NY Eyes Big Plan For Offshore Wind Mary B. Powers January 18, 2017 No Comments The Long Island Power Authority will decide on Jan. 25 whether to approve a 90-MW wind farm 30 miles off the coast of Montauk.Read More
First Small Reactor Design Submitted to Federal Regulators January 18, 2017 No Comments NuScale Power on Jan. 12 submitted an application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to gain approval of its small modular reactor, the first such submission of the design to the agency.Read More
Euro Contractor Giant BESIX Taps Banker as New CEO Debra K. Rubin January 15, 2017 No Comments ING Belgium chief, with long links to BESIX, succeeds Johann Beerlandt in March.Read More
WSP/Parsons Brinckerhoff Will Be Just WSP in May Name change linked to the 2014 buy of the U.S.-based global engineer giant was announced on WSP's UK website January 12, 2017 2 Comments "Being WSP will allow us to focus on our shared future," says parent's UK-based CEO Mark Naysmith.Read More
Texas Court Awards Zachry $20M in Contract Dispute Reversal Mary B. Powers January 12, 2017 No Comments The long running dispute with Houston port officials revolved around the contractor's choice of construction methods in building a wharf.Read More
2016 Year in Review ENR.com's Most-Read Construction Industry Stories of 2016 Janice L. Tuchman December 27, 2016 No Comments What are the construction industry's major takeaways from a the election surprise and technological innovation?Read More
Year in Review Construction Sector Firms Aim For Solid Results in 2017 Companies' business and workforce moves last year will help, but not all of them worked out. Debra K. Rubin December 27, 2016 No Comments Companies' business and workforce moves last year could help, but not all of them worked out.Read More
Executive News AECOM, Parsons, KBR Tap Outsiders For C-Suite Posts New acquisitions also change AEC executive roles Debra K. Rubin December 21, 2016 No Comments New acquisitions also change AEC executive rolesRead More
Foreman in Fatal NYC Trench Collapse Gets Jail Sentence Project contractor was found guilty of manslaughter in June, but is appealing that ruling. Mary B. Powers December 20, 2016 No Comments Project contractor was found guilty of manslaughter in June, but is appealing that ruling.Read More
Companies Structure Tone Opens Ownership to Select Inside Execs, Outside Investors Tight family-controlled contractor sees approach as acceptable growth option Debra K. Rubin December 18, 2016 No Comments Tight family-controlled contractor sees approach as acceptable growth option.Read More