Ex-Detroit Demolition Official Sentenced for Taking Bribes Jeff Yoders October 2, 2019 No Comments Aradondo Haskins, a former Detroit demolition projects official, has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for accepting $26,500 in bribes from contractors and rigging bids to tear down homes in a federally funded demolition program. Read More
Construction Accidents A Fifth Worker Loses Life on Orlando's I-4 Ultimate Job The latest accident involves a beam striking a worker Scott Judy October 1, 2019 No Comments The latest fatality caused SGL Constructors to once again suspend all work on the 21-mile-long project.Read More
Legal Hyundai to Pay $47M to Settle Construction Equipment's Alleged Clean Air Violations Tom Ichniowski September 30, 2019 No Comments Government charges that Hyundai nonroad vehicles didn't meet updated emissions standards.Read More
FHWA Will Repeal Ban On Patented or Proprietary Materials Aileen Cho September 30, 2019 No Comments ARTBA spent a year campaigning for the increased flexibility in utilizing innovative products. Read More
Business Trends Industry CEOs Note Looming Downturn, Lagging Diversity Debra K. Rubin September 29, 2019 No Comments New market data and AEC CEO perspectives at New York City gathering shed light on how size and strategy, tenure and technology matterRead More
New Details Revealed in Va. Public Works Shooting Jim Parsons September 28, 2019 No Comments Engineer shooter's motive still not certain in May 31 rampage that killed 11 agency employees and a contractor.Read More
Executive News U.S. Senate Confirms Industry CEO as U.S. Ambassador Debra K. Rubin September 28, 2019 No Comments John Rakolta Jr.'s successor is named at builder Walbridge, transition is unclear; C-suite shakeups also at WSP, EFCG, Kleinfelder, HNTV, HS2Read More
Nuclear Energy New Delays Hit Europe's Nuclear Power Projects UK's Hinkley Point C project could be 15 months late Peter Reina September 27, 2019 No Comments Paris-based EDF cites difficult ground conditions among causes of the price hike.Read More
US Supreme Court May Not Hear Key Groundwater Pollution Case September 27, 2019 No Comments Pact between Hawaii officials and environmentalists in wastewater dispute settles some, but not all, legal issues.Read More
Highway Infrastructure EPA Threatens Cut in California's Federal Highway Funds National construction groups weigh in on the issue Tom Ichniowski September 26, 2019 One Comment EPA cites problems with state plans for meeting Clean Air Act pollution reduction standards.Read More