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Biden Administration and Construction

Infrastructure Is Prime Topic in Biden Meeting With Union Leaders

Tom Ichniowski

February 18, 2021

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Attendees included seven top officials of construction unions.

CDI Implodes Former Trump Plaza in Atlantic City

Ex-resort is now a "tidy pile" of post-implosion debris: see the video and photos

Stephanie Loder

February 18, 2021

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It took 1,900 pounds of explosives and less than five seconds on Feb. 17 to implode the 39-story main tower of the former Trump Plaza hotel and casino on the boardwalk.

Obituaries

Former AASHTO Executive Director Frank Francois, 87, Dies

Tom Ichniowski

Scott Lewis

February 18, 2021

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Francois played an important role in the 1980s and 1990s in pushing for several big highway-transit bills.

Transportation Infrastructure

Biden Administration Adds New Climate Objective for INFRA Grants

Tom Ichniowski

February 17, 2021

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Competitive project grant program has $889 million available in latest funding round.

Phillips & Jordan Awarded $176M Everglades Restoration Contract

Thomas F. Armistead

February 17, 2021

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Contractor will build a 6,000-acre wetland to treat water discharged from reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee.

Cybersecurity and Construction

Hoffman Construction Reports Hack of Self-Insured Health Plan Data

Richard Korman

February 17, 2021

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Power Engineers had previously also reported a cybersecurity breach.

Finance

Major Pipeline Firm Aegion Corp. Agrees to $963M Private Equity Buy

Debra K. Rubin

February 16, 2021

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The purchaser has made several industry acquisitions since 2017.

Cold Weather Causes Power Blackouts, Disruptions on Jobsites

Autumn Cafiero Giusti

February 16, 2021

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In Central Texas, contractors have temporarily halted work and are monitoring the weather day by day.

COVID-19 and Construction

Postponed by Pandemic, Milwaukee's Wisconsin Center Expansion is Back on the Schedule

Milwaukee convention center authority says post-COVID-19 travel projections bolstered prospects

Annemarie Mannion

February 16, 2021

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After being delayed last year due to falling sales tax receipts, the 112,0000-sq-ft expansion of the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee, the state's largest convention center, is back on.