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Contractor Walbridge Boosts John Rakolta III to EVP; Bid Up for UK Consultant Sweett

Debra K. Rubin

July 13, 2016

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Equipment maker Roadtec former president is dead at 60

LafargeHolcim Merger Alters New Zealand Supply Chain, Workforce

Chris Webb

July 13, 2016

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Following the merger of two cement giants, customers in New Zealand are unlikely to feel much of a change, but onshore jobs will disappear as product sourcing moves to Japan.

House Passes Bill Intended to Speed Cleanup of Abandoned Mines

Pam Hunter McFarland

July 13, 2016

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House-passed legislation could make it easier for contracting firms and “good Samaritans” to clean up abandoned hard-rock and coal mines as well as sites of orphan oil and gas wells.

Design Firms' Ex-Execs Get Jail in Pay-to-Play Schemes

July 13, 2016

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Former senior vice presidents of engineer Louis Berger and now defunct Birdsall Services Group, were sentenced earlier this month in New Jersey courts related to their roles in unrelated bribe schemes of contracting officials.

Laborer Killed in Fall From Scaffolding at University of Vermont

Johanna Knapschaefer

July 13, 2016

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A construction worker fell from the seventh story of scaffolding at a dormitory jobsite and died of injuries early on June 30, according to a University of Vermont spokesman.

Professional Ethics

Engineers on Trial: Will the Flint Water Crisis Charges Stand Up?

Controversial sampling methods aren't new in water quality testing

Richard Korman Erin Richey

July 13, 2016

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Did the engineers try to cover up mistakes?

Checking In: Taking Off On An Airport Infrastructure Tour

Flying frequently through America's aviation infrastructure

Aileen Cho

July 12, 2016

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An ENR editor is up in the air with runway hopes of good stories

Construction economics

Construction June Jobless Rate Dips, Industry Adds No Jobs

June 4.6% rate is lowest since October 2006, Labor Dept. reports

Tom Ichniowski

July 8, 2016

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Specialty trade contractors gained jobs but buildings and heavy-civil sectors lost positions.

Engineering Educators Elect First Black Woman President-Elect

Chicago Designer Alan Bombick Dies at 61

Debra K. Rubin

July 6, 2016

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Bevlee Watford, associate dean for academic affairs at Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering, has become the first black woman to be president-elect of the American Society for Engineering Education.

Global Infrastructure

US Rises on Spend Index; Saudi Arabia and Australia Fall

Debra K. Rubin

July 6, 2016

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Despite uncertainty in an election year, the U.S. made the top 10 for the first time in a biannual ranking of 41 global markets for infrastructure investment potential, says the survey author, Holland-based design firm Arcadis.