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Denver Convention Center Project Could Be Delayed Until 2023

July 3, 2019

The city of Denver now estimates that the start of its Colorado Convention Center expansion will be delayed by at least a year and possibly longer, following an alleged bid-rigging scandal that derailed contractor selection late last year.

Scott Van Voorhis

June 5, 2019

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Industry observers are watching how the Montreal design-build firm responds to calls for dramatic action to shore up results.

In Hot Water: New York Engineering Executives Charged in Pay-to-Play Scheme

The DA's office is also suing defendants for $177.6 million, alleging corruption related to waterworks construction contracts

Eydie Cubarrubia

April 25, 2018

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Executives from HAKS, SIMCO, Haider and others, along with an ex-NYC DEP manager, are charged with bribery and corruption related to water system construction contracts.

Business Risks

When Is an Engineering Company Real?

A Florida company starts and then stops, leaving only a website and legal tangles

Scott Van Voorhis

January 10, 2018

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Bleu Network is blown away by charges against principal.

Orlando Contractor Faces 60 Years for Workers'-Comp Fraud

November 15, 2017

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The owner of an Orlando-based construction company faces up to 60 years in prison for workers’-compensation fraud involving underreporting the firm’s payroll by more than $6 million, the state Dept. of Financial Services reported recently.

Engineering Ethics

Clean Water Warrior Wins 2017 ENR Award of Excellence

How Marc Edwards used engineering skill to expose lead levels in Flint drinking water

Pam Radtke Russell

April 13, 2017

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The inside story of how Virginia Tech Professor Marc Edwards helped propel the emergency of lead-tainted water in Flint, Michigan.

Engineering and Society

Why You Should Never Be an Ethical Bystander

The lessons of Flint

April 13, 2017

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The opposite of a hero isn’t always a villain. The opposite of a hero can be a bystander.

Your Practice Is Your Ethics

Jon A. Schmidt

August 31, 2016

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Engineers are rarely in the spotlight unless and until a prominent failure occurs.

Drinking Water

Flint Indictments Send Message on Engineering Ethics

Whether guilt or innocence is proved, the Flint drinking water crisis is a wake-up call on public safety

ENR Editors

May 17, 2016

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The Michigan town's drinking water crisis is a wake-up call to not become desensitized to issues of public safety.

Debra K. Rubin

April 27, 2016

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Howard Birdsall, who, as founder and former CEO of now-defunct Birdsall Services Group, presided over a $1- million scheme in New Jersey that illegally funneled political donations through employees, was sentenced on April 22 to four years in state prison.