Havens Steel Scrambles To Survive
Executives of Havens Steel Co., an 80-year-old fabricator and steel erector that built some of the nation’s most prominent structures, are scrambling to save the company from becoming the first major
Publication Date: 05 April , 2004
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Higher Steel Prices Could Push Overall Building Costs Up 8%
The surge in steel prices during the first quarter of this year could push up overall construction costs by 3.5%, according to a study by Boyken International, an Atlanta, Ga.-based program management cons
Publication Date: 05 April , 2004
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GOP Conferees Clear Pension Bill, Over Democrats' Objections
House and Senate Republicans approved a compromise measure on April 1 that would provide some help for pension programs, but all Democratic conferees voted against the final product, contending it doesn't
Publication Date: 01 April , 2004
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Building Israel’s Huge ‘Fence’ Is a Hard Lesson in Politics
Even as Palestinians rail against it and the International Court of Justice in The Hague is weighing its legality, Israel’s eventual 730-kilometer security "fence" continues to be built. It
Publication Date: 29 March , 2004
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Good Planning and Luck Help Firms Stand The Test Of Time
The business of engineering and construction has always been about risk–pioneering methods under dangerous conditions with no guarantee of being paid on time, or at all. This kind of work has bred gen
Publication Date: 29 March , 2004
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Jacobs and Prosecutors Differ On Data Provided by Lobbyist
A lobbyist hired by Jacobs Engineering Inc. told executives the prices its competitors had submitted for the McCormick Place expansion construction management contract in Chicago in late 2001, allowing the
Publication Date: 29 March , 2004
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Publication Date: 29 March , 2004
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Strock Will Become Next Chief of Corps of Engineers
Moving to fill one of the top federal construction jobs, the Bush administration has named Maj. Gen. Carl A. Strock to be the 51st chief of the Corps of Engineers. Strock, whose selection was announced Mar
Publication Date: 29 March , 2004
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Bureau of Reclamation Slammed for 50% Animas-La Plata Project Overrun
Key Senators blasted the Bureau of Reclamation for cost overruns that have driven up the price of a big western water project by about 50%, to $500 million. The Animas-La Plata project, in southwest Colora
Publication Date: 25 March , 2004
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AGC Urges Contract Escalation for Steel
The Associated General Contractors of America got one piece of good news at its national convention, where members were reeling from the alarming run-up in steel prices. Federal Highway Administrator Mary
Publication Date: 22 March , 2004
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Builders of Athens Olympics Struggle to the Finish Line
Preparations for the summer Olympic Games in Greece, set to begin Aug. 13, are so late that the prime minister took personal responsibility for their timely completion just after winning this month’s
Publication Date: 22 March , 2004
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Higher Steel Prices Jolt Cost Indexes
The pricing storm raging through the steel markets is breaking many industry cost indexes free of their moderate moorings, which kept average inflation below 3% for over a decade. But it isn't just steel
Publication Date: 22 March , 2004
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Huge Quick and Volatile Price Hikes Stun Fabricators and Sting Industry
The most severe cost crisis in living memory has hit fabricators and contractors that work with anything made of steel. And nobody saw it coming. Structurals, plate, rebar, mesh, studs, ductwork, guardrail
Publication Date: 22 March , 2004
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Inflation’s Sneak Attack
Nobody saw it coming. After more than a decade of relative price stability, contractors have been blind- sided by the largest price hikes for materials since the early 1970s. Steel products caused the most
Publication Date: 22 March , 2004
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Masons and Bricklayers Duke It Out
Along-running jurisdictional dispute between bricklayers and cement masons that was settled in February by a federal arbitration panel may not yet have closed the door on the unions’ conflict.
Publication Date: 22 March , 2004
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Publication Date: 22 March , 2004
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Publication Date: 22 March , 2004
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Publication Date: 22 March , 2004
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Plea Deal Shows How Jacobs Used Chicago Lobbyist To Get Job
The signature moment in the U.S. attorney’s bid-rigging case involving the McCormick Place expansion in Chicago occurred in Sept., 2001, when Jacobs Facilities’ well-connected Chicago lobbyist to
Publication Date: 22 March , 2004
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Producers Struggle With Steel Prices
This year’s sharp escalation in steel prices has manufacturers of work trucks and heavy construction equipment keeping a watchful eye on their futures.
Publication Date: 22 March , 2004
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What Drives ENR's Cost Indexes
After cruising along in the 1.5 to 3% range for several years, inflation measured by ENR's two cost indexes received quite a jolt in recent months. At the beginning of the year, inflation measured by the
Publication Date: 22 March , 2004
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Jacobs Officials Plead Guilty
Two senior employees in the Chicago office of Jacobs Facilities Inc., a St. Louis-based unit of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., have pleaded guilty to making false statements in connection with what federal
Publication Date: 15 March , 2004
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The process for picking a successor to Army Corps of Engineers Chief, Lt. Gen. Robert B. Flowers, is "well advanced," says John Paul Woodley, Jr., assistant secretary of the Army for civil works.
Publication Date: 11 March , 2004
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ContractorStocks Are Up But Some Sale Values Lag
The share prices for a handful of international contractors are floating close to their 52-week highs, a tribute to both upbeat financial markets and the buzz surrounding federal contracts for nationbuildi
Publication Date: 08 March , 2004
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California Voters Pass Most Ballot Finance Issues
In one of the most closely watched contests in the U.S., California voters overwhelmingly approved March 2 two linked ballot measures that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) promoted as essential to the state&
Publication Date: 03 March , 2004
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Californians To Weigh State Financial Future
California voters are soon to decide on several ballot issues that backers say will shape the state’s financial future and ability to fund vital infrastructure for years to come. Days before the Marc
Publication Date: 01 March , 2004
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High-Voltage Power Line Work Is A Peril Not Yet Mastered
One day last August, a 22-year-old apprentice lineman named Matthew Walker Johnson went to work near Frisco, Texas, not far from Dallas. He had been a lineman for two years and loved the job. This day, he
Publication Date: 23 February , 2004
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Industry Veteran Reconnects As New Eath Tech President
Alan P. Krusi says he missed construction and was looking for a new executive rush when he agreed last fall to become president of Earth Tech, Long Beach, Calif. But with the engineer-constructor in a lead
Publication Date: 23 February , 2004
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Bush, Congress Battle Over Transport Bill
After months of debate and delay, the next major transportation bill is slowly coming into focus on Capitol Hill. Squabbling between Congress and the White House over the size of the package makes the legi
Publication Date: 16 February , 2004
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Design-Build Method Gaining Ground in Water-Sewer Arena, But Hurdles Remain
Design-build is making headway in delivering water and wastewater projects, as public owners and lawmakers become more open to integrated delivery across the board. But speakers and more than 300 attendees
Publication Date: 16 February , 2004
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GE and MWH Link Up To Offer Industrial Water Outsourcing
General Electric Co. is boosting its business ties with construction industry firms with two alliances aimed at global industrial water treatment and at operations and maintenance for the oil and gas secto
Publication Date: 09 February , 2004
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Industry Sounds Warnings Over Corrosive Effect on Steel
Health concerns that started over the use of wood treated with chromated copper arsenate (CCA) on playgrounds has triggered a revolution in wood treatment. As of Jan. 1, CCA-treated wood only will be allow
Publication Date: 09 February , 2004
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Siemens Sues Puerto Rico DOT Over Tren Urbano Completion
Siemens Transportation Partnership in Puerto Rico has filed suit against the commonwealth’s Dept. of Transportation, seeking "urgent intervention" by the Superior Court in a dispute over com
Publication Date: 09 February , 2004
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Building Trades' President Wants Unions to Back Kerry
With the field of Democratic presidential hopefuls dwindling, the AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Dept. is considering throwing its support behind the current front-runner, Sen. John F. Kerry of M
Publication Date: 06 February , 2004
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Bush's FY2005 Budget Freezes Highways, Transit; Cuts Corps, EPA Water
President Bush's $2.4-trillion budget proposal for fiscal 2005 is tight on non-defense spending, including cuts in the Corps of Engineers and Environmental Protection Agency water infrastructure accounts a
Publication Date: 02 February , 2004
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Senate Passes Pension Reform, with Multi-Employer Relief
Workers in the construction industry may soon breathe easier when they plan for retirement. The Senate approved legislation Jan. 28 that would provide temporary help for pension funds ailing from past decl
Publication Date: 29 January , 2004
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Court Rules That DOE’s Easing Of AC Standards Was Illegal
A federal appeals court has ruled that the Bush administration acted illegally in 2002 when it issued energy efficiency standards for central air conditioners that were weaker than those developed by the C
Publication Date: 26 January , 2004
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Rising Prices, Shrinking Policies Generate Waves of Uncertainty
These are unfamiliar times when it comes to buying insurance. Just ask Gilbert Rivera, the owner of AMG Waterproofing, a contractor who has been doing business in New York City for 23 years. He sends worke
Publication Date: 26 January , 2004
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Senate Finally Clears Omnibus 2004 Spending Bill
The Senate has approved a massive fiscal 2004 appropriations measure with $328 billion in discretionary spending, including increased funds for the federal highway program and billions for other large cons
Publication Date: 22 January , 2004
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NSPE Board Opposes Raising Limit on H-1B Visas
A major engineering group has formally taken a position against increasing the cap on visas for design professionals and other technically skilled workers. The National Society of Professional Engineers' b
Publication Date: 21 January , 2004
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‘Illegal’ Worker Plan Debated
President Bush’s proposal to revamp federal immigration policy has hit a nerve in construction. Its ranks are filled with undocumented workers who have become a make-or-break factor in project complet
Publication Date: 19 January , 2004
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Pentagon Priming the Pump For the Flow Cash to Iraq
Prospects are improving for firms angling for U.S. government funded Iraq reconstruction work. On Jan. 12, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers selected 10 contractor teams to compete for forthcoming U.S. Cent
Publication Date: 19 January , 2004
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Contractor Execs Can Expect Better Pay Raises in 2005
Contractors are planning to award average salary increases of 4.05% to executive-level employees in 2005, according to a survey of 2,835 individuals in 18 executive level positions within 270 contracting firms. The study was performed by PAS Inc
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Publication Date: 17 January , 2004
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Bush Immigration Plan Draws Mixed Reviews
President Bush's proposal for major changes in federal immigration policy sparked positive reaction from construction contractors, who view it as a way to ease the industry's worker shortages, but labor un
Publication Date: 08 January , 2004
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Fluor Corp. Adds Prieto, Promotes Hopkins to Replace Oakley
Prieto stepped down last fall from the PB position, where he managed corporate and strategic development, communications and new initiatives, among other activities. He had been at the engineering giant for more than 20 years and helped boost it
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Publication Date: 08 January , 2004
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Federal Trade Commission Order Will Split Chicago Bridge & Iron in Two
The final FTC order issued by the full commission says the acquisition violated the Clayton Act by reducing competition in four specific markets and giving The Woodlands, Texas-based CB&I a monopoly or near-monopoly position.
Publication Date: 06 January , 2004
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Publication Date: 01 January , 2004
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NCSEA Announces Certification Program for Structural Engineers
The 37 members of the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations voted, as expected, to create the first certification program for structural engineers. NCSEA had endorsed certification as a ste
Publication Date: 29 December , 2003
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World Bank Approves $166 Million for Afghanistan Rebuilding
The World Bank has approved an additional $166 million in grants and no-interest loans to continue the Afghanistan reconstruction program. The aid, which the bank's board cleared on Dec. 23, includes: a $9
Publication Date: 29 December , 2003
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Business Rules Are Changing For Contracting in China
New regulations going into effect in China are changing the way that international designers and contractors do business there. China’s entry into the World Trade Organization requires opening its con
Publication Date: 22 December , 2003
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CH2M Hill Wins Prize In Bankruptcy Contest
The crown jewel of J. A. Jones Inc. assets left in limbo after the construction firm’s Sept. 26 bankruptcy has been sold for $95.5 million. Lockwood Greene, its well-regarded engineering unit, is now
Publication Date: 22 December , 2003
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Don’t Start The Party Yet
Economists are getting a jump on the 2004 New Year’s celebration. Most industry forecasts call for total construction volume next year to remain near record levels with a slightly different mix as the
Publication Date: 22 December , 2003
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Escalation Locked Into a 3.3% Pace
The downturn in the U.S. economy in 2003 failed to blunt inflation for international construction projects. A strong Chinese market helped check a long period of price deflation in Asia at the same time Eu
Publication Date: 22 December , 2003
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FEC Fines Centex Construction Units For Campaign Contribution Violation
The Federal Election Commission reached a “conciliation agreement” with two construction subsidiaries of Dallas-based Centex Corp., and several current and former officers, for violations stemmin
Publication Date: 22 December , 2003
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Financial Pressures and Slow Markets Mean Lower Salary Expectations
For design professionals, large salary increases came to a screeching halt in mid-2001, when the softening of the construction market became apparent. Design firms have kept their raises low, waiting for s
Publication Date: 22 December , 2003
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Inflation in 2004 Will Match 2003’s Pace
A sharp increase in lumber prices at the end of the third quarter more than compensated for a collapse in the price of fabricated structural steel, boosting ENR’s indexes to their largest year-end inc
Publication Date: 22 December , 2003
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Long-Anticipated Bankruptcy Ends Chapter for Halliburton
In the middle of a week in which Halliburton Co. found itself in the headlines over its work in Iraq, the company Dec. 16 announced that it had taken a key step in putting its asbestos claims behind it as
Publication Date: 22 December , 2003
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McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR - By Tom Armistead and Andrew Wright
The costs for contractors working in a war zone have become shockingly apparent in recent months as insurgents have made targets of civilians reconstructing Iraq and Afghanistan. While acknowledging the hu
Publication Date: 22 December , 2003
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These Days, Executive Recruiters Are More Than Boardroom Brokers
No group in engineering and construction is probably more misunderstood, mistrusted and misused than executive recruiters. At best, they’re tolerated middlemen who deliver warm bodies for a fee. At wo
Publication Date: 22 December , 2003
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Will China Upset the Global Market?
While manufacturers join a continually growing pool of foreign competitors in China’s $8.4-billion equipment marketplace, sales in the rest of the world are getting stronger after a three-year buying
Publication Date: 22 December , 2003
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