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Nation boosts construction investment in projects to stimulate economy ravaged by crashing oil prices and expand quality of its key assets.

When the U.S. Congress adjourned in December, it scrapped a water-rights settlement package meant to end years of bitter haggling in California and Oregon’s Klamath Basin among farmers, fishermen, utilities ratepayers and environmentalists.

In Louisiana, a new administration has put a temporary hold on the state’s annual coastal restoration plan as it reviews the most ambitious tasks to date: two projects to divert Mississippi River sediment to restore the state’s disappearing wetlands.

Many industry organizations annually recognize leaders who have helped to shape the future of all the sectors and professions that make up the construction industry. 

State transportation departments are considering using high-tech maps to measure how much fuel is saved from driving on repaved highways, thanks to a new pavement-vehicle-interaction test developed at MIT.

New at World of Concrete 2016 Introduced at World of Concrete 2016, held in Las Vegas on Feb. 2-5, the Putzmeister Pro Series Concrete Mixer Truck has been redesigned for easier maintenance and a lower overall weight.

The Capella Hotel Group is planning to build the Solis Hotel in Atlanta.

Some contractors are stuck in the mid-1980s when it comes to measuring and setting a standard for safety performance.

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