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Construction Starts Are Down 11% From First Half of 2015

August 10, 2016

Total construction starts fell 7% in June, continuing downward pressure on markets, according to Dodge Data & Analytics.

Contractors Seek $23 Million Over Wind Power Port Scope Gaps

Scott Van Voorhis

August 10, 2016

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As it searches for new tenants for a $113-million port terminal in New Bedford, Mass., that was set to stage huge turbines for the now-halted Cape Wind offshore wind project, a state agency faces a $23-million breach-of-contract lawsuit from the 28-acre facility’s two key contractors, Cashman Dredging and Marine Co. and Weeks Marine Inc., over scope deficiencies.

C-Suite News

PB Ex-CEO George Pierson To Head Engineer Kleinfelder

Morgan State U. Engineering School Gets New Dean

August 7, 2016

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Board taps Parsons Brinckerhoff veteran to 'accelerate' California firm's new strategy.

Buyout Would Bolster Largest Texas Utility's Investment Plans

Clean-energy firm NextEra's $18.4B bid for Oncor comes on the heels of failed deal for Hawaii utility

Mary B. Powers

August 2, 2016

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Clean-energy firm NextEra's $18.4-billion bid for Oncor comes on the heels of failed Hawaii utility deal.

Two Transpo Experts Join HNTB as SVPs; New CEO for ARCADIS N. America

Scott Van Voorhis

Debra K. Rubin

July 28, 2016

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Diana C. Mendes has joined design firm HNTB as senior vice president and leader of its national transit-rail practice, based in Arlington, Va.

Bigge Lifts Crane Business Into a Higher-Tech Future

Family-owned Bay Area crane company moves into its second century with a global reach

Scott Dailey

July 27, 2016

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Family-owned Bay Area crane company moves into its second century with a global reach

Rejected Hawaii Utility Merger Scraps Aging Power Plant Upgrades

Mary B. Powers

July 27, 2016

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Hawaii utility Hawaiian Electric Co. has withdrawn its $1.2-billion plan to upgrade oil-fired power plants to burn natural gas after state regulators rejected its planned merger with Florida-based clean-energy firm NextEra Energy Inc.

Construction Starts Drop 7% in June, Down 11% From 2015

July 27, 2016

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The dollar value of total construction starts dropped 7% in June, mostly due to a 24% monthly decline in non-building construction, according to Dodge Data & Analytics.

Interview

Larry Silber, CEO of Herc Rentals, Sees New Opportunities

The former Hertz Equipment Rental Corp. has largely completed its spinoff, and is broadening its offerings.

Jeff Rubenstone

July 20, 2016

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As its separation from Hertz Car Rental finishes up, the newly rebranded equipment firm Herc Rentals celebrated with a ring of the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange on July 1.

Russian Consortium Pulls Out of Uganda Refinery Project

Shem Oirere

July 19, 2016

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A consortium led by a Russian firm withdrew from leading construction of a $4-billion crude oil processing plant project in Uganda, but is open to returning to the project.