ConocoPhillips pauses work on project, cut from five planned drilling pads to three, after opponents filed suit for a preliminary injunction; the Interior Dept. also will propose new limits on protected Arctic region energy development.
Firms'' contract, reportedly worth $1.4 billion, was awarded for North Macedonia work after a 2021 law effectively eliminated competition for the work.
Consortium exercised its contract withdrawal option as state now must rebid—or rethink—Beltway toll lanes addition that new governor has publicly opposed.
North American Building Trades Union study finds work-life support lacking, while discrimination and sex harassment remain biggest challenges in National Center for Construction Education and Research survey of 770 women.