Florida Governor Wants $625 Million for Everglades Work Thomas F. Armistead February 5, 2019 No Comments The proposed budget includes $360 million for at least 23 Everglades projects that will provide 672,000 acre-ft of water storage and reduce Lake Okeechobee discharges that have caused toxic algal blooms on the coasts and estuaries.Read More
Ethics and Corruption Former SNC-Lavalin CEO Sentenced to 20 Months in Long-Running Bribe Case February 2, 2019 No Comments Pierre Duhaime's Feb. 1 guilty plea in Montreal hospital bid corruption comes as new company pressures emerge.Read More
Technip Building Beaumont Refinery Expansion Pam Radtke Russell February 1, 2019 No Comments The 250,000 bpd expansion will allow the ExxonMobil refinery to process light crude oil from the Permian Basin.Read More
Construction Workforce Construction Jobs Soar by 52,000 in January Tom Ichniowski February 1, 2019 No Comments Industry's unemployment rate rises to 6.4% from December's 5.1% but improves from year-earlier 7.3%.Read More
Federal Infrastructure Trump Issues New 'Buy American' Directive for Infrastructure Projects FHWA is assessing directive's impact on federal-aid highway program Tom Ichniowski January 31, 2019 No Comments Executive order aims to expand domestic-preference program to more types of construction materials.Read More
International Construction World Bank Debars Odebrecht Subsidiary for Alleged Fraud Tom Ichniowski January 30, 2019 No Comments Bank's 3-year ban sparked by company's actions on Colombian water project.Read More
Utilities National Grid Crews Restore Power to Rhode Island Residents Enbridge initially blames cold weather, but investigation will also look at equipment Johanna Knapschaefer January 28, 2019 No Comments A Jan. 21 pressure drop knocked 7,100 Newport County customers off line, triggering a state of emergency.Read More
Litigation How Navillus’ Owner Disentangled From a Non-Union Firm The sale of ACS's assets, now Trident General Contracting, changed the picture Richard Korman January 28, 2019 No Comments A thriving open shop company in New York City no longer has ties to the owner of union contractor Navillus.Read More
OSHA Names Construction Chief to Succeed The Late Dean McKenzie, 62 January 27, 2019 No Comments B&V taps a former Siemens exec as new power unit CEO. Read More
EIA Expects Renewables' Growth to Slow Country will be a Net Exporter of Energy in 2020 Pam McFarland January 25, 2019 No Comments Federal government's Annual Energy Outlook forecasts a lot more natural gas, continued increase for renewables. Read More