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Structural Failures

Amid Investigation, Architect Offers Design To Replace Collapsed Genoa Bridge

Peter Reina

September 21, 2018

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Officials continue to look into role of private operator.

Construction Lawsuits

Court Upholds Verdict Ordering $109M Payout By ConAgra to Jacobs

Appeals court judges say Jacobs was indemnified and had no role in 2009 explosion

Richard Korman

September 18, 2018

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What is unusual is that Jacobs didn't work at project on the day of fatal blast.

Back-to-Back Canada Construction Job Losses Puzzle Industry

Scott Van Voorhis

September 18, 2018

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Industry employment fell 1% in August, after .8% decline in July; leveling off follows job growth in 2017

Natural Disasters

Flood Fighters and Recovery Crews Roll in The Carolinas

September 16, 2018

Cleanup begins in flooded areas as the remains of Hurricane Florence edge away.

Weather Disasters

Florence Continues to Pound Carolinas Through the Weekend

All-time record river flooding predicted from heavy rains

September 14, 2018

Now a tropical depression with heavy rainfall, storm slows to a crawl and builds significant flood risk across Carolinas and SW Virginia; power still out for 450,000 Duke Energy customers.

States Move on PFOA Standards While EPA Lags

Mary B. Powers

September 12, 2018

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States are beginning to act on what one industry expert called this year’s “headline emerging issue” for the environmental sector—the cleanup of fluorinated chemicals in at least 40 states that could affect at least 1,500 drinking water systems.

Construction Contracts

SBA Cuts Surety Guarantee Fees, for One Year

Tom Ichniowski

September 6, 2018

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Reductions, which start Oct. 1, bring fees back to their 2006 levels.

'Regluing' Oregon State's Showcase for Mass Timber

The project has turned out to be a complicated cautionary tale

Nadine M. Post

September 5, 2018

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The tally of how many defective cross-laminated timber panels need replacement on a $79-million college of forestry building at Oregon State University is almost complete.