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Viewpoint: Construction Safety Benefits Extend Beyond The Project Fences

Todd Stewart

March 8, 2017

A positive safety culture can have effects reaching far beyond the jobsite.

Insurance

Florida Businesses Want Workers' Compensation Changes

Successful 2016 court challenges increased disability payouts and premiums

March 8, 2017

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'Rate stabilization' is goal as state lawmakers begin legislative session.

Finance

CB&I CEO Asherman: Trust Toshiba to Finish Big Nuke Jobs

CB&I records a substantial loss for a second year in a row

Richard Korman

March 7, 2017

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Philip K. Asherman, chief executive of CB&I, says he believes prime contractor Toshiba Corp. will finish two delayed and over budget nuclear power-plant projects in Georgia and South Carolina.

Construction Economics Weekly 03-13-2017

Tim Grogan

March 7, 2017

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ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

Public Works

Trump Administration Starts Adding Details to Border Wall Plan

The current search is for a prototype, not a 'total solution'

Richard Korman

March 6, 2017

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The timing of the solicitation is delayed by several days.

Arcadis and Autodesk Tech Execs Die Suddenly

March 1, 2017

Suthan S. Suthersan, executive vice president and chief technical officer of ARCADIS North America, died suddenly on Feb. 20 at age 60 in Yardley, Pa., the company said.

Canada Pension Fund Ex-CEO To Launch Infrastructure Bank

March 1, 2017

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named former Ontario pension-fund giant CEO Jim Leech as special adviser to Canada’s newly authorized, but still unlaunched, federal infrastructure bank.

Too High Bids Force Alabama Bridges Rebid

March 1, 2017

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Submissions were at least $150 million over estimates, says DOT director.

Trump Mandates Regulatory-Review Task Forces

Tom Ichniowski

March 1, 2017

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In another move to cut back on regulations, President Trump has directed federal agencies to set up task forces, with an eye to canceling or changing rules that officials find too restrictive.

DHS Seeks Proposals for Border-Wall Prototypes

Tom Ichniowski

March 1, 2017

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In a step toward meeting one of President Trump’s most prominent campaign pledges, the Dept. of Homeland Security is seeking firms to provide prototypes of a U.S.-Mexico border barrier.