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NY Contractors' Pay to Play Trial is Set for June

Mary B. Powers

April 18, 2018

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LPCiminelli CEO and others face bribery, fraud charges in case with links to Gov. Andrew Cuomo

Executive Order Reduces Air Permitting Timeframe for Some Construction

Pam Radtke Russell

April 18, 2018

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The order directs quicker action on air permits in areas that don't meet national standards.

Transportation

Appropriators Press DOT's Chao to Fund Transit Projects

Tom Ichniowski

April 16, 2018

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Appropriators zero in on transit capital grants, which got a 10% hike in the 2018 omnibus spending measure.

HUD Awards $28 Billion in Disaster and Mitigation Funding

Pam Radtke Russell

April 11, 2018

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Money includes $18 billion for Puerto Rico and an unprecedented $16 billion for mitigation projects in 11 states and territories.

International Trade

Construction Industry Braces for Tariff Consequences

Alisa Zevin

April 10, 2018

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Construction companies are planning for the future in the face of current uncertainties.

Obituary

Open Shop Association Exec Dick Haas Dies at 81

Pam Hunter McFarland

April 10, 2018

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Former vice president of the Associated Builders and Contractors was an effective communicator for the nonunion construction movement.

Fed. Agencies Set Two-Year Goal for Infrastructure Project Reviews

Memorandum follows Trump's August executive order

Tom Ichniowski

April 9, 2018

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DOT, EPA, Corps, other agencies sign memo calling for single federal approval for projects.

Water and power

China Exim Bank To Fund Souapiti Hydro Project in Guinea

China International Water and Electric will build the $1.3-billion power plant

Shem Oirere

April 9, 2018

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The 450-MW plant follows a smaller project that was completed six miles downstream on the Konkoure River in 2015.

Government

Canada Moves To Enact 'Deferred Prosecution' Legal Remedy

Scott Van Voorhis

April 9, 2018

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First-time acceptance of the approach, used in the U.S. and U.K., would allow contractor SNC-Lavalin and other firms to settle criminal charges.

Construction Workforce

Construction March Jobless Rate Falls, but Industry Loses 15,000 Jobs

March rate falls to 7.4% from year-earlier 8.4%

Tom Ichniowski

April 6, 2018

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Specialty trade contractors lost 16,200 positions, heavy-civil sector down by 3,600, BLS reports.

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NY Contractors' Pay to Play Trial is Set for June

Executive Order Reduces Air Permitting Timeframe for Some Construction

Appropriators Press DOT's Chao to Fund Transit Projects

HUD Awards $28 Billion in Disaster and Mitigation Funding

Construction Industry Braces for Tariff Consequences

Open Shop Association Exec Dick Haas Dies at 81

Fed. Agencies Set Two-Year Goal for Infrastructure Project Reviews

China Exim Bank To Fund Souapiti Hydro Project in Guinea

Canada Moves To Enact 'Deferred Prosecution' Legal Remedy

Construction March Jobless Rate Falls, but Industry Loses 15,000 Jobs

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