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California High Speed Rail CEO to Exit $64B Project

April 26, 2017

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Jeff Morales will leave California post on June 2; no successor named.

Design CFOs Note Key Role in Firms' Sustainable Growth

Debra K. Rubin

April 26, 2017

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Construction Materials

U.S. Ratchets Up Trade Fight over Canadian Lumber

Tariffs of up to 24% imposed on softwood lumber shipments

Tom Ichniowski

April 25, 2017

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U.S. lumber producers praise Commerce Dept. action but Canada blasts it and threatens litigation.

Corps Realigns Officers, Role Seen on Trump Wall

Debra K. Rubin

Tom Ichniowski

April 25, 2017

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Maj. Gen. Michael C. Wehr on April 14 was named as the deputy chief of engineers and deputy commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Force Corp. Joins New England Carpenters Union

Johanna Knapschaefer

April 25, 2017

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Open shop firm was a former foe of organized labor.

Perry Orders DOE to Review Electric Grid's Power-Source Mix, Resiliency

Pam Radtke Russell

April 25, 2017

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Energy Secretary Rick Perry has directed his department to examine whether subsidies, wholesale markets or other incentives may be skewing electric markets to favor one electricity power source over another or make the electric grid less resilient.

Dam Safety

California Awards Kiewit Contract for Oroville Spillways Repair

An error was found in the engineer's estimate

Greg Aragon

April 19, 2017

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At what price did Kiewit win the contract?

Federal Regulations

Trump Directive Aims to Step Up Buy-American Enforcement

Executive order seeks to rein in use of waivers, exceptions to relevant laws

Tom Ichniowski

April 18, 2017

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Executive order also seeks to promote "Hire American" policy, by tightening up on H-1B visa program for skilled workers.

Construction Accidents

Safety Data: Noon Presents the Hour of Greatest Danger

New AGC report provides a revised view of the most potentially lethal time of day

Richard Korman

April 18, 2017

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What surprises were discovered in the Associated General Contractors' fatality research report?

Tax Increase Pumps $52 Billion Into California Construction

JT Long

April 18, 2017

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Repairs to 17,000 lane-miles could start in 2018

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California High Speed Rail CEO to Exit $64B Project

Design CFOs Note Key Role in Firms' Sustainable Growth

U.S. Ratchets Up Trade Fight over Canadian Lumber

Corps Realigns Officers, Role Seen on Trump Wall

Force Corp. Joins New England Carpenters Union

Perry Orders DOE to Review Electric Grid's Power-Source Mix, Resiliency

California Awards Kiewit Contract for Oroville Spillways Repair

Trump Directive Aims to Step Up Buy-American Enforcement

Safety Data: Noon Presents the Hour of Greatest Danger

Tax Increase Pumps $52 Billion Into California Construction

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