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2020 Vision: Biggest Construction Stories of the Last Decade

January 16, 2020

From a new Panama Canal to sea-level rise to near-limitless cloud storage to a rumored WSP-AECOM design mega-merger, the last 10 years had big industry impacts. What's ahead for firms, owners and professionals?

Construction Workforce

PBGC OKs Construction Union Locals' Pension Fund Merger

Tom Ichniowski

January 15, 2020

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Merger of New York State LIUNA locals' pension funds is first under 2014 multiemployer pension law.

Iran Plane Crash Dead Includes Many Canadians with Industry Ties

Scott Lewis

January 15, 2020

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Engineering practitioners, academics and grad students on shot-down airliner had promising careers and research missions.

Plan Revealed for $2.3B Cleanup of NY's Indian Point Nuclear Plant

Mary B. Powers

January 15, 2020

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Holtec, which aims to secure the plant license, may barge plant components on Hudson River, it said in NRC filing.

Southern Courts OK Milcon Funds for Border Walls and Private Land Barrier

Mary B. Powers

January 15, 2020

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President Donald Trump gained some ground in his border wall fight and now seeks to divert more milcon billions in 2020, but other courts have rejected the approach.

Designer FIGG Removed From One Bridge Job, Faces Scrutiny on Second

Louise Poirier

Scott Judy

January 15, 2020

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FIGG stated that it was "shocked" by TexDOT's press release about the US 181 Harbor Bridge replacement in Corpus Christi.

Urban Planning

Siemens City Concept Takes Shape in Berlin

Billion-dollar renovation and refit of historical Siemens industrial park is underway

Michael Dumiak

January 14, 2020

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Engineering giant plans large investment for research and development center in multi-use area of capital; city will support with infrastructure investments.

Construction Workforce

Construction Gains 20,000 Jobs in Dec., Jobless Rate Shows Mixed Results

January 10, 2020

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Industry's unemployment rate up to 5.0% from November's 4.4% but dips from December 2018's 5.1%, BLS says.

Water Infrastructure

Long List of Projects in the Queue for Next WRDA Bill

Tom Ichniowski

January 9, 2020

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More than 50 projects may be in the mix for a new water resources bill, compared with 30 in the 2018 WRDA.

Federal Policy

Battle Begins as Administration Outlines National Environmental Policy Act Changes

Pam McFarland

Jim Parsons

January 9, 2020

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Proponents see eased barriers for big construction projects, but others say environmental review cutbacks will create climate change risk and be tied up in lawsuits.