Construction management pioneer John Tishman died Feb. 6 at age 90 after a long illness. He managed the construction of the original 110-story World Trade Center twin towers in New York City and the 100-story John Hancock Center in Chicago, as well as Century City in Los Angeles, Walt Disney’s EPCOT Center in Florida and the restoration of Carnegie Hall.
China-based Zoomlion may have ruffled some feathers when it offered to buy Terex Corp. for roughly twice its share price, but according to sources with Terex the long-planned merger with Finland-based Konecrane is still moving along.
Bill would hike funding for airport construction grants but freeze cap on passenger facility charges. It also would spin off FAA's air traffic control operation.
China joined the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) this month. The move will open doors for the China Development Bank to co-finance construction projects and also give Chinese contractors access to the continent, analysts said.
Canada's National Energy Board has failed to monitor the construction and maintenance activities of the nation's top pipeline shippers and enforce safety mandates, said Julie Gelfand, commissioner of environment and sustainable development in the office of the auditor general.
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