Manufacturing Lego Picks Gray and Hourigan JV for $1B Virginia Plant Project Toy maker also plans to move its Americas HQ to Boston James Leggate February 15, 2024 No Comments The manufacturing facility plan calls for 13 buildings totaling 1.7 million sq ft on a 340-acre site in Chesterfield County, Va., outside Richmond.Read More
Legal Employee Sues Agency Behind Delayed Minnesota Light Rail Project James Leggate February 14, 2024 No Comments A project controls manager says he was retaliated against for raising issues related to costs and the change order process.Read More
Project Delivery National Energy Lab Pilots 'Cooperative Construction' Contracting James Leggate February 9, 2024 No Comments Agency procurement experts saw commonalities with how projects were successfully contracted for the 2012 London Olympics.Read More
Federal Buildings JE Dunn Picked for $64M Low-Carbon Upgrade to Kansas City Courthouse James Leggate February 8, 2024 No Comments The project is part of a federal "buy clean" initiative focused on low-embodied carbon construction materials.Read More
Transit Gateway Shortlists Three Teams for Manhattan End of $16B Hudson Tunnel James Leggate February 6, 2024 No Comments The Gateway Development Commission is advancing procurement for several contract packages. Read More
Rail Infrastructure Amtrak Picks Kiewit-Shea Team for Contract Under $6B Baltimore Tunnel Program James Leggate February 6, 2024 No Comments The planned Frederick Douglass Tunnel would replace the 150-year-old B&P Tunnel.Read More
Legal Veolia Agrees to $25M Settlement in Flint Water Crisis Case James Leggate February 5, 2024 No Comments The engineering firm said officials largely ignored its recommendations while working for the city after the lead-in-water crisis had already begun.Read More
Legal Michael Baker Intl. Settles Federal Pay Bias Allegations James Leggate February 5, 2024 No Comments Engineering firm will pay $122,299 in back wages and interest but denies federal claims that women engineers were earning less than men in four roles.Read More
Construction Fatalities Investigation Ongoing in Fatal Collapse of Boise Plane Hangar Jan. 31 incident killed three workers and injured nine James Leggate February 1, 2024 One Comment Three workers were killed and five of the injured were hospitalized in critical condition when the under construction pre-engineered hanger collapsed Jan. 31.Read More
Modular Construction Meta Picks Turner to Build $800M Indiana Data Center James Leggate February 1, 2024 No Comments Turner plans to use prefabricated modular assemblies for the 700,00-sq-ft project.Read More