Saluting the Newsmakers

Their remarks came from the heart. Some were passionate, some were funny. Sharing their awards, they all thanked the teams that helped them achieve this recognition, as everything in this industry requires enormous collaboration. ENR's Newsmakers received their awards at a ceremony in New York City on April 7 as colleagues and family members looked on and cheered. Find out what these industry leaders had to say about innovation, education, sustainability and rebuilding at ENR.com.

Photo: Sue Pearsall

Newsmakers showed off their trophies and posed with friends after ENR’s annual Newsmaker awards luncheon in New York City on April 7. You can hear what they said on video at ENR.com.

Owner Connection:

ENR's Richard Korman visited with the Construction Users Roundtable as members turned their attention to prefabrication and modular construction techniques.

Hospital for Haiti:

One of the first major public-sector projects to start in Haiti since the 2010 earthquake is under way, funded entirely from private sources, with much time, money, expertise and materials from the construction sector. Watch the ENR.com video.

Correction

The article “MassDOT Administrator Out After Latest Big Dig Mishap” misstated the cost of the Central Artery/Tunnel project in Boston. The latest estimate of the project is about $15 billion, after an initial cost estimate of between $2 billion and $3 billion.

After serving as editor-in-chief for 20 years, Jan Tuchman was former executive editor, leading content development for Engineering News-Record's wide-ranging series of live and virtual events. These include the Groundbreaking Women in Construction, the Emerging Leaders Forum, FutureTech and infrastructure forums in the New York/New Jersey region and Los Angeles. Tuchman is the 2023-24 chair of the American Society of Civil Engineers Industry Leaders Council, she is a member of the Columbia University Center for Infrastructure, Facilities and Public Spaces, and she is active in The Moles, a heavy construction leadership organization. Her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in journalism are from the University of Colorado in Boulder. Industry honors include the Ted C. Kennedy Award from the National Academy of Construction and the service and supply award from the Beavers. She lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn, and enjoys singing in the Brooklyn Community Chorus.

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