Legal Florida Toll-Road Agency v. Contractor Battle Heads for Next Court Debra K. Rubin February 7, 2018 No Comments After lower court awards $53.4 million to tolling technology firm, Miami-Dade Expressway Authority wants appeals court review.Read More
Lawsuits After EPA Delays Water Rule Pam Radtke Russell February 7, 2018 No Comments A Trump administration move to delay the implementation date of an Obama-era Clean Water rule has sparked a new legal battle.Read More
New Hampshire Kills Northern Pass Transmission Line February 7, 2018 No Comments New Hampshire’s energy-infrastructure siting board on Feb. 1 unanimously rejected the Northern Pass power-line project.Read More
SNC-Lavalin CEO To Head Global Business Ethics Push Debra K. Rubin February 7, 2018 No Comments Neil Bruce will co-chair CEO-led anti-corruption effort while the firm awaits closure on issues stemming from its 2012 bribe scandal.Read More
Skanska AB Announces 3,000 Layoffs, Warns of Profit Falloff Peter Reina Debra K. Rubin February 7, 2018 No Comments In a bid to shed non-profitable operations, Stockholm-based contracting giant Skanska AB will reduce its global workforce by 3,000, new CEO Anders Danielsson said on Feb. 2. Read More
Baha Mar Developer's Suit Seeks $2B From China Construction Scott Judy February 7, 2018 No Comments More than two years after losing control of its $3.5-billion Baha Mar resort project, the Bahamas-based developer is suing the project’s contractor.Read More
Lawsuits Trial Begins in 2009 Fatal Collapse in Cologne, Germany Subway station excavation undermined foundation of municipal building Michael Dumiak February 7, 2018 No Comments Five individual defendants are being charged with involuntary manslaughter and hazardous building practices in the case.Read More
Ethics Where The Labor Department Found Corruption at Unions in 2017 Scott Van Voorhis February 7, 2018 No Comments Union locals and trust funds can be vulnerable to embezzlement and fraud, experts say.Read More
Legal Ex-Missouri Contractors Plead Guilty to 'Front' Firm Charges Tom Ichniowski February 6, 2018 No Comments Justice Dept. alleges former executives improperly got contracts set aside for firms owned by disabled veterans.Read More
Construction Workforce Construction Adds 36,000 Jobs in Jan., Jobless Rate Dips from 2017 Tom Ichniowski February 2, 2018 No Comments Specialty trade firms pick up 26,300 jobs, heavy-civil adds 6,300; nonresidential building loses 2,300.Read More
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