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Construction Workforce

Construction Adds 30,000 Jobs in Oct., Jobless Rate Falls

Industry workforce rises by 330,000, or 4.7%, in past 12 months

Tom Ichniowski

November 2, 2018

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Industry's unemployment rate dips to 3.6% from Sept. 4.1%, year-earlier 4.5%, BLS reports.

Montreal P3 Bridge Builders In Talks with Government Over Schedule Miss

Scott Van Voorhis

November 1, 2018

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Myriad issues, including freezing conditions, now will delay the $3.1-billion Champlain span, possibly until June.

Federal Buildings

State Dept. Embassy Program Trails 2005 Goal, GAO Says

State says it will implement all of GAO's recommendations to address issues

Tom Ichniowski

October 31, 2018

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Report says that since 2005, State completed 77 projects through FY 17 but had aimed to finish about 140.

Health and Safety

Boom Truck Operator Killed in Oct. 24 Concord, Mass., Jobsite Accident

Johanna Knapschaefer

October 31, 2018

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Daniel Adams was delivering pipe to the site at the time of the accident.

Project Finance

On Heels of Carillion Collapse, UK Abandons Private Finance Initiative System

Peter Reina

October 31, 2018

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The government now plans to use different mechanisms to attract an estimated $380 billion of private investment into its long-term infrastructure pipeline.

Texas, Corps Outline $31B Plan to Protect State's Coast

Louise Poirier

October 30, 2018

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The feasibility study and environmental impact study is the first step in a process to protect Texas's 3,359-mile coast from storm surge and sea-level rise.

Quality Control

Failed Truss Chords Add to Cost of Baton Rouge Library

Mediation will start soon to allocate responsibility for $2 million in repairs and rework

Richard Korman

October 30, 2018

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Work has been stalled since April on the $18-million branch library in East Baton Rouge Parish.

Caterpillar Reports Strong Third Quarter, But Tariff Worries Grow in Market

Jeff Rubenstone

October 29, 2018

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Caterpillar posted strong gains in the third quarter of 2018, but analysts were seeking clearer answers on how the company may absorb a rise in material costs.