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Energy Sector Construction

Manufacturing Giant GE Sets Up for Energy Transition

November 12, 2021

US conglomerate to merge fossil fuel, clean energy and digital software units into spinoff firm to focus effort to meet rising global competition in changing global power market.

USS Missouri submarine departs Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard

Military Projects

US Navy Awards IDIQ Contracts to Five Companies for $8B in Shipyard Modernization

James Leggate

November 11, 2021

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Work will modernize aging shipyards in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and Washington state's Puget Sound.

Contractor CentiMark Contests What It Sees as 'Gotcha' OSHA Penalty

The contested penalty involves a critical issue of construction safety

Jonathan Barnes

Richard Korman

November 11, 2021

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Cited by an inspector for a fall protection infraction while preparing early parts of a job, the big contractor challenges penalty as unjustified.

Pulse: Project News for the Week of November 15, 2021

November 11, 2021

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Project news from Dodge Data & Analytics.

Clean Energy Construction

Giant Virginia Offshore Wind Project Makes Five Key Construction Awards

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

November 11, 2021

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Dominion Energy says project cost rose $2B to nearly $10B, citing commodity price hikes and power transmission route changes, but ratepayer impact stays within approved range.

Construction Economics for November 29, 2021

November 11, 2021

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ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

Construction Economics for November 22, 2021

November 11, 2021

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ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

Construction Economics for November 15, 2021

November 11, 2021

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ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

Port Infrastructure

White House Launches Supply-Chain 'Action Plan,' Including Movement on Port Grants

Tom Ichniowski

November 10, 2021

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Plan includes target dates for advancing more than $4 billion in infrastructure grants.

Labor

Washington State Carpenters' Union in Trusteeship, Vote Fraud Probed

James Leggate

November 10, 2021

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Several regional union leaders resigned amid alleged contract vote fraud after members narrowly agreed to pact last month following several week strike.