New Jersey Sues to Deny Big State Tax Credit to Nuclear Firm Holtec Mary B. Powers February 6, 2024 No Comments Firm's bid for 10-year, $260M credit to build its Camden R&D campus omitted key ethics related details, state attorney general claims.Read More
Rail Infrastructure Amtrak Picks Kiewit-Shea Team for Contract Under $6B Baltimore Tunnel Program James Leggate February 6, 2024 No Comments The planned Frederick Douglass Tunnel would replace the 150-year-old B&P Tunnel.Read More
Legal Michael Baker Intl. Settles Federal Pay Bias Allegations James Leggate February 5, 2024 No Comments Engineering firm will pay $122,299 in back wages and interest but denies federal claims that women engineers were earning less than men in four roles.Read More
Energy Remediation Alberta Spent $900M in 2022 on Abandoned Oil & Gas Well Cleanup David Godkin February 2, 2024 No Comments But critics say problem is worse in Canada energy production hub than regulator outlines.Read More
Workforce Construction Adds 11,000 Jobs in January, 10th Monthly Gain Tom Ichniowski February 2, 2024 No Comments Job gains are in all construction sectors, except heavy and civil engineering construction.Read More
Legislation House Passes Tax Bill With Industry-Backed R&D Provision Tom Ichniowski February 1, 2024 No Comments A bill that includes $78 billion worth of tax breaks for businesses–including engineering firms and construction contractors–and an expanded child tax credit has cleared an important hurdle with House approval of the package.Read More
Airport Infrastructure FAA Awards $244M for Airfield, Terminal Projects Tom Ichniowski January 31, 2024 No Comments Largest grant is $45 million for runway improvements at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.Read More
Wasterwater Guam, EPA Reach Deal for $400M in Wastewater System Improvements James Leggate January 31, 2024 No Comments Work required under the terms of a newly signed consent decree is expected to cost about $400 million.Read More
Planning Disney Proposes Deal With Anaheim for $2.5B Park Expansion James Leggate January 29, 2024 No Comments Disney aims to update its agreement with Anaheim to shift unbuilt developments that were permitted in the 1990s and build a parking structure.Read More
Clean Energy Green Hydrogen Pioneer Plug Power to Build 6 Plants With Big US Loan Mary B. Powers Debra K. Rubin January 29, 2024 No Comments DOE's $1.6B infusion would ease startup's financial strain in scaling up domestic market.Read More