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Undocumented Debris at Mississippi Port Sparks Battle

July 26, 2017

Contractor seeks $50 million from port authority and eight engineering and construction consultants for unknown construction obstacles.

Finance

How Costly Projects Are Forcing CH2M to Weigh a Buyout

Much damage was done by a couple of fixed-price contracts

Richard Korman

Debra K. Rubin

July 26, 2017

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The firm is reported to be in advanced talks with Jacobs for $1.5B takeover

Legal

Ex-Corps Worker Pleads Guilty to Bribery on Afghan Contract

Tom Ichniowski

July 26, 2017

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Former contracting officer admits seeking and receiving $320,000 in bribes from Afghan firm.

How Firms Can Avoid the Construction Schedule Float Game

Allen Chilmeran

July 26, 2017

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Manipulation of project schedules by owners and contractors damages trust and diverts attention away from the real issues on a project

Executive News

Executive News: Hatch Names NYC Subway Veteran To Boost US Footprint

Debra K. Rubin

July 23, 2017

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Transport firm HW Lochner elevates Jeanne Cormier to CEO; Purdue Engineering taps Princeton innovator as its new dean.

Commentary on Women in Construction

Don't Let Barriers Define Your Construction Career

Why big girls shouldn't cry

Margie Simmons

July 21, 2017

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A veteran woman design executive offers perspective on why the metaphor "glass ceiling" is a double-edged sword.

Finance

Is Jacobs Close to a Deal to Buy CH2M?

Analysts size up potential for huge construction and engineering acquisition

ENR Editors

July 20, 2017

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The U.S. giants did not comment on acquisition talks in reports by the Times of London and Bloomberg.

Court Ruling Revives Maryland Light Rail Line

Jim Parsons

July 20, 2017

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Three-judge panel ruling, which allows construction of $5.6-billion Purple Line to restart, was close to an Aug. 1 state deadline to decide the project's future.

Infrastructure Finance

EPA Picks 12 Projects to Apply for First-Ever WIFIA loans

Projects are in nine states, including four in California

Tom Ichniowski

July 19, 2017

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Projects seek $2.3 billion in water-infrastructure loans, but EPA's lending capacity is $1.5 billion.

Transportation

Contractors Square Off in Battle for Kansas City Airport Upgrade

L.A.-based AECOM offers its own proposal as Burns & McDonnell has a jobs rally

Jeff Yoders

July 18, 2017

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After technical proposals are submitted later this month, a separate set of financial proposals is due August 10.

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Undocumented Debris at Mississippi Port Sparks Battle

How Costly Projects Are Forcing CH2M to Weigh a Buyout

Ex-Corps Worker Pleads Guilty to Bribery on Afghan Contract

How Firms Can Avoid the Construction Schedule Float Game

Executive News: Hatch Names NYC Subway Veteran To Boost US Footprint

Don't Let Barriers Define Your Construction Career

Is Jacobs Close to a Deal to Buy CH2M?

Court Ruling Revives Maryland Light Rail Line

EPA Picks 12 Projects to Apply for First-Ever WIFIA loans

Contractors Square Off in Battle for Kansas City Airport Upgrade

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