Opinions What Boeing’s Quality Woes Can Teach Construction Matthew Kleiman February 5, 2024 No Comments A commentary on construction's quality and productivity challenges tied to veteran tradespeople retiring.Read More
Legal Veolia Agrees to $25M Settlement in Flint Water Crisis Case James Leggate February 5, 2024 No Comments The engineering firm said officials largely ignored its recommendations while working for the city after the lead-in-water crisis had already begun.Read More
Legal Michael Baker Intl. Settles Federal Pay Bias Allegations James Leggate February 5, 2024 No Comments Engineering firm will pay $122,299 in back wages and interest but denies federal claims that women engineers were earning less than men in four roles.Read More
Transportation Port Authority Revises Plans for $10B Midtown NYC Bus Terminal Replacement The 2.1-million-sq-ft project includes a bus storage and staging facility and ramp connections to the Lincoln Tunnel Marigo Farr February 5, 2024 2 Comments A 2.1-million-sq-ft main terminal highlights the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s midtown bus terminal replacement project. Read More
Transportation German Team Completes First of Twin Rhine Cable-stayed Bridges Peter Reina February 2, 2024 No Comments The project team will next begin demolition of an existing bridge beside the new one.Read More
Energy Remediation Alberta Spent $900M in 2022 on Abandoned Oil & Gas Well Cleanup David Godkin February 2, 2024 No Comments But critics say problem is worse in Canada energy production hub than regulator outlines.Read More
Workforce Construction Adds 11,000 Jobs in January, 10th Monthly Gain Tom Ichniowski February 2, 2024 No Comments Job gains are in all construction sectors, except heavy and civil engineering construction.Read More
Construction Economics for February 5, 2024 February 2, 2024 No Comments ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economicsRead More
Equipment Federal Spending, Robust Market Spur Interest in New Machines at World of Concrete Jeff Rubenstone Jeff Yoders February 1, 2024 No Comments Better battery power stole the show in Las Vegas.Read More
Legislation House Passes Tax Bill With Industry-Backed R&D Provision Tom Ichniowski February 1, 2024 No Comments A bill that includes $78 billion worth of tax breaks for businesses–including engineering firms and construction contractors–and an expanded child tax credit has cleared an important hurdle with House approval of the package.Read More