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AECOM Exec Is Atkins Unit CEO; Quake Expert Ray Clough Dies

October 19, 2016

U.K.-based design firm Atkins names industry veteran George Nash to run its North America unit, replacing exec who resigned; U. of California-Berkeley academic taught and researched for multiple decades.

Libertarians' Hope Gary Johnson Has Construction Roots

Presidential candidate started a SW mechanical contracting firm that worked for Intel.

John Guzzon

Debra K. Rubin

October 19, 2016

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Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party candidate for president, started a New Mexico mechanical contracting firm in the 1970s whose later sale made him a millionaire.

Politics

Industry Weighs in With Cash in U.S. Campaigns

Construction unions, trade groups and companies focus more attention on congressional races

Pam Hunter McFarland

Debra K. Rubin

October 19, 2016

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In an election in which the two presidential candidates are presenting starkly different views about governing approaches, many construction groups are keeping low profiles in the top contest, focusing attention—and resources—on congressional races.

Beyond Trump and Clinton

Editorial: The High Costs of Sexual Harassment in Construction

Why So Few Women Work in Engineering and Construction

October 19, 2016

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Sexual harassment and predation have overshadowed many of the traditional issues during this year’s contest for the U.S. presidency.

Construction Unemployment Continues Downward Trend

October 12, 2016

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Construction’s September unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 5.2%, from 5.1% in August, but fell from 5.6% for September 2014, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Bid Protest Rules on US Civilian Agency Task Order Awards in Limbo

Debra K. Rubin

October 12, 2016

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New rules may affect bid protests on federal task-order awards of more than $10 million let by non-defense agencies under indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity (ID-IQ) contracts.

Electrical Contractors See ‘Disrupting’ Forces in 2016

Justin Rice

October 12, 2016

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Surging revenue for firms generating power, light and building communication technologies charged up record attendance for the 2016 National Electrical Contractors Association convention in Boston.

Deepwater Divers' Dangerous Work On Offshore Wind Farm Construction

Johanna Knapschaefer

October 12, 2016

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Three miles southeast of Block Island, R.I., the nation’s first offshore wind farm has emerged after months of hard work by dozens of contractors, including a small team of highly skilled commercial divers.

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