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Transportation Finance

After A Month, No Deal Still to Fund Hundreds of Idled NJ Road-Rail Projects

Legislators and Christie still spar over gas tax hike; timing and costs of work restarts unclear,

Debra K. Rubin

August 2, 2016

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Legislators agree to 23-cent hike, but it's DOA, says governor; work restarts are unclear.

Construction Economics

June Construction Spending Down From May but Rises Vs. 2015

Commerce Dept. reports 0.6% monthly decline and 0.3% year-over-year uptick

Tom Ichniowski

August 1, 2016

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Non-residential sector dips 1% from May and year-earlier figures.

Insurance

Research: Claims Against Land Surveyors Continue to Fall

Schinnerer report shows success of risk management

Bruce Buckley

July 27, 2016

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A risk-managment success story continues, recent survey shows.

Canada Weighs Privatizing Airports to Fund Infrastructure

Scott Van Voorhis

July 19, 2016

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While some airport operators oppose the plan, a report to the government says billions of dollars from asset sales could cover needed projects.

Risk Management

Las Vegas Arena Contractors Say Insurance Program Cost Savings Never Materialized

Lawsuit claims Aon is at fault for expensive mistake in wrap-up program

Scott Van Voorhis

July 17, 2016

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Did the wrap-up insurance program add to costs instead of saving money?

Global Infrastructure

US Rises on Spend Index; Saudi Arabia and Australia Fall

Debra K. Rubin

July 6, 2016

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Despite uncertainty in an election year, the U.S. made the top 10 for the first time in a biannual ranking of 41 global markets for infrastructure investment potential, says the survey author, Holland-based design firm Arcadis.

Construction Markets

Construction May Spending Dips from April, Up Year over Year

Commerce Dept. report also shows Jan.-May increase from 2015

Tom Ichniowski

July 2, 2016

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May's spending edges down 0.8% vs. April, rises 2.8% vs. May 2015

Risk Management

Ten Minutes with Risk Expert Tom Schleifer on Ending Pay Abuses

Expect, demand or solicit your money, or allow owners to pay when they want

Richard Korman

June 27, 2016

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A tale of a young contractor who insisted on being paid on time.

International Trade

US, Canada: 'Significant Differences' in Softwood-Lumber Talks

Countries' top trade officials pledge to continue negotiations

Tom Ichniowski

June 17, 2016

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Since the previous agreement expired in October 2015, countries now are under a one-year moratorium that bars new unfair trade actions.

Finish the Interstate Transportation Infrastructure

Peter Ruane

June 15, 2016

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What would “Ike” do? June 29 marks the 60th anniversary of the day President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the law that authorized the construction of the U.S. Interstate Highway System and created the Highway Trust Fund to pay for it.