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Power

Biden Administration Opens $13B Funding for Transmission Upgrades

November 22, 2022

The funds will support long-distance, high voltage transmission and distribution line modernization and buildout, government says.

Airports

FAA Clears $7.1B Chicago O'Hare Terminal Revamp to Begin

James Leggate

November 22, 2022

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Work on two new satellite concourses is planned to begin in spring of 2023, with demolition and replacement of an existing terminal to follow.

Risk Management: Count All The Costs

Commentary on the International Risk Management Institute construction conference

Richard Korman

November 22, 2022

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A commentary on the International Risk Management Institute's November construction conference.

Electric Vehicles Poised To Transform Economy, Says US DOT

Greg Aragon

November 22, 2022

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Officials tout bipartisan nature of infrastructure investments at annual transportation conference.

Technology

Autodesk Cloud Service Outage Leaves Users Idled for a Day

All Autodesk cloud services were down Nov. 17, which stopped design work on some projects

Jeff Yoders

November 21, 2022

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Tech firm's cloud services were out on Nov. 17 when an authentication processing problem took them offline for several hours.

Lawsuits

Wise Services Settles False Claims Act Suit Over MOX Project

James Leggate

November 21, 2022

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Subcontractor will pay more than $300,000 to resolve allegations that it defrauded the government with false invoices.

Projects

$200M Printing Plant Buy Moves Chicago Casino Project Forward

Gilbane, Milhouse, Power are among contractors for downtown redevelopment

Annemarie Mannion

November 21, 2022

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Bally’s Corp. will develop Chicago’s first-ever casino using a consortium of contractors that includes minority-led firms.

Fossil Fuel Energy

World Bank OKs $497M to Take Down 1GW S. Africa Coal-fired Plant

The site will be repurposed for solar and wind power installation

Shem Oirere

November 21, 2022

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Komati plant site, one of the world's largest coal fired facilities, closed in October and will be repurposed for 220 MW of renewable energy.

Rendering of Susquehanna River Rail Bridge Project

Transportation

Amtrak Bottleneck on Track for Replacement

$1.5B project to rebuild Md.'s Susquehanna River Rail Bridge

Jim Parsons

November 21, 2022

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Amtrak is moving forward with the $1.5 billion replacement of the 116-year-old Susquehanna River Rail Bridge.

OSHA Fines Caterpillar for Safety Issues After Illinois Foundry Fatality

Regulator found lack of safety measures contributed to worker's June 2 death

Jeff Rubenstone

November 21, 2022

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Federal penalty against equipment manufacturer stems from lack of safety measures at foundry regulator says contributed to worker's death earlier this year.

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Biden Administration Opens $13B Funding for Transmission Upgrades

FAA Clears $7.1B Chicago O'Hare Terminal Revamp to Begin

Risk Management: Count All The Costs

Electric Vehicles Poised To Transform Economy, Says US DOT

Autodesk Cloud Service Outage Leaves Users Idled for a Day

Wise Services Settles False Claims Act Suit Over MOX Project

$200M Printing Plant Buy Moves Chicago Casino Project Forward

World Bank OKs $497M to Take Down 1GW S. Africa Coal-fired Plant

Amtrak Bottleneck on Track for Replacement

OSHA Fines Caterpillar for Safety Issues After Illinois Foundry Fatality

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