shovel-ready
adjective
shov·el-ready
ˈshə-vəl-ˌre-dē 
of a construction project or site
: ready for the start of work
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Project Drawdown highlights various shovel-ready solutions, linking the public with the private sector.
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Martin England, Baltimore Sun, 19 Nov. 2024
One of the solar projects — Apache Solar II — is shovel-ready.
—Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 18 Sep. 2024
According to the Site Selectors Guild, Massachusetts does not have a program to help guide companies to shovel-ready sites, so simply setting up shop can be a challenge.
—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 11 July 2024
The big picture: Education, shovel-ready sites for new companies, infrastructure and — shockingly — a divided government are among the qualities that nailed Virginia the top spot, per CNBC.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 11 July 2024
Workers come out for a 13-week stretch each spring and summer to set up the connections, while the tribal utility authority works year-round to get the homes shovel-ready.
—Ashley Killough, CNN, 3 July 2024
The lagoon project could be shovel-ready in another year or two, but so far no money has been allocated for construction, estimated in 2019 to be more than $80 million.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2024
One proposal calls for funneling another $100 million to the state water board to disperse for shovel-ready projects.
—Susan Montoya Bryan, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2024
If approved by the City Council, ICM will receive an award of at least $100,000 and will continue to work on a final design to be shovel-ready by the fall of 2025.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2024
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Martin England, Baltimore Sun, 19 Nov. 2024
One of the solar projects — Apache Solar II — is shovel-ready.
—Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 18 Sep. 2024
According to the Site Selectors Guild, Massachusetts does not have a program to help guide companies to shovel-ready sites, so simply setting up shop can be a challenge.
—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 11 July 2024
The big picture: Education, shovel-ready sites for new companies, infrastructure and — shockingly — a divided government are among the qualities that nailed Virginia the top spot, per CNBC.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 11 July 2024
Workers come out for a 13-week stretch each spring and summer to set up the connections, while the tribal utility authority works year-round to get the homes shovel-ready.
—Ashley Killough, CNN, 3 July 2024
The lagoon project could be shovel-ready in another year or two, but so far no money has been allocated for construction, estimated in 2019 to be more than $80 million.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2024
One proposal calls for funneling another $100 million to the state water board to disperse for shovel-ready projects.
—Susan Montoya Bryan, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2024
If approved by the City Council, ICM will receive an award of at least $100,000 and will continue to work on a final design to be shovel-ready by the fall of 2025.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2024
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“Shovel-ready.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shovel-ready. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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