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Execs Share Best Ways To Ply Changing Global Markets

Bechtel CEO says AEC firms must compete harder with Silicon Valley for the best technical talent.

Debra K. Rubin

Janice L. Tuchman

October 19, 2016

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With low oil prices still a nagging factor in the global economy, construction executives and researchers shared strategies for project delivery and business success in markets that are increasingly difficult to predict and more controlled by tightening costs.

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.

Pulse Project News for the Week of Oct. 24, 2017

October 19, 2016

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Project News from Dodge Data & Analytics

Seattle Convention Center Project Gets New Contractor, Set for 2017 Start

Tim Newcomb

October 19, 2016

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The $1.6-billion Washington State Convention Center expansion project in downtown Seattle has a new contractor and a clear path toward the start of construction in 2017, while development on the Pacific Northwest’s largest hotel continues next door.