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Brundage-Bone Acquires Three UK Concrete Pumping Firms

December 7, 2016

Making its first-ever international expansion, Denver-based Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping will acquire three companies in the U.K. that provide concrete-pumping services.

Infrastructure Plan May be Chao's First Big Task

Tom Ichniowski

December 7, 2016

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In choosing Elaine L. Chao as his nominee to head the Dept. of Transportation, President-elect Donald J. Trump picked a former Cabinet secretary who has held senior positions at DOT and was a board member of two prominent construction industry firms.

NJ Approves $80 Million for Utility's Solar Expansion

December 7, 2016

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New Jersey utility Public Service Electric & Gas on Nov. 30 said it has gotten the go-ahead from state regulators to invest up to $80 million in the next three years to build solar farms on brownfields and landfills in its service territory.

Labor

Injunction Halting Federal Overtime Rule Draws Praise, Criticism

Rule was set to go into effect on Dec. 1

Pam Hunter McFarland

November 29, 2016

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The decision is third injunction issued by a Texas court on a range of Labor Dept. regulations.

How to Measure for Pursuit of Profitable Construction Work Only

Thomas C. Schleifer PhD

November 23, 2016

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Project failures don’t just happen. Failed projects are deliberately sought out and pursued by overeager contractors.

Construction Hopes for Final WRDA in Lame Duck

Tom Ichniowski

November 16, 2016

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Before the Trump administration takes office and the new Congress convenes, lawmakers have unfinished business to deal with in a lame-duck session.

Risk Management

What Contractors Can Get in Soft Pollution Liability Insurance Market

Are companies taking advantage of opportunity as premiums hit low points?

Scott Van Voorhis

Richard Korman

November 2, 2016

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Pollution insurance for contractors has never been cheaper, with prices down 50% in the past five years, say brokers and contractors.

Court Halts 'Blacklisting' Rule for Federal Contractors

Pam Hunter McFarland

November 2, 2016

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An Obama administration rule that would require federal contractors and subcontractors to disclose past labor-law violations puts the contractor groups and organized labor at odds.

Craft Competitions: Workers Show Their Stuff

Scott Lewis

October 27, 2016

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Construction skills contests are attracting more students, apprentices and journey-level craft professionals to test endurance and boost recruiting.

Justin Rice

October 26, 2016

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Two workers employed by a drain-cleaning contractor were trapped and drowned on Oct. 21, when a punctured main sent water flooding into a 12-ft-deep trench where they were working, according to the Boston Fire Dept.

Chicago Contractor Charged in $325K Amtrak Bribery Scheme

Wood Group Financial Review Uncovers 'Cultural Failings' in Projects Business

Kiewit to Build Record 4.5-GW Gas Power Plant for Pa. Data Center Complex

Nevada Lithium Mine Secures Funding to Begin Construction

Fired NLRB Member Pushes for Reinstatement

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