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Tata Steel UK Explores Joint Venture With ThyssenKrupp

July 27, 2016

Looking to realign its presence in Europe following the U.K.’s Brexit vote on June 23, India-based steel producer Tata Steel is in talks with German-based ThyssenKrupp AG and the British government about a possible joint venture for the European market.

Rejected Hawaii Utility Merger Scraps Aging Power Plant Upgrades

Mary B. Powers

July 27, 2016

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Hawaii utility Hawaiian Electric Co. has withdrawn its $1.2-billion plan to upgrade oil-fired power plants to burn natural gas after state regulators rejected its planned merger with Florida-based clean-energy firm NextEra Energy Inc.

Energy Viewpoint

Nuclear Energy: A Love/Fear Affair

Thomas F. Armistead

July 27, 2016

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America’s conflicted relationship with nuclear energy is back at center stage, and ENR Energy’s lead story explores it this month.

Seismic Code Update Drives California Business

Luke Abaffy

July 27, 2016

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Since Los Angeles joined San Francisco Bay Area cities last October in tightening seismic standards for non-ductile concrete buildings and multi-family, wood-frame structures with parking underneath (ENR 11/9/15 p. 16), seismic retrofit work in those cities has been booming.

Insurance

Research: Claims Against Land Surveyors Continue to Fall

Schinnerer report shows success of risk management

Bruce Buckley

July 27, 2016

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A risk-managment success story continues, recent survey shows.

Federal Appeals Court Upholds EPA's Authority To Revoke Permit

Pam Hunter McFarland

July 27, 2016

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A ruling in a case involving Mingo Logan Coal could have implications for similar cases down the road, some legal sources say.

Turner-AECOM Selected To Build Los Angeles Stadium

July 27, 2016

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Turner Construction Co. and AECOM have been selected to build a 70,000-seat stadium for the Los Angeles Rams.

Risk Management

Is the Match Between a Contractor and Project Heaven-Made?

A new tool, the author writes, will help make project selection easier

Thomas C. Schleifer PhD

July 27, 2016

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There are no bad projects—just bad matches between contractors and projects.

Construction Insurance

Rulings to Send Florida Workers' Compensation Rates Up

Two court decisions spell increases in costs

Thomas F. Armistead

July 27, 2016

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Florida employers are bracing for increases as high as 20% in their workers’ compensation premium rates as a result of two recent decisions handed down by the Florida Supreme Court.

Construction Starts Drop 7% in June, Down 11% From 2015

July 27, 2016

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The dollar value of total construction starts dropped 7% in June, mostly due to a 24% monthly decline in non-building construction, according to Dodge Data & Analytics.