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Mark Shaw

Mark Shaw is the former editor-in-chief of ENR Mountain States, co-editor of ENR Southwest, and the senior editor in charge of ENR's Contractor Business Strategy. He serves as ENR's Rocky Mountain bureau chief in Denver.

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Specialty Firms See Regional Growth as Both a Boon and a Challenge

Trade firms anticipate more work next year as the regional economy continues to grow, but the skilled labor shortage is still a headache

Mark Shaw

December 18, 2016

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Specialty contractors in the Mountain States face another good-news, bad-news scenario next year: plenty of work available in most markets and an ongoing struggle to find enough qualified people to do it.

2016 Best Projects Award Winners Represent a Diverse Regional Market

Annual contest showcases a healthy mix of public- and private-sector work

Mark Shaw

October 21, 2016

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The 2016 Best Projects competition in the Mountain States featured nearly 100 entries.

Infrastructure Finance

The 2016 U.S. Election: Beyond Trump and Clinton

Voters face hundreds of decisions on bonds to pay for vital improvements

Debra K. Rubin

Mark Shaw JT Long

October 12, 2016

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U.S. voters also will weigh big bucks for projects and big issues for business.

Watchdog Report Blames VA Leaders for Aurora Hospital Project Budget Woes

Mark Shaw

Scott Judy

October 5, 2016

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Minutes before the Sept. 28 deadline, Veterans Affairs officials partially complied with a congressional subpoena seeking internal documents about cost overruns at the replacement hospital in Aurora, Colo.

Regional Contractors Scramble to Find Enough Skilled Labor

Mark Shaw

August 24, 2016

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Construction leaders forecast solid growth for this year but also cite political and market concerns for the future

Researchers Developing Energy-Saving Window Film

The low-cost coating can be used to retrofit windows for improved energy efficiency without having to replace them

Mark Shaw

July 27, 2016

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A research team at the University of Colorado in Boulder is using liquid crystal technology, widely known for its use in smartphones and flat-panel HD televisions, to create a transparent, solid film for windows that could significantly improve energy efficiency in buildings.

security line at Denver International Airport

Denver Airport Selects Team For Terminal Improvements

Mark Shaw

July 13, 2016

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Denver International Airport has selected a consortium—led by Ferrovial Airports International Ltd., Madrid, which also operates airports in Europe and the United Kingdom—to begin negotiating a public-private partnership to improve the airport’s Jeppesen Terminal.

Workers' Voices

Highway Concrete Tester Achieves New Longevity Record

A construction worker who is still on the job at age 77

Mark Shaw

July 6, 2016

When Terry Jacobsen showed up for this first day of work with the Idaho Transportation Dept. in April 1959, he wasn’t thinking about starting a career in the transportation industry. He was barely 20 years old and just needed a job.

Top Contractors

Layton Construction, Hensel Phelps Chosen ENR Mountain States Contractors of the Year for 2016

Mark Shaw

July 1, 2016

Layton Construction, Salt Lake City, and Hensel Phelps Construction Co., Greeley, Colo. are the 2016 Contractors of the Year in the Mountain States region.