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Obituary: Hyatt Walkway Fatal Collapse Prober, 84

June 7, 2017

John M. Hanson, former Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc. president, helped guide it to be an industry-leading forensics engineer.

East Coast States Vie To Build Offshore-Wind Base

Johanna Knapschaefer

Debra K. Rubin

June 7, 2017

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As Massachusetts pushes to build the first U.S. utility-scale offshore wind farm, south of Martha’s Vineyard, it is competing with Maryland to become a domestic contractor supply chain hub.

C-Suites Shift at AE Firms, Agency

Debra K. Rubin

Johanna Knapschaefer

June 7, 2017

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Stanley Consultants named former MWH exec Kate Harris as CEO and elevates Gayle Roberts to chairman; Boston transit agency again loses its general manager.

Skanska Reshuffles Top Execs

June 7, 2017

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Sweden-based contractor returns Richard Cavallaro to adjust big project operations of its US civil unit.

Energy Policy

Trump: U.S. Will Exit Paris Climate Agreement

Pam Radtke Russell

June 1, 2017

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President Trump on June 1 said he would renegotiate the United States' role in the non-binding climate treaty or negotiate a new one.

Infrastructure

Florida Bridge Award Thrown Into Doubt by Opposition

Miami lines up against state in a best-value selection process decided by less than a point

Scott Van Voorhis

May 31, 2017

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A years-long controversy over I-395 contractor selection seems headed back to court.

Ethics

Arrests Raise Concrete Concerns on Hong Kong Bridge Project

Police charge 21 with falsifying quality reports on the Hong Kong-Zuhai-Macao bridge

Peter Reina

May 30, 2017

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The Independent Commission Against Corruption alleges that lab staff may have falsified reports..

Federal Construction Spending

Where's The Pain in Trump's 2018 Budget?

Cuts, hikes and open questions abound

Tom Ichniowski

May 24, 2017

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President Trump’s fiscal 2018 budget proposal confirms that he will seek federal infrastructure funds over 10 years, but there is still much that is uncertain.

'DodecaKong' Is Driving Gigantic Piles in China

Aileen Cho

May 24, 2017

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Anew 12-hammer pile-driving device, called the DodecaKong, has begun driving 30-meter-dia steel-pipe piles for an artificial island that will host a new airport in Sanya, China.