EPA Can't Evade Enviro Firm's $2.7M Cleanup Site Pay Claim, US Court Says Mary B. Powers January 10, 2021 No Comments Federal appeals panel orders lower court to restore August Mack Environmental's compensation bid, rejected on a technicality.Read More
Construction Workforce Construction's December Jobless Rate Jumps Despite 51K Job Gain Tom Ichniowski January 8, 2021 No Comments Nonresidential building was only construction segment that shed jobs last month.Read More
Building Safety Bedlam at US Capitol Renews Debate Over Permanent Security Fence Justin Rice January 7, 2021 No Comments What fence or barrier should protect the US Senate and House of Representatives?Read More
Giant US Nuke Waste 'Vit' Plant Wraps Initial Construction Tim Newcomb January 7, 2021 No Comments Epic Bechtel project to vitrify Hanford site toxics into glass logs moves plant focused on volume of less-contaminated wastes to next phases.Read More
Industry Groups Decry Jan. 6 Riot; DOT Chief Chao Steps Down in Protest Aileen Cho Pam Radtke Russell January 7, 2021 No Comments As Transportation Secretary Chao resigns, some call on President Trump to step down or for the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment.Read More
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh Is Tapped as U.S. Labor Secretary Scott Van Voorhis January 7, 2021 One Comment Labor union leaders hailed selection of the former construction union exec, as Biden aims to fulfill his promise of being a pro-labor president.Read More
Construction Economics AGC: 2021 Outlook Muted as Pandemic Delays, Cancels Projects Only 35% of firms plan to add workers; 24% plan reductions Jeff Yoders January 7, 2021 No Comments AGC survey of 1,300 member firms shows most contractors expect demand for new construction to fall in 2021.Read More
Water STORM Law Creates Resilience Revolving Disaster Funds Law signed by President Trump Gives FEMA Ability to Grant Money to States, Tribal Governments for Disaster Mitigation Annemarie Mannion January 7, 2021 No Comments STORM Act becomes law, authorizing FEMA to grant money to states for resilience revolving loan funds but $200-million appropriation to fund it doesn't start until 2022.Read More
Corps Issues Final Project Water-Crossing Rules Mary B. Powers January 6, 2021 No Comments No start or end dates in revised Nationwide Permits, with Biden changes still looming for controversial mandates.Read More
Obituary: Innovator Jim O'Brien, 91, Kept Projects, Clients, on Critical Path Debra K. Rubin January 6, 2021 No Comments CPM scheduling guru and CM firm co-founder also authored the field's first textbook in 1965, still in wide use.Read More