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GE-Hitachi, Bechtel Picked to Develop Advanced Nuke Reactors

December 12, 2018

DOE names firms for conceptual design and cost, schedule and safety estimates of fast-spectrum test reactor in program started this year.

Contract Awarded for Navy Pier Flyover in Chicago

December 12, 2018

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Kenny Construction Co., a subsidiary of Granite Construction, has been awarded a $46-million contract by Chicago for the Navy Pier Flyover there.

NY 'Buffalo Billion' Bribe Execs Sentenced to Jail, Hefty Fines

Mary B. Powers

December 12, 2018

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Sentences for four contractor, developer and owner executives follow contentious trials since February in upstate pay to play scheme.

Super-Small Particles

Survey: Workers Lack Awareness of Potentially Hazardous Nanomaterials

The health issues aren't well understood yet, a survey finds

Scott Van Voorhis

December 11, 2018

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Researchers and workplace health specialists are scrambling to keep up.

Judge Won't Allow Preconstruction Work on Keystone XL

Jim Parsons

December 10, 2018

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TransCanada denied permission to continue work preparing sites in Montana while the U.S. State Department conducts another environmental review.

Deconstruction Safety

New Plan Submitted for Explosive Demolition of Old Tappan Zee Bridge

One part of NY span is structurally unsound and dangerous for workers

Eydie Cubarrubia

December 7, 2018

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Safety concerns could tilt the decision toward use of explosives on the partly dismantled old Hudson River crossing.

Construction Workforce

Construction Nov. Jobless Rate Drops Year-Over-Year, Up Vs. Oct.

Tom Ichniowski

December 7, 2018

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BLS reports construction added 5,000 jobs in Nov., a more modest gain than in Oct. and Sept.

The American Infrastructure

Study Calls for Major Program to Rebuild Interstate Highway System

Report recommends boost in federal motor-fuels tax

Tom Ichniowski

December 6, 2018

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National Academies' report proposes hiking federal and state capital spending by $20 billion to $45 billion per year.

Ex-White House infrastructure advisor DJ Gribbin

Private Investment Seeks Gain As Infrastructure Politics Shift

Debra K. Rubin

December 6, 2018

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But perspectives are at odds related to a reduced federal funding role in looming legislation.

Former SNC-Lavalin CEO Now Set for Trial in Bribe Case

Debra K. Rubin

December 6, 2018

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Pierre Duhaime was forced out in 2012 in the wake of a contract payoff scandal in Libya and Montreal.

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GE-Hitachi, Bechtel Picked to Develop Advanced Nuke Reactors

Contract Awarded for Navy Pier Flyover in Chicago

NY 'Buffalo Billion' Bribe Execs Sentenced to Jail, Hefty Fines

Survey: Workers Lack Awareness of Potentially Hazardous Nanomaterials

Judge Won't Allow Preconstruction Work on Keystone XL

New Plan Submitted for Explosive Demolition of Old Tappan Zee Bridge

Construction Nov. Jobless Rate Drops Year-Over-Year, Up Vs. Oct.

Study Calls for Major Program to Rebuild Interstate Highway System

Private Investment Seeks Gain As Infrastructure Politics Shift

Former SNC-Lavalin CEO Now Set for Trial in Bribe Case

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