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Judge Keeps Sale of TVA Nuclear Plant Alive

June 5, 2019

A federal judge has rejected the Tennessee Valley Authority’s motion to dismiss a breach of contract claim brought by Nuclear Development LLC, which has an agreement to purchase the partially completed two-unit, 1,260-MW Bellefonte nuclear plant in Alabama.

A Look at the Future of Lithium Ion Batteries

Jeff Rubenstone

June 5, 2019

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Leaps in lithium-ion battery technology during the last two decades sparked the smartphone revolution and drove the rise of electric vehicles.

Mortenson Reaches Agreement To Deploy Fully Autonomous Equipment

Jeff Rubenstone

June 4, 2019

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In a bid to speed work on projects in remote sites and cope with labor shortages, Mortenson has announced an agreement with tech start-up Built Robotics to expand the contractors deployments of fully autonomous construction projects on renewable energy projects.

GM, Bechtel Collaborate to Create Nationwide EV Charging Network

Pam Radtke Russell

May 31, 2019

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The nascent partnership could seek funding from third party investors to build a U.S. network of fast-charging stations.

Fluor Continues Management Shakeout to Boost Results

Debra K. Rubin

May 30, 2019

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After Q1 numbers shock, analysts warm to C-suite shifts and "bid rigor" but are looking past the second quarter

Transportation

California Sues To Keep Fed High-Speed Rail Grants

Trump Administration withdrew two federal grants totaling $929 million from the state’s beleaguered high-speed rail project

Jim Parsons

May 28, 2019

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Suit claims that over the past year, FRA “stopped cooperating on the project,” refused to process environmental clearances and failed to recognize “millions of dollars” in state matching funds.

Elon Musk Company To Build Las Vegas People Mover

Jim Parsons

May 28, 2019

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The Boring Co. is expected to build a system that will run by end of 2020

Fiat Chrysler's Planned New Assembly Plant

Fiat Chrysler To Build $1.6-Billion Production Facility in Detroit, Says It Will Be Open by Late 2020

Construction to begin immediately on new plant on Detroit's east side

Jeff Yoders

May 24, 2019

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Fiat Chrysler said May 21 that construction will begin immediately on a new, $1.6 billion assembly plant for Jeep Grand Cherokees, a new Jeep SUV and hybrid cars on Detroit's east side.

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