Italian Construction Giant Merges With Veteran New York Firm Aileen Cho August 4, 2017 No Comments Through Halmar, Itinera aims to break into U.S. transportation market. Read More
Construction Workforce Construction Adds 6,000 Jobs in July, but Jobless Rate Rises Buildings sector gained 5,500 jobs but heavy-civil construction lost 1,200 Tom Ichniowski August 4, 2017 No Comments July's 4.9% rate edged up from 4.5% in previous month and in July 2016, Labor Dept. reports.Read More
Construction Workforce Federal Multiemployer Pension Program's Health Worsens Multiemployer plans are common in unionized construction sector Tom Ichniowski August 3, 2017 No Comments PBGC says its 2016 multiemployer program deficit grew to $58.6 billion from 2015's $55.5 billion. Read More
Federal Buildings Federal Agencies Pledge a Plan B for New FBI Headquarters GSA, FBI to send new proposal to Congress in 120 days Tom Ichniowski August 2, 2017 No Comments GSA and FBI killed earlier proposal for suburban D.C. HQ to be built via swap with developer.Read More
Construction Markets June Construction Spending Dips from May, Up Year over Year Government sector falls but private construction rises Tom Ichniowski August 1, 2017 No Comments Commerce Dept. says construction spending declines 1.3% on monthly basis but climbs 1.6% vs. June 2016.Read More
Risk Management Severed Cable May Darken North Carolina Islands For Two Weeks Tens of thousands affected by evacuation orders following mishap at Bonner Bridge project Jim Parsons July 31, 2017 No Comments A steel casing driven into buried line kills power at height of tourist season.Read More
Construction Risk Managment Bridge Pile Driving Suspected in North Carolina Vacation Island Power Cut The Bonner Bridge project's prime contractor, PCL, says it is investigating July 28, 2017 No Comments Thousands are ordered to leave an island during blackout.Read More
AEP Will Purchase World's Second-Largest Wind Farm Mary B. Powers July 28, 2017 No Comments Utility units will own $4.5B project in Oklahoma, just revealed as being built with Quanta Services named as EPC transmission line contractorRead More
Environment and Safety The Regulations on the Trump Administration's Chopping Block The Waters of the US rule is one of hundreds in peril Pam Radtke Russell July 28, 2017 No Comments The Trump administration takes step to repeal clean water rule, plans to stop or withdraw many other Obama-era regulations.Read More
Federal Spending House Passes Spending Bill, $1.6B for Trump Border Wall Tom Ichniowski July 28, 2017 No Comments Multi-part measure also would boost military construction, Corps civil works budgets, but cut VA projects.Read More