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Workforce

Legalized Pot in Canada Worries Contractors

December 26, 2017

Enforcement and test protocol questions for employees surround allowed recreational use, set to take effect nationally in mid-2018.

Construction Materials

After Settlement With Justice Dept., Vulcan Buys Aggregates Company

Tom Ichniowski

December 23, 2017

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Company divests some quarries to gain DOJ approval of $900-million purchase of Aggregates USA.

Construction Safety

US Appeals Court Upholds Stiffer Silica Dust Rule

Tom Ichniowski

December 22, 2017

One Comment

D.C. Circuit turns down challenges from construction, other industry organizations.

International projects

Tripartite Talks on Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Collapse

Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia at odds following engineers' report

Shem Oirere

December 21, 2017

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Eqypt fears that upstream hydro project will imperil its source of water from the Nile

ConEd Takes New Approach to Gas Demand as Pipelines Are Blocked

Pam Radtke Russell

December 21, 2017

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As natural-gas pipelines are blocked, the New York utility looks for ways to feed a growing demand for the fuel.

Q4 Cost Report: Europe’s Growth Pushes Prices

Peter Reina

December 20, 2017

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Inflation pressures mount as construction demand rises at the fastest rate since 2006

ENR Q4 Cost Report

Construction Market Confidence is on the Rise, at Least Through 2018

Gary J. Tulacz

December 20, 2017

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But there are fears that materials price scalation and rising wages may cut into profits

Q4 Cost Report: Inflation Set to Slow After Lumber Price Spike

Alisa Zevin

December 20, 2017

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Small hikes in both labor and materials costs are expected in the coming year.

Aconex Signs $1.2 Billion Pact for Acquisition by Oracle

Tom Sawyer

December 20, 2017

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California-based Oracle Corp. on Dec. 17 announced that it has entered into an agreement to buy Melbourne, Australia-based Aconex Ltd., a company that offers a cloud-based system for managing construction-team collaboration, for $7.80 per share in cash.

Utility Fire at Atlanta Airport Grounds About 1,400 Flights

December 20, 2017

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A Sept. 17 fire in an underground Georgia Power utility tunnel knocked out power to Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, forcing the cancellation of more than 1,400 flights and stranding thousands of passengers in the terminal and aboard planes on the tarmac of the world’s busiest airport.