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First Round in Bertha Insurance Battle Goes to the Contractor

Scott Van Voorhis

December 17, 2015

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Judges head off builders' risk insurers attempts to have $85 million of disputed coverage decided in New York.

Pulse: Project News

Scott Lewis

December 16, 2015

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Methanol Holdings (Trinidad) Ltd. is planning to build the Big Lakes Fuel Natural Gas to Gasoline facility in Lake Charles.

Abengoa-owned solar thermal plant, Arizona

Companies

Global Energy Giant Abengoa Moves To Prevent Bankruptcy

Alex Padalka Neal Sandler

Debra K. Rubin

December 16, 2015

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The Spanish renewable-energy giant Abengoa, which applied for preliminary creditor protection in November, is laying off staff and halting some operations, a company spokeswoman tells ENR.

Construction Momentum Slows in November

Tim Grogan

December 16, 2015

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The Dodge Momentum Index fell 3.7% in November, following October’s decline.

Viewpoint by Marty Garza, VP-Bartlett Cocke General Contractors

Let's Join Forces to Make Construction Education the Best

Why the right university accreditation matters to me—and it should to you too!

Marty Garza

December 16, 2015

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Want to influence the future of our industry? Help us keep construction education standards rigorous, realistic, forward looking—and unified.

4Q Cost Report: Costs in Europe are Flat

Peter Reina

December 15, 2015

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Prices across Europe are “broadly flat,” rising by around 2% in France and Germany and more slowly in southern European countries, says Simon Rawlinson, head of strategic research and insight at Arcadis LLP, London.

Construction machine sales forecast to drop

4Q Cost Report: Fleet Sales to Stall Out in 2016

Federal transportation bill will help support only modest equipment activity, forecasters say

Tudor Van Hampton

December 15, 2015

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As President Obama’s signature was still drying on the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, enacted Dec. 4, construction-machinery lobbyists were jumping for joy.

4Q Cost Report: Inflation Makes Small Gains Despite Recovery

Lumber prices will rebound to 2014 levels, while steel prices post steep declines

Tim Grogan

December 15, 2015

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Economists are fairly optimistic about construction activity in 2016.

4Q Cost Report: Strong Market Raises Worries Over What the Future Holds

With most markets growing steadily, firms now are wondering how long this can last

Gary J. Tulacz

December 15, 2015

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Construction is a cyclical industry. Industry executives enduring recessions console themselves with the knowledge that, sooner or later, the bad times will pass.