Safety and Health Highway Work-Zone Safety Survey Shows Worrisome Trends AGC-HCSS survey: 7% of firms had a worker fatality on a roadwork site Tom Ichniowski May 25, 2022 No Comments More than 60% of respondents say accidents occurred at their firms' highway jobsites.Read More
Florida Legislature Passes Statewide Condominium Inspection Measure New requirements were proposed in wake of Champlain Towers disaster Jim Parsons May 25, 2022 2 Comments The new statewide inspection requirement applies to all condominium buildings three stories or taller.Read More
Safety Enforcement OSHA Cites Colorado Contractor in Fatal Trench Collapse November 2021 incident killed one worker and seriously injured two others Jim Parsons May 24, 2022 No Comments A Vail, Colo.-based contractor faces nearly $450,000 in federal penalties for a November 2021 trench collapse that fatally injured one worker and nearly cost the lives of two others.Read More
Transportation Planned Streetcar Line Drives New Development in Omaha Mutual of Omaha plans new $600-million headquarters along route Annemarie Mannion May 23, 2022 No Comments A key element convincing Mutual of Omaha to build its new headquarters in Omaha is a planned streetcar line for the city's downtown. Read More
Legal Hensel Phelps Agrees to Pay $2.8M to Settle False Claims Case James Leggate May 16, 2022 No Comments The large construction firm was accused of making false claims about a subcontractor on a government project.Read More
Lawsuits Possible Funding Sources for the $997M Champlain Towers Settlement Richard Korman May 12, 2022 No Comments Many claims by victims and families were expanded to blame construction work on a neighboring building.Read More
Roads and Bridges Kiewit, Skanska Among Firms Vying for $250M Washington State DOT Project James Leggate May 10, 2022 No Comments Seven design-build teams responded to a Washington Dept. of Transportation RFQ.Read More
Government Justice Dept., EPA Ramp Up Environmental Justice Enforcement Administration to resume use of supplemental environmental projects as an enforcement tool Pam McFarland May 6, 2022 No Comments Justice Department sets up new office of environmental justice enforcement.Read More
Bridge Collapse Investigation NTSB Pittsburgh Bridge Probe Update Sheds Light on Collapse Sequence Findings on probable cause of failure not expected until 2023 Tom Ichniowski May 5, 2022 One Comment The report provides additional information about how the collapse proceeded, but does not discuss why the accident occurred.Read More
Financially Distressed Designer EYP Group Seeks Bankruptcy Protection Richard Korman May 4, 2022 No Comments The Albany, N.Y-based company owes millions to creditors, including numerous staff and retirees.Read More