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As Dean McKenzie takes over as head of federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s construction directorate, he faces a long list of regulatory priorities.

The fatal collapse of an underground parking lot in a Tel Aviv commercial district just weeks before construction was due to be completed has not only focused attention on the lack of safety and inspection in Israel’s construction industry but also raised question over potential engineering issues.

Efforts are under way to repatriate, and hopefully repay, thousands of workers left stranded as Saudi firms reel in the country's oil price-battered economy.

Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine touted union ties to convention attendees.