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Construction Unemployment Continues Downward Trend

October 12, 2016

Construction’s September unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 5.2%, from 5.1% in August, but fell from 5.6% for September 2014, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Shell Shelves Anacortes Oil Terminal Plan

October 12, 2016

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Shell Oil Co. has shelved plans to develop an oil-by-rail transfer facility at its refinery in Anacortes, Wash.

Chicago Transit Moves Forward on $2.3-Billion Expansion

October 12, 2016

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The Chicago Transit Authority has released the draft environmental impact statement for a proposed 5.3-mile-long extension of its Red Line train.

Bid Protest Rules on US Civilian Agency Task Order Awards in Limbo

Debra K. Rubin

October 12, 2016

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New rules may affect bid protests on federal task-order awards of more than $10 million let by non-defense agencies under indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity (ID-IQ) contracts.

Hurricane Matthew Wipes Out Coastal Highway in Flagler Beach

The storm caused a 1.3-mile stretch of State Road A1A to collapse

Scott Judy

October 12, 2016

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Reconstructing a 1.3-mile stretch of State Road A1A in Flagler Beach, Fla., could cost $35 million and take one year to complete.

Disasters

Southeastern Electric Utilities Swing Into Hurricane Recovery Mode

Companies Report Damage in Georgia and the Carolinas is Worse than Expected

Thomas F. Armistead

October 11, 2016

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Georgia Power officials say Hurricane Matthew was the strongest storm to hit the region in a century; Duke Energy say the storm left large portions of the Carolinas more heavily damaged than projected—on a scale similar to the destruction of Hurricanes Hugo and Floyd

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