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Energy Construction

New Report Details Triggers of June Blast at Still Closed Texas LNG

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

November 18, 2022

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Freeport LNG export terminal now targets partial reopening for mid-December, as federal safety agency releases 'root cause analysis' of pipeline explosion.

Manufacturing

Turner-Yates-Kokosing JV Wins $3.5B Honda EV Battery Plant Project

James Leggate

November 18, 2022

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Construction on the 40-GWh plant in Ohio is scheduled to start in early 2023.

Codes and Standards

First Model Code for Public-Occupancy Temporary Structures Nears Adoption

Nadine M. Post

November 18, 2022

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A standard for public-occupancy temporary structures is expected to be ready to include in the 2028 edition of the structural engineer's bible on design loads, known as ASCE-7.

Water & Dams

Klamath Dam Removal Project Receives Final FERC Go-ahead

Project at four sites is the largest such removal and river restoration effort in US history

Pam McFarland

November 18, 2022

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Agency action sets stage for removal work to begin next year by Kiewit Infrastructure West, in effort to restore water quality and ailing salmon population.

Clean Energy Construction

More US Solar Plants Seen, But Sector Wants Import Tariffs Dropped

Mary B. Powers

Jim Parsons

November 18, 2022

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U.S. manufacturer First Solar will invest $1B-plus in new Alabama PV production facility as Italy's Enel searches for stateside plant location—but feds have a Dec. 1 deadline to rule on tariffs for component imports from four Asian countries.

2022 Midterm Elections

GOP Wins Control of the House, Narrowly

Tom Ichniowski

November 17, 2022

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AP says Republicans have won 218 seats, the minimum for a House majority.

Federal Policy

Proposed Emissions Reporting Rule Could Frustrate Federal Contractors, Groups Say

Pam McFarland

November 17, 2022

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Construction organizations say the Biden administration's procurement proposal for federal projects falls short.

Sports Villages

Plan Unveiled for $780M NYC Stadium Anchoring New Development Near CitiField

Affordable housing, school and more are part of building plan near baseball facility

James Leggate

November 17, 2022

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Major League Soccer team expects to move from Yankee Stadium to its own soccer stadium in Queens, N.Y. by 2027.

Executive News

Obituary: Jim Lammie, 91, Pushed Design Firm PB Upward as Chief Exec

Debra K. Rubin

November 17, 2022

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Parsons Brinckerhoff CEO and chairman between 1990 and 2009, who died Nov. 9, expanded the consultant's transportation niche globally and drove revenue results. The firm now is part of Canada-based design giant WSP Global.