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Engineering Software

Bentley Consolidates Road Design Suite as Part of a Broad Lift to Connected Cloud

Move is part of a transition to enabling wide data exchange via Microsoft Azure servers

Janice L. Tuchman

Tom Sawyer

November 2, 2016

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Bentley Systems announces ‘Open Roads’ to consolidate civil brands and also describes its intent to link its cloud services platform with that of Topcon's and others for seamless data exchange

Court Halts 'Blacklisting' Rule for Federal Contractors

Pam Hunter McFarland

November 2, 2016

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An Obama administration rule that would require federal contractors and subcontractors to disclose past labor-law violations puts the contractor groups and organized labor at odds.

Canada Adds $60B to Infrastructure Funding

Finance minister also announces infrastructure bank strategy to lure private investment

Debra K. Rubin

Scott Van Voorhis

November 2, 2016

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Finance minister also announces infrastructure bank strategy to lure private investment.

Legal

Ex-Union Official Pleads Guilty to $1.7M Theft from Local

LIUNA audit found the then-alleged theft, referred matter to DOJ, the department says

Tom Ichniowski

November 1, 2016

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Justice Dept. says former official at Laborers' D.C.-area local used some of the money for downpayment on house and building a garage there.

Construction Economics

Construction Spending Falls Slightly in September

Silver lining is 4.4% year-over-year gain for first nine months

Tom Ichniowski

November 1, 2016

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Spending dips 0.4% from August level and 0.2% compared with year-earlier figure, Census Bureau reports.

Pulse: Project News for the Week of Nov. 7, 2016

Scott Lewis

November 1, 2016

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Project News from Dodge Data & Analytics

Viewpoint

A Call for More Mentoring in the Construction Industry

Advice from a veteran: ‘Eat lunch where you don’t belong’

Stefan Robichaux

November 1, 2016

One Comment

I’ve always been a collector of advice, probably because my disposition makes me a magnet for criticism.

Safety and Health

Construction Nonfatal Injury Rate Dips in 2015

Industry's rate declines to 3.5 per 100 workers, from 2014's 3.6

Tom Ichniowski

October 29, 2016

2 Comments

Labor Dept. report also shows that the number of construction jobsite illnesses and injuries rose 1.9% in 2015.

Airport Construction

Airport Infrastructure Needs Projected to Slip 3% to $32.5B

FAA report notes that a strong wave of runway projects has ebbed

Tom Ichniowski

October 27, 2016

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Reconstruction projects projected to increase but capacity additions on the decline.

Nuclear Power Industry at a Crossroads, Officials Say

Pam Hunter McFarland

October 26, 2016

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Decommissioning nuclear power plants that have reached the end of their useful life will be a growing market for engineering and construction firms over the next 30 years, according to an executive from AECOM.