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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But Intel’s vision required more than tax incentives and shovel-ready land.
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Angela Jackson, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
The mayor will also proceed with asking voters this fall to approve the city’s $800 million Vibrant bond package, which would greenlight shovel-ready construction projects throughout the city.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 22 May 2025
In addition, incentives from New York state include $73 million in tax credits over ten years and $22 million from an economic development shovel-ready grant program, Fast NY.
—Chloe Sorvino, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
This project is shovel-ready and will create significant new jobs and economic growth for Texas as part of President Trump's efforts to boost the U.S. economy.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
In all, the district has more than $1.5 billion in unfunded or partially funded capital needs including two shovel-ready, double-tracking projects planned for the Coaster corridor.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
The regulatory process that governs new energy projects must also be streamlined to ensure that shovel-ready clean energy projects can come online as quickly as possible.
—H. Russell Frisby, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2025
Project Drawdown highlights various shovel-ready solutions, linking the public with the private sector.
—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
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Angela Jackson, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
The mayor will also proceed with asking voters this fall to approve the city’s $800 million Vibrant bond package, which would greenlight shovel-ready construction projects throughout the city.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 22 May 2025
In addition, incentives from New York state include $73 million in tax credits over ten years and $22 million from an economic development shovel-ready grant program, Fast NY.
—Chloe Sorvino, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
This project is shovel-ready and will create significant new jobs and economic growth for Texas as part of President Trump's efforts to boost the U.S. economy.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
In all, the district has more than $1.5 billion in unfunded or partially funded capital needs including two shovel-ready, double-tracking projects planned for the Coaster corridor.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
The regulatory process that governs new energy projects must also be streamlined to ensure that shovel-ready clean energy projects can come online as quickly as possible.
—H. Russell Frisby, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2025
Project Drawdown highlights various shovel-ready solutions, linking the public with the private sector.
—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
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“Shovel-ready.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shovel-ready. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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