Bovis Lend Lease Replaces Marchetto- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
In a move that could presage a strategic shift, Lend Lease replaced its top project management and construction executive in the Americas, Pete Marchetto, with company veteran Michael Bellaman. He becomes
Publication Date: 01 May , 2008
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Deal Creates Second Biggest in Bonds - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The number of major surety underwriters is set to shrink again with the April 23 announcement that Liberty Mutual Group plans to acquire Safeco for $6.2 billion in cash. The deal must be approved by insura
Publication Date: 30 April , 2008
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Investor Takes On Insituform Leaders - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Insituform Technologies Inc. is facing a major proxy battle that could result in the sale of the $496-million-a-year firm.
Publication Date: 30 April , 2008
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Projects Move With Fresh Funds - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Seventy-nine freight mobility projects are moving forward after the California Transportation Commission’s April 10 approval of $3 billion in funding. Money will come from the Trade Corridors Improve
Publication Date: 30 April , 2008
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Hedge Fund Seeks to Take Control of Insituform - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Insituform Technologies, Inc. is on the verge of a major proxy battle that could result in the sale of the $496-million-a-year firm.
Publication Date: 25 April , 2008
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New P3 Bill Comes Up In California Assembly This Week - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Despite opposition from a public engineer union, a new bill addressing California's use of public-private partnerships for construction projects will be heard Wednesday in the state assembly's local gover
Publication Date: 25 April , 2008
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Britain Claims Bids Were Rigged - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The U.K. Office of Fair Trading has accused 112 construction-related companies, most of them small or mid-sized, of rigging bids in 2002 and 2003 through “cover pricing,” or submitting bids wit
Publication Date: 23 April , 2008
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Fluor, KBR Win Protest-Delayed Army Logistics Support Award - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
After a yearlong bid protest by two unsuccesful bidders and a government review, the U.S. Army has awarded the latest of its multibillion-dollar logistics support contracts to the original winners.
Publication Date: 23 April , 2008
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England Accuses Contractors In Illegal Price Schemes - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The U.K. Office of Fair Trading has accused 112 construction-related companies, most of them small or mid-sized, of bid rigging in 2002 and 2003. Firms found guilty face potential fines equivalent to 10% o
Publication Date: 21 April , 2008
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Protest Gains No Ground As Army Awards Support Jobs - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
After nearly a year-long delay due to bid protests, the U.S. Army gave a big support contract to the original winners.
Publication Date: 18 April , 2008
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In Perini/Tutor-Saliba Merger, Ronald Tutor Is Centerpiece - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Anyone who has spent some time with Ronald N. Tutor will tell you he is more than brass and vinegar. He is a master of the intricacies of construction contracting who has used his ability to accumulate a f
Publication Date: 16 April , 2008
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Steel Group Up in Arms Over Green Building Standard Draft - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Structural-steel boosters are on the defensive about the draft standard for green building design. The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Inc. has no place developing
Publication Date: 16 April , 2008
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Prosecutors Charge Leaders Of Western N.Y. Locals - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
For the third time in a decade, federal prosecutors have charged building trades officials in Western New York with racketeering and corruption. Twelve union members in upstate New York were indicted by a
Publication Date: 11 April , 2008
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Surging Baby-Boomer Market Keeps Some Builders Afloat - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Publication Date: 09 April , 2008
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Twin Plane Crashes at Firm Focus Attention on Policies - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
As Edmonton, Alberta-based A. D. Williams Engineering Inc. struggles to rebuild its shattered management team after the fatal crashes of two small company-owned planes, business experts note that risk-taki
Publication Date: 09 April , 2008
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DHS Waives Enviro Laws To Speed Fence Construction- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The Dept. of Homeland Security announced April 1 that it would waive a number of environmental and land management laws to speed up construction of approximately 370 miles of fencing along the border betwe
Publication Date: 02 April , 2008
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ASCE Has Independent Panel Examining Its Study Practices - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Responding to critics challenging some of its recent work, findings and integrity, the American Society of Civil Engineers is conducting an internal and external review of its practices.
Publication Date: 02 April , 2008
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Army’s BIM Approach Worries Industry Firms - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
As it plans $50 billion of new construction over the next few years to expedite troop relocations and new missions, the U.S. Army is moving headlong into building information modeling (BIM). But the push t
Publication Date: 02 April , 2008
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Developer Defends Design of Meadowlands Xanadu Project - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Developers of the Meadowlands Xanadu project in New Jersey are attempting to redeem themselves after controversy surrounding the emerging colorful buildings at the site.
Publication Date: 31 March , 2008
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With CFO Still Missing, Contractor Restates Profits- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The co-owner of a Little Rock, Ark.-based contractor whose chief financial officer has been missing for two months has restated its financial results, saying a financial reporting error caused CDI Contract
Publication Date: 27 March , 2008
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Contractor’s CFO Disappears During Co-Owner’s Queries - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Publication Date: 19 March , 2008
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LeTourneau’s Electric Legacy Haunts Las Vegas Mega-Show - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
It’s showtime for heavy equipment as the worksite of the future evolves to meet the fast-paced needs of the 21st century. Electric drive, pioneered in the last century by earthmoving legend R.G. Le&s
Publication Date: 19 March , 2008
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Laborers' Rejoin Building Trades After Two-Year Absence - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The laborers' union has rejoined the AFL-CIO's Building and Construction Trades Dept., after being away from the group for more than two years, say the BCTD and the union.
Publication Date: 13 March , 2008
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Design Issues Force Repairs To Big Alaska Air Base Hangars - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Publication Date: 12 March , 2008
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Midwest Contractors Fight Discrimination Charges - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Some contractors in the Midwest are defending a round of civil rights charges brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The agency claims that a discriminatory pattern is forming among c
Publication Date: 12 March , 2008
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Florida Accepts Unsolicited Private Proposal for Route 1 - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The Florida Dept. of Transportation expects its first-ever unsolicited public-private partnership to shave four years and $2 million off a 10.5-mile U.S. Route 1 project in Miami-Dade County.
Publication Date: 05 March , 2008
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Fluor Posts Record Results Despite Spending Jitters - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Booming energy markets and rising fuel prices helped Fluor Corp. finish well in 2007, but economic worries and market nuances caused lower- than-expected numbers for other firms reporting year-end financia
Publication Date: 05 March , 2008
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Fluor Profits Up Sharply And Backlog Is Holding - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Booming energy markets helped Fluor Corp. finish its best year in 2007, but economic worries are weighing down other engineering and construction company stock prices.
Publication Date: 29 February , 2008
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Troubled Baghdad Project Still Facing Problems- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Major problems remain at the troubled $736-million U.S. embassy project in Baghdad, said House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.).
Publication Date: 29 February , 2008
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Gilbane and N.J. Part Over Projects - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The agency tasked to build billions of dollars’ worth of new schools in New Jersey has parted ways with a key program manager, Gilbane Building Co., over irreconcilable differences on a mold-ridden e
Publication Date: 27 February , 2008
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Skanska’s New Swedish CEO Is Energized by Stint in U.S. - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Karlström, 50, takes over the corporation next month, having graduated from a three-year “internship” as head of U.S. operations in Whitestone, N.Y., just outside of Manhattan. He will, in essence, switch locations with Stuart G
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Publication Date: 27 February , 2008
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Bush Cool Towards Governors' Aid Request- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
President Bush declined to embrace the idea of a public works stimulus measure.
Publication Date: 26 February , 2008
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Green Construction May Help Builders Overcome the Blues - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Homebuilders may be feeling blue about the depressed state of the U.S. housing market, but many think they can set themselves apart from their peers by adopting green building practices. They are receiving
Publication Date: 20 February , 2008
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Survey Suppliers Combine Forces - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The advent of fine electronic measuring gear such as global positioning systems has made the world smaller. That closeness also is forcing survey equipment suppliers to team up so they can stay competitive
Publication Date: 20 February , 2008
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Industry Managers Caught In New York-Area Crackdown - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
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Publication Date: 13 February , 2008
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Skanska’s Numbers Defy Global Woes - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Global economic woes have not yet affected business for Sweden’s Skanska A.B., which has just reported an order backlog worth 14 months of work. The global contractor ended 2007 with a backlog of $22
Publication Date: 13 February , 2008
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Stimulus Bill: No Public Works Aid - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The $168-billion economic stimulus measure that President Bush is expected to sign has depreciation breaks that may assist construction equipment purchases, but the bill lacks any new infrastructure spendi
Publication Date: 13 February , 2008
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AECOM Plans to Buy Earth Tech, Boyle Engineering - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
In two days during which it announced three acquisitions, AECOM Technology Corp. added about 8,700 new employees and dug more deeply into water, wastewater, environment and energy markets.
Publication Date: 12 February , 2008
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Feds Indict Schiavone Employee in Anti-Racketeering Sweep - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Federal agents arrested Anthony Delvescovo, the 51-year-old director of tunnel operations for Schiavone Construction Co., as part of a broad offensive against mob-related racketeering. Federal prosecutors
Publication Date: 08 February , 2008
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Former Earth Tech CEO Sells Her Startup Firm- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Diane C. Creel, who left the top job at engineering firm Earth Tech Inc. in 2003 to guide an environmental R&D startup firm into commercial markets, has sold the firm to Ecolab Inc., a Fortune 500 indu
Publication Date: 08 February , 2008
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Stimulus Bill Approved, But No Public Works Spending - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
A $168-billion package of tax incentives aimed at stimulating the softening economy is on its way to the White House, where President Bush is expected to sign it. The legislation, which the Senate and Hous
Publication Date: 08 February , 2008
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Skanska Builds Backlog, Designates New Leader - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Global economic woes have not yet affected business for Swedish-based contractor Skanska A.B., which has just reported an order backlog worth 14 months of work.
Publication Date: 07 February , 2008
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Bush Proposal Roughs Up Construction Funds - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The President’s 2009 budget plan recommends a total of $102 billion for a group of about 60 construction accounts, a 2.9% reduction from 2008 enacted levels, says Karen Bachman, Associated General Contractors’ congressional relations
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Publication Date: 06 February , 2008
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Flood-Damage Suit Dismissed - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Publication Date: 06 February , 2008
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Florida’s Property-Tax Vote Has Industrywide Implications - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Florida voters’ recent overwhelming approval of a constitutional amendment to reduce property taxes has contractor groups worried government-funded construction plans could be negatively impacted.
Publication Date: 06 February , 2008
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New Owner Pushes Change For Scandal-Plagued Veco - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Publication Date: 06 February , 2008
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Bechtel/PB Pays Millions for CA/T Errors - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
U.S. Attorney Michael J. Sullivan and Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced the total $458.2-million settlement with Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff and other design firms. B/PB's agreement covers high-profile slurry-wall tunnel
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Publication Date: 30 January , 2008
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Bid Protest Halts Fluor at DOE Site - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Fluor Corp., whose high-powered team earlier this month won the $4-billion-plus contract to manage the U.S. Energy Dept’s Savannah River Site former nuclear weapon complex in Aiken, S.C., may have to
Publication Date: 30 January , 2008
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Deal Reached on Economic Stimulus Plan - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
House leaders announced Jan. 24 that they had reached a deal with the White House on a package to jump-start the nation's slowing economy. The estimated $150-billion package is primarily targeted to middle
Publication Date: 25 January , 2008
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Public Works Absent from Bush Stimulus Outline - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
President Bush outlined general "principles," but few details, about what he would like to see in an economic stimulus program. In discussing the plan on Jan. 18, Bush emphasized including tax breaks for i
Publication Date: 18 January , 2008
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Bovis’ New York Jobs Face Challenges - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
New York City construction giant Bovis Lend Lease, already under scrutiny after two firefighters’ deaths last summer in a Ground Zero demolition project it was managing, now faces new questions follo
Publication Date: 16 January , 2008
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New Subcontractor May Not End Deutsche Bank Woes - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The Lower Manhattan Development Corp. selected LVI Services Inc., the New York City-based asbestos abatement and demolition firm, to restart final cleanup and takedown of the last relic of the Sept. 11, 20
Publication Date: 14 January , 2008
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Steelflation Grips U.S. As Flat-Rolled Prices Jump - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Steel buyers who had been patient before the holidays were paying the price of inactivity as they forayed into the US steel market Wednesday, concluding deals at least $30/st higher for hot-rolled coil and
Publication Date: 11 January , 2008
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Federal Regulators Detail United Rentals Fraud Scheme - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The world’s largest equipment-rental operator and its suppliers allegedly conspired in a series of illegal sale-leaseback deals that inflated United Rentals Inc.’s stock price and allowed at le
Publication Date: 09 January , 2008
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Maj. Gen. Don Riley Named New Deputy Chief of Corps - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Maj. Gen. Don T. Riley has been promoted to be the Army's deputy chief of engineers and the Corps of Engineers' deputy commander, the Defense Dept. said Jan. 7. Riley has been the Corps' director of civil
Publication Date: 07 January , 2008
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Federal Contractors Must Have Ethics Program Under Rule - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Contractors and subcontractors with federal contracts over $5 million must now have a written code of business ethics as a result of new federal requirements that went into effect Dec. 24, 2007.
Publication Date: 03 January , 2008
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Manhattan Pipe-Burst Report Spurs Changes - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Resin used to seal pipe flanges against leaks in the nation’s largest district steam system, Manhattan’s 105-mile-long network, instead is a culprit in a pipe explosion last July that killed on
Publication Date: 03 January , 2008
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Manhattan Pipe-Burst Report Spurs Changes - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Resin used to seal pipe flanges against leaks in the nation’s largest district steam system, Manhattan’s 105-mile-long network, instead is a culprit in a pipe explosion last July that killed on
Publication Date: 03 January , 2008
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Construction Gains In Yearend Scramble - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
In its December rush to wrap up work for 2007, Congress cleared important construction bills, including a massive spending package, green-leaning energy measure and long extension of the federal terrorism
Publication Date: 27 December , 2007
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Bush Signs Budget, Terrorism Insurance Bills, AMT "Fix" - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
President Bush has signed into law three major construction-related bills: a $555-billion fiscal 2008 spending package; a seven-year extension of the federal terrorism insurance program; and a measure prev
Publication Date: 26 December , 2007
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