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SNC-Lavalin, Quebec Spar Over $1B Hospital's Added Construction Cost

April 13, 2016

Province balks at paying $256 million the firm says it's still owed under controversial Montreal project's P3 arrangement.

Donors Use Scholarship Trusts to Expand Recruiting

Giving money to students is still a big part of engineering education, but fund-raisers are increasing teacher outreach

Tudor Van Hampton

April 13, 2016

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For decades, fund-raisers have offered book money, scholarships and grants to students seeking to launch careers in construction and engineering.

GE-Chinese Firm to Build Largest Israeli Pumped Storage Plant

Neal Sandler

April 13, 2016

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General Electric subsidiary Alstom and China contracting giant Sinohydro Corp. have signed an agreement in principle to build, operate and maintain what would be Israel’s largest pumped-storage project, a 340-MW facility to be built in northern Israel.

DOT Steps Up Pace on FAST Act

Tom Ichniowski

April 13, 2016

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After a slow start, the U.S. Dept. of Transportation is stepping up its work in distributing funding from the $305-billion, five-year Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act to state and local agencies.

Private Firms Commit $5 Billion for Water Infrastructure

Pam Hunter McFarland

April 6, 2016

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More than 150 institutions have announced plans to boost U.S. water infrastructure in collaboration with the Obama administration’s efforts to address water challenges.

Construction Gives Mixed Reviews to Canada Liberals' First Budget

Scott Van Voorhis

Debra K. Rubin

March 27, 2016

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Infrastructure investment is 20% to 30% higher than the previous government's budget, but some funding and other elements don't live up to 2015 campaign promises

Many Projects Queue Up for New WRDA Bill

Tom Ichniowski

March 23, 2016

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Hopeful signs are emerging on Capitol Hill that Congress will pass a Water Resources Development Act, or WRDA, this year, just two years after the last one became law.

North Carolina Restarts Stalled Devere Construction Projects

Jim Parsons

March 23, 2016

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The North Carolina Dept. of Transportation (NCDOT) gradually is restarting four road projects idled in late January, when Alpena, Mich.-based DeVere Construction Co. withdrew from the jobs in an apparent payment dispute with the agency.