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Bridges

U.S. DOT Proposes 10-Year Ban of Contract Awards to Design Firm FIGG

Richard Korman

Tom Ichniowski

July 31, 2020

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Order is another potential blow to firm following the 2018 pedestrian bridge collapse in Florida.

Former SCANA exec pleads guilty to fraud

Criminal Liability

Utility Executive's Nuclear Project Plea Deal May Strengthen Case Against Ex-CEO

Scott Judy

July 27, 2020

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Misleading regulators and investors about the V.C. Summer project were among the allegations.

Prompt Payment

Plaza Construction Negotiating Pay Settlement for Florida Ritz-Carlton Renovation

Scott Van Voorhis

July 21, 2020

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Payment request of $7.7M in lien filing covered renovation work on hotel that opened in January.

Florida Law Coastal Construction Regulation

Environment

New Florida Law Seeks to Reduce Coastal Construction Impacts

Scott Judy

July 16, 2020

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Set to take effect in 2021, the law will require sea-level impact projection studies for state-funded projects.

Face Coverings and Masks

When Coronavirus Cases Spike at Construction Jobsites

July 1, 2020

As bars, restaurants and holiday get-togethers return and positive tests multiply, contractors face new challenges

2020 Top 500 Sourcebook: Reactor Reaches Milestone

Autumn Cafiero Giusti

July 1, 2020

One Comment

Cooling tank essential for expanded plant’s safety

Research

CDC Selects McCarthy as CM for Atlanta Virus High-Containment Facility

Planned before the COVID-19 pandemic, the lab will allow scientists to study and understand viruses

Annemarie Mannion

June 30, 2020

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St. Louis-based McCarthy Building Cos. has been selected to be the construction manager for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's new High Containment Continuity Laboratory at its Roybal Campus in Atlanta.

Coronavirus and Construction

Face-Covering Policy Remains Flexible As Hoar Construction Confronts Two Virus-Troubled Projects

Richard Korman

June 18, 2020

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The company institutes mandatory face coverings on one North Carolina project.

Structural Cracks, Severe Corrosion Shut Down Florida Bridge

Jim Parsons

June 17, 2020

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Both Roosevelt Bridge spans were closed on June 17 out of an abundance of caution.

Construction Ready graduate Nicholas Holmes

In Atlanta, Industry Leaders Urge Stepped-Up Outreach to Recruit Minorities

Scott Judy

June 17, 2020

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CEOs of contractor H.J. Russell & Co. and the Construction Education Foundation of Georgia say some progress is being made, but more needs to be done.