Canada's Stantec Acquires Large San Francisco Architect - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Chong Partners Archiecture, a San Francisco–based architect with 2006 revenue of $42.4 million and close to 200 employees is the latest North American acquisition by Stantec, the publicly–traded Edmonton, Alberta–based engineer
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Publication Date: 17 September, 2007
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Electrical Workers’ Union Shows Muscle In Choice for New Building-Trades Chief- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The choice of Mark Ayers, director of construction and maintenance for the Inter- national Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, as the new president of the AFL-CIO’s Building and Construction Trades De
Publication Date: 12 September, 2007
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Epoxy-Supply Firm Arraigned For Involuntary Manslaughter- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Powers Fasteners Inc. owners were grim-faced as their family firm was arraigned on Sept. 5 in Boston’s Suffolk (County) Superior Court for involuntary manslaughter in connection with concrete tunnel-
Publication Date: 12 September, 2007
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Gusset Load Data Remains At Large- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Abuckled steel plate may be all it takes to bring down a 40-year-old structure like the Minneapolis I-35W bridge, which collapsed suddenly on Aug. 1. Federal investigators are now looking for crucial desig
Publication Date: 12 September, 2007
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Builders Bet On Modular Construction - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Bill Petty likes to fix things, whether it’s the 1977 Volkswagen he recently bought or a piece of his adopted city, New Orleans. “I like to restore things to something better,” he says. N
Publication Date: 05 September, 2007
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U.S. Army Embraces Modular Production For Barracks Work - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The 2005 round of federal base realignment and closures targeted the U.S. Army base at Ft. Bliss, near El Paso, Texas, to receive additional units from reorganization and base closings elsewhere. The plan
Publication Date: 05 September, 2007
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Union-Only Pact Violated Labor Law- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
In an extremely long-running case, a three-member panel of the National Labor Relations board has ruled that building trade unions in Glens Falls, N.Y., violated secondary boycott prohibitions in the Natio
Publication Date: 22 August , 2007
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Panama Program Manager In As Design-Build Work Looms - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Aug. 17 announced its selection of CH2M Hill Cos., Denver, to be program manager for the $5.25–billion expansion of the historic waterway.
Publication Date: 22 August , 2007
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CH2M Hill Selected as $5-billion Panama Canal Expansion Program Manager - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced Aug. 17 its selection of CH2M Hill Cos., Denver, to be program manager for the $5.25–billion expansion of the historic waterway. The firm had been competing
Publication Date: 17 August , 2007
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CII Study Shows Craft Training Can Generate Big Cost Impact- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Aiming to give skeptical owners and contractors some proof that craft training pays off, the Construction Industry Institute released results earlier this month of a new survey on how some chronic and cost
Publication Date: 15 August , 2007
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Indictment in Boston Tunnel Fatality Raises Sticky Issues- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
A Massachusetts grand jury has indicted Powers Fasteners, Brewster, N.Y., on a single count of involuntary manslaughter in the death of 38-year-old Melina Del Valle, who died July 10, 2006, when 10 concret
Publication Date: 15 August , 2007
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Corps Selects JV to Build U.S. Geospatial Complex ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore district, announced Aug. 14 that it had awarded a $334-million initial contract to a joint venture of Clark Construction, Bethesda, Md., and Balfour Beatty Constructi
Publication Date: 15 August , 2007
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WGI-led Team is Winner for Big U.K. Nuke Waste Job - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The U.K. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has chosen a team led by Washington Group International Inc., Boise, as the likely winner of a contract valued between $400 million and $1 billion to operat
Publication Date: 15 August , 2007
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DOE Prepares for Estimated $17 Billion in New Hanford Work - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The U.S. Energy Dept. is ramping up $17 billion of waste cleanup and management contracts at its Hanford former-nuclear-weapons site in Washington state, even as the agency and contractors struggle to mana
Publication Date: 01 August , 2007
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Concrete Supplier Fined in Central Artery/Tunnel Scam- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
New England’s largest asphalt and concrete company will pay a $50-million settlement for a false claim scheme that recycled old, adulterated concrete into the $14.8-billion Central Artery/Tunnel proj
Publication Date: 01 August , 2007
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Iraq Embassy Project, Bechtel Contract Scrutinized- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Scrutiny of U.S.-supervised construction work in Iraq is continuing in Washington. House lawmakers grilled State Dept. officials at a July 26 hearing about construction problems at a temporary guard camp i
Publication Date: 01 August , 2007
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House, Senate Negotiators Strike Deal On $21-Billion Corps of Engineers Bill - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
House and Senate conferees have reached a deal on a long–delayed bill that would authorize about $21 billion for hundreds of Army Corps of Engineers water projects and require more review by outside experts of work the Corps plans to do. K
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Publication Date: 27 July , 2007
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State Dept. Officials Grilled About Baghdad Embassy Project - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Under tough questioning from a House committee, State Dept. officials acknowledged problems with construction at a temporary guard camp in Baghdad but said that the camp buildings aren't permanent faciliti
Publication Date: 27 July , 2007
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Final Sentencing Set In Embezzlement Case- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Maria M. Garcia, former accounting manager for Tampa-based engineering firm PBS&J, is set to be sentenced July 30 for her role in a $36-million embezzlement ring within the firm. She pled guilty to con
Publication Date: 25 July , 2007
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California Takes Brunt of Housing Drop - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Last year, California construction starts declined for the first time in over a decade, with the value of total construction starts falling 8% to $66.6 billion. This year, construction starts in the state
Publication Date: 25 July , 2007
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Federal Criteria Leaves Firms Out in the Cold on Road Job - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Last year, California construction starts declined for the first time in over a decade, with the value of total construction starts falling 8% to $66.6 billion. This year, construction starts in the state
Publication Date: 25 July , 2007
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GAO Ruling on Embassy Job Spurs Quick Set of Reactions- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
In a July 9 letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Associated General Contractors of America CEO Stephen Sandherr says U.S. State Dept. contracting for overseas embassy construction has showed a pa
Publication Date: 18 July , 2007
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House Panel Votes to Delay 3% Withholding on Government Work - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The House Ways and Means Committee has approved legislation that would delay for one year a requirement that federal and non-federal agencies withhold 3% of the value of all contracts they award, including
Publication Date: 18 July , 2007
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New Corps Chief Focuses Efforts On Iraq, New Orleans and Milcon - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Two months into the job, the new U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commander is getting his arms around transitioning Iraq reconstruction, an embrace of risk and reliability modeling for planning natural hazard
Publication Date: 18 July , 2007
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Arcadis Adds RTKL in Effort To Expand Buildings Work - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Arcadis, the Dutch-based environmental and infrastructure engineering giant, announced July 6 that it has acquired RTKL Associates Inc., the architect-engineer.
Publication Date: 11 July , 2007
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Arizona Light-Rail Project Features New Bonus System - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
A $1.4-billion, 20-mile Phoenix-area light-rail project includes a new type of mitigation measure: citizen committees that oversee contractor bonuses. Contractors have experienced varying degrees of succes
Publication Date: 11 July , 2007
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OMB Sees Worsening Highway Trust Fund Scenario - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The Office of Management and Budget says that the Highway Trust Fund's health in fiscal year 2009 will be worse than predicted just six months ago. In its mid-session review of the overall federal budget,
Publication Date: 11 July , 2007
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SAIC Eyes Markets With Benham Buy - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Science Applications International Corp., the San Diego-based mega-consultant, is set to acquire The Benham Cos. LLC in a move that would boost the prospective parent's facility design and construction cap
Publication Date: 10 July , 2007
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Immigration Reform Measure Appraently Dead for This Year - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Comprehensive immigration reform suffered a major blow June 28 when lawmakers refused to end debate on the bill in the Senate, potentially killing the bill for the remainder of the year.
Publication Date: 28 June , 2007
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Retired Turner Chief Executive Elected Mayor of Dallas - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Thomas C. Leppert, retired chairman and chief executive officer of Turner Corp., was inaugurated as mayor of Dallas this week. A Republican, he won a June 16 election by defeating Democrat Ed Oakley, a cit
Publication Date: 28 June , 2007
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Retirement and Education Are Profitable Bedfellows - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Instead of finding the coming generation of seniors on the golf course or in rocking chairs on their front porches, there may be more of them on college and university campuses, attending classes, mentorin
Publication Date: 27 June , 2007
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Caterpillar, Dealers Face Off Over Imported Machines - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Caterpillar Inc. is asking an administrative court in Washington, D.C., to grant it the exclusive right to bring into the U.S. used, foreign-made excavators bearing the Cat label. Facing off against the Pe
Publication Date: 27 June , 2007
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Caterpillar, Dealers Face Off Over Imported Machines - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Caterpillar Inc. is asking an administrative court in Washington, D.C., to grant it the exclusive right to bring into the U.S. used, foreign-made excavators bearing the Cat label. Facing off against the Pe
Publication Date: 27 June , 2007
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Senate Cloture Vote Keeps Immigration Bill Alive - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
A Senate immigration bill passed a procedural test on June 26, keeping debate alive on the controversial measure. Lawmakers voted 64-35 to limit debate on the bill, four more than the 60 required by Senate
Publication Date: 27 June , 2007
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Union Organizing Bill Suffers Setback in Senate - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
In a defeat for labor unions and a win for business groups, a bill that would make it easier for unions to organize non-union workplaces suffered a severe setback in the Senate June 26 on a key procedural
Publication Date: 27 June , 2007
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LVI Acquires Mazzocchi Wrecking as Demolition Consolidation Rolls On - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Publication Date: 21 June , 2007
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New York Finally Alters Wicks Law - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
New York state political leaders have chipped away at the hotly debated 86-year-old Wicks Law that requires four separate prime contractors on state projects valued over $50,000. Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D) and
Publication Date: 20 June , 2007
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Engineers Seek Immunity in Disasters- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
As lawyers prepare for the next court battle over workers' compensation for exposure to bad air during the cleanup after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, New York City desig
Publication Date: 20 June , 2007
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New Highway Bill Leaves Nevada with $4 Billion Deficit
- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
On June 7, Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons (R) signed Assembly Bill 595 into law, giving the state a $1-billion infusion for highway construction funding. It includes a $20-million yearly commitment from the Las V
Publication Date: 20 June , 2007
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New York Lawmakers Moving on Wicks Law Reform - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Public officials hailed – and some construction industry leaders frowned upon – a long-awaited change to New York’s 86-year-old Wicks Law that aims to reduce the cost of construction on most public projects. The proposed change
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Publication Date: 16 June , 2007
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Bush Backs Adding Border Security Funds to Senate Immigration Bill - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
In a speech to a construction industry group, President Bush has renewed his call to pass a wide-ranging immigration bill that stalled in the Senate, saying the measure “represents the best hope for
Publication Date: 14 June , 2007
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Investors OK Cemex Buyout of Rinker- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Cemex’s bid to acquire Australian rival Rinker Group Ltd. gained 50.3% shareholder approval on June 7, clearing the way for the creation of the world’s largest building materials supplier. The
Publication Date: 13 June , 2007
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Next Several Weeks May Be Key For Struggling Senate Immigration Bill- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
With a comprehensive immigration bill now stalled in the Senate, prospects for passage this year look dim, but supporters remain hopeful that a measure still may be approved. The legislation “is more
Publication Date: 13 June , 2007
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Cianbro Is Betting on Modules To Tap Industrial Markets - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Following the success of several recent maritime industrial ventures, a large Maine heavy-civil contractor is planning to develop a modular construction facility for industrial process plants. The move would help preserve skilled trades and prof
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Publication Date: 13 June , 2007
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Guam and Korea Projects Set
To Exceed $35 Billion - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The U.S. military is ramping up its effort to redeploy thousands of U.S. troops in the Pacific region, with new details unveiled of plans for infrastructure construction in Guam and South Korea that could
Publication Date: 13 June , 2007
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Look, Feel of Machines Changing As Cat Refines Its Brand - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The Caterpillar brand is one of the most familiar in construction but the Peoria, Ill.-based equipment manufacturer thinks it is not strong enough or consistent. To change that, it is launching a new global branding initiative that will change t
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Publication Date: 12 June , 2007
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Las Vegas Building Boom Stretches Workforce Thin - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Southern Nevada's building boom has stretched its construction workforce paper-thin, causing contractors to compete for top project managers, engineers and superintendents. Firms are poaching from one anot
Publication Date: 11 June , 2007
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Cemex Buyout of Rinker Gains Shareholder Approval - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Cemex’s bid to acquire Australian rival Rinker Group Ltd. gained 50.3% shareholder approval on June 7, creating the world's largest building materials supplier. The Mexican cement giant’s $14.2
Publication Date: 10 June , 2007
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Cemex Buyout of Rinker Gains Shareholder Approval - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Cemex’s bid to acquire Australian rival Rinker Group Ltd. gained 50.3% shareholder approval on June 7, creating the world's largest building materials supplier. The Mexican cement giant’s $14.2
Publication Date: 10 June , 2007
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California Clean Tech Open Now Accepting Entries- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Following the trend toward sustainable business practices, the California Clean Tech Open is hosting its second annual competition to award innovative, environmentally inclined technology with marketable s
Publication Date: 07 June , 2007
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Software Giant Buys 'Collaboration' Vendor- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The looming acquisition of a software vendor that supports interoperability of competing electronic design and construction products by a leading vendor of design software is both raising concerns and welc
Publication Date: 06 June , 2007
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Feds Offer New Guidelines for Protecting Critical Infrastructure From Terrorism- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Improved consistency in infrastructure protection nationwide is the goal of new guidelines released by the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security. Officials in the affected sectors welcome the attention, but many
Publication Date: 06 June , 2007
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Hybrid Process Spurs Portland Waterfront Development- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Portland, Maine’s Ocean Gateway project integrates ship and shore development to enhance the city’s waterfront economy. But cost limitations and a state law banning negotiations with bidd
Publication Date: 30 May , 2007
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Ontario Court Backs Engineers- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Ontario’s professional engineers have won a major victory against provincial government legislation that their regulatory body maintains would have eroded the profession’s integrity and indepen
Publication Date: 30 May , 2007
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Enacted War Funding Bill Has Billions for Construction- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
After months of battling with congressional Democrats, President Bush has signed a $120-billion Iraq war spending measure that also contains as much as $8 billion in construction funds, most of it for proj
Publication Date: 30 May , 2007
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Feds Get Tough On Fraud, CMs Hear- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Procurement, partnering, peer review and risk management were among key topics debated by 400 attendees of the Construction Management Association of America spring meeting.
Publication Date: 30 May , 2007
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One More Big Deal For URS and Its CEO- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Martin M. Koffel, chairman and CEO of URS Corp., was set to retire at the end of 2006, but his directors convinced him to stay on. Good thing they did. The U.K.-born financial expert had one more deal up h
Publication Date: 30 May , 2007
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Iraq Bill Includes Billions for Construction, Plus Tax Breaks - ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
After months of battling between the White House and congressional Democrats, Congress has approved a $120-billion Iraq war spending measure that also would provide up to $8.4 billion in construction funds
Publication Date: 29 May , 2007
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Value URS Places on Washington Group Intl. Shows Sector Appeal- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
Martin M. Koffel, the chief executive and chairman of URS Corp., had been set to retire at the end of last year but his directors convinced him to stay on.
Publication Date: 29 May , 2007
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New York City Agency Selects Eight Firms to Compete for Small Projects- ENR | McGraw-Hill Construction
The New York City Dept. of Design and Construction has selected eight firms to compete for construction management contracts on noninfrastructure projects valued at less than $25 million.
Publication Date: 23 May , 2007
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