaurants will hire them anyway as long as the identification appears legit and the business has plausible deniability if Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) comes knocking. Some estimate that more than 20 percent of the countrys cooks are undocumented.

    Government help is nearly impossible to get, even though undocumented workers in the United States pay $11.74 billion in taxes each year, equivalent to 8 percent of their incomes, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. (By comparison, the top 1 percent pays an effective 5.4 percent.) Because undocumented workers are, at least on paper, employees with social security numbers, restaurants still take taxes, unemployment, and social security out of every paycheck. But because the documentation submitted to employers is fake, when it comes time to reap the benefits of those payments, these workers are invisible to the government and get nothing.

    The $2 trillion stimulus bill explicitly leaves out undocumented people, and beyond that, it also leaves out immigrants who would otherwise be able to get benefits, such as people who are filing taxes with someone who doesnt have a social security number, according to Rodrigo Camarena, director of the Immigration Advocates Network, the largest network of nonprofit legal advocates committed to defending immigrants.

    This administration has made it exceedingly difficult for all immigrants to access government services and benefits, including immigrants with status, Camarena said.

    Undocumented immigrant workers despite their critical role in the industry also have few industry advocates or lobbyists to help them in vulnerable times like this. Few people who Eater spoke to were willing to talk on the record about undocumented workers, at the risk of inviting an ICE raid in the middle of service; restaurateurs in particular were reluctant to speak. Organizations that specifically support undocumented workers are rare, and advocates have mostly relied on collecting money via GoFundMe.

    Even the Independent Restaurant Coalition, which lobbies the government for more relief for restaurants and its workers and is backed by celebrity chefs like Tom Colicchio and Marcus Samuelsson, did not respond when contacted for comment about how they could help the undocumented workers that undoubtedly keep their kitchens running. There are few resources available for these invisible people, who often are already financially vulnerable.

    I dont think that restaurants could exist without undocumented workers, said Nate Adler, who owns Gertie in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. But Adler, whose restaurant has a fairly small team that doesnt have undocs, as undocumented immigrants are commonly referred to, acknowledged that its a tricky topic to even talk about.

    One of the few restaurateurs who has been outspoken about undocumented workers is Trigg Brown, who runs Win Son and Win Son Bakery in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Although he says that he has no undocumented workers at his restaurants, Browns Instagram account has been promoting a fundraiser for undocumented workers in the industry. Its raised more than $30,000, the equivalent of one weeks salary for everyone whos been earmarked for relief. The language on the beneficiaries of the fundraiser is intentionally vague to protect workers.

    You have to OJ Simpson it a little, said Brown, referring to Simpsons book If I Did It. As an industry, there is an obligation for us to take care of all of our employees. Just because some people are dealing with documentation challenges doesnt mean we should screw them.

    Another restaurateur, who would only speak on background, said that one of the main reasons for doing takeout was to be able to keep the undocumented dishwashers and prep cooks employed. An undocumented operator who was interviewed by New York magazine is staying open for the same reason.

    Most restaurants staying open for delivery or takeout, though, are only doing a fraction of their normal volume, with a few notable exceptions. For an industry that operates on razor-thin margins, staying open may not be financially viable, to say nothing about health concerns over the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Undocumented workers rarely have access to health insurance Barrero doesnt and some restaurants are closing with worries about exposing more workers to the virus.

    There are a small number of options for undocumented workers to get help besides donation funds like Browns. Restaurants like Gertie and Olmsted in Brooklyn are using funds from the Lee Initiative, a restaurant-worker nonprofit, to give away meals to unemployed restaurant workers, four days a week, and they are not asking for immigration status. There are also a limited number of foundations, churches, and nonprofits establishing funds to provide support for undocumented families. These funds are critical for immigrant families who are already afraid to access public assistance and currently find themselves unemployed and desperate for immediate assistance, said Camarena.

    These programs may help undocumented workers tread water, but the tidal wave is coming. April 1 is just around the corner, and with it comes bills and rent that will be due. Restaurants and hundreds of thousands of laid off New Yorkers will face their first major make-or-break moment. For most of these undocumented workers who have been out of work for over two weeks and dont have the prospect of government aid, desperation is beginning to set in.

    We can survive for one month with the cash that weve saved, said Barrero, who lives in a small Queens apartment with six other people, including his two children and wife.

    Barrero theorized that he could work in construction as a day laborer as a last resort, but that was before New York banned all nonessential construction work. There is no government assistance. Something has to happen, he said. How will I pay my rent? How will I pay my bills?

    Although members of Congress are already talking about another COVID-19 relief bill, senators have taken a recess until April 20. Legislation is likely a month away, and there are no guarantees there will be any relief that will positively impact undocumented workers. By then, a lot of their savings will have already run out, and Mays rent and bills will be due. Without their former front-of-house coworkers and restaurant owners to fight for them, many may end up on the street.

    The tunnel for undocumented families is very long and dark, said Camarena.

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