Trimble Continues Acquisition Strategy -ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
One of the major players in positioning and laser scanning technology is on a tear to build up its construction and engineering segment. Trimble Navigation Ltd. on Oct. 31 announced the cash purchase of co
Publication Date: 13 November , 2006
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Attendees from 31 Countries Network at Peoria Event -ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
Think Peoria, Ill., is an unlikely spot for an International Construction Innovations Conference? Not when the dynamo behind it is Amir Al-Khafaji, chairman of civil engineering and construction at local B
Publication Date: 13 November , 2006
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Congress Moves To Reinstate Iraq Contracting Overseer -ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) intend to introduce legislation when the Senate reconvenes Nov. 13 to extend the life of the special inspector general for Iraq reconstructio
Publication Date: 13 November , 2006
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Labor Unions Voice Optimism Over Reconfigured Capitol Hill -ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
Unprecedented grassroots campaigning by organized labor paid big dividends in the Nov. 7 elections. The AFL-CIO and its affiliates waged a nearly $40-million effort-a record amount for union spending
Publication Date: 10 November , 2006
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New Senate Committee Chairs Shaping Up for 110th Congress -ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
The Democrats' newly won majority in the Senate will mean shifts in committee chairmanships in the 110th Congress, which begins in January.
Publication Date: 10 November , 2006
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The Priorities on Three Key House Committees - ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
With the Democrats’ takeover of the House in the Nov. 7 elections, lawmakers in line to become chairmen of key committees already are sketching out their agendas. Incoming Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Cal
Publication Date: 09 November , 2006
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Californians Approve $37B In Infrastructure Bonds - ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
Californians have approved—by wide margins—more than $37 billion in bonds to finance highway, levee and other infrastructure work across the state. The measures were among many bond issues appr
Publication Date: 08 November , 2006
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Dems Control of House, Senate Changes Construction Equation - ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
The Democrats' takeover of the House in the Nov. 7 elections--the biggest turnabout since the Republicans won control of the chamber in 1994--will change the legislative landscape for construction firms i
Publication Date: 08 November , 2006
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Federal Probe Finds Site Laxity Led to Fatal BP Texas Accident -ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
Oil giant BP plc was aware of problems with maintenance, spending and infrastructure at its Texas City refinery well before an explosion and fire killed 15 contractor employees and injured another 17
Publication Date: 06 November , 2006
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Workers' Comp Not Always Enforced, Louisiana Finds -ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
Hurricane Katrina’s winds blew down more than trees. They also blew the covers off an old loophole in workers’ compensation insurance regulations in Louisiana, Mississippi and some other states
Publication Date: 06 November , 2006
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Ports in Portland: A City Races to Keep Pace - ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
Record cargo volumes and a rising number of air travelers in and out of Portland International Airport are driving expansion projects by the Port of Portland, which is trying to keep pace with growth and r
Publication Date: 05 November , 2006
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Holland-based Engineer ARCADIS Buys U.S. Program Manager Pinnacle One - ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
In a move industry observers say is linked to a desire for more specialized skills, ARCADIS, the billion-dollar global consulting and engineering giant based in Arnhem, The Netherlands, announced Nov. 2 t
Publication Date: 03 November , 2006
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Bechtel Speaks About Work in a War Zone -ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
On the last day of October, Bechtel Corp.’s three-year, $3.2-billion contract to reconstruct critical infrastructure in Iraq expires. The company’s few remaining personnel in Iraq are closing o
Publication Date: 30 October , 2006
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Structural Engineers Try To Reduce Runaway Claims -ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
Structural engineers have reason to be wary. According to data from one insurer of design professionals, claim frequency for structural engineers is high relative to fees. Worse yet, claim severity i
Publication Date: 30 October , 2006
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CEOs Enjoy Strong Markets But Are Wary of the Future -ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
With engineering and construction firms seemingly in the pink these days, some CEOs are making plans to give something back in the form of “social responsibility” initiatives—from buying
Publication Date: 30 October , 2006
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Housing Slump May Pull Down Retail Work - ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
Powered by an expansion in "Big Box" stores, the retail construction market is expected to post a respectable gain of 3% this year, with $24 billion in new starts, according to McGraw-Hill Construction Ana
Publication Date: 30 October , 2006
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Facing the Future of Military Construction in North Carolina -ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
A $1-billion capital improvement program to expand and modernize Fort Bragg and its sister installation, Pope Air Force Base, both in North Carolina, will help produce national standards for the design of
Publication Date: 28 October , 2006
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As Housing Quickly Sags, Signs for 2007 Remain Strong -ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
With residential building quickly cooling off, construction's growth party could be winding down even as business in most other segments remains steady to robust, according to a forecast by McGraw-Hill Construction.
Publication Date: 27 October , 2006
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California Package Tops Bond Measures - ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
When voters go to the polls Nov. 7, construction industry officials will be watching the fate of a huge, $37-billion package of infrastructure bond proposals in California, billions more in school bond iss
Publication Date: 23 October , 2006
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Global U.S. Building Program Adapts to New Pressures - ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
Under growing schedule pressure to turn out safer and more secure embassies around the world, but with tighter budgets, the U.S. State Dept.'s Overseas Building Operations Bureau is ramping up its construc
Publication Date: 23 October , 2006
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New Orleans Road Contractor Liable for Fall During Paving - ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
A road contractor was responsible for a pedestrian's fall on a street it was paving because it failed to post a warning about the uneven street level, a Louisiana court ruled.
Publication Date: 23 October , 2006
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No-Damages-for-Delay Clause in Contract Means What It Says - ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
An HVAC contractor on a school project had no claim against a school district for delay damages it said it suffered when construction of the school was completed almost a year and a half after it was origi
Publication Date: 23 October , 2006
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Bid-Rig Claim to Get Day in Court - ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
A contractor that accused a manufacturer and installer of building control systems of anticompetitive tactics on government projects did not have to inform the government before making public disclosures
Publication Date: 16 October , 2006
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City Violated Rules for Confined Space - ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
The Iowa labor commissioner did not violate state law when he used federal interpretations of occupational safety and health standards to determine that the city of Des Moines committed two serious violati
Publication Date: 16 October , 2006
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Industrial Owners Project Worker Needs Through 2010 -ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
A coalition of owners, contractors and craft labor interests in Southeast states looking to ward off expected manpower shortages kicked off their new alliance with an owner survey outlining construction wo
Publication Date: 16 October , 2006
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Loose Cites Reorganization As a Key Accomplishment -ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
ENR Editor-in-Chief Janice Tuchman talked to Rear Admiral Michael Loose, Commander and Chief of Civil Engineers, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, in his office in the Washington, D.C., Navy Yard Sept. 25 Loose has been promoted to vice admi
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Publication Date: 16 October , 2006
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U.S-Canada Lumber Pact Goes Into Effect - ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
The U.S. and Canadian governments took final steps to put into force, effective Oct. 12, a trade agreement that aims to end a lengthy dispute between the two countries on softwood lumber. The pact ends li
Publication Date: 13 October , 2006
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Collapse Expert Jack Janney Dies at 82 - ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
As an innovator in the understanding of structural behavior and a recognized leader in the investigation of structural collapses, Jack Raymond Janney died in Lawrence, Kansas Oct. 9. He was 82.
Publication Date: 12 October , 2006
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Lawmakers Grill Participants Over Building Program Flaws -ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
With just weeks before Election Day, congressional lawmakers grilled key Iraq reconstruction participants to find out why and how a high-profile police training academy, as well as other projects there, we
Publication Date: 09 October , 2006
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Economic Reports Suggest Inflation's Effects Are Limited -ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
An informal survey by the Associated General Contractors two weeks ago suggested projects are being trimmed or cancelled because of rising material prices. Economist Serena Tse of GE Capital Solutions say
Publication Date: 05 October , 2006
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Federal Report Says Coverage Is Available, But Not Affordable for Key Threats - ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
A Bush administration study says that insurance coverage for terrorism-related claims is more available and more affordable than it was after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. But the report, issued Oct. 2, als
Publication Date: 05 October , 2006
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Federal Report Says Terrorism Risk Coverage More Available - ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
A Bush administration study says that insurance coverage for terrorism-related claims is more available and more affordable than it was after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. But
Publication Date: 03 October , 2006
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Johnson Approved as Head of Bureau of Reclamation - ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
After 31 years with the Interior Dept.'s Bureau of Reclamation, Robert W. Johnson will be the agency's new leader. The Senate confirmed Johnson as Commissioner of Reclamation early in the morning of Sept.
Publication Date: 03 October , 2006
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A Contractor Injured in a Fall Had No Claim Against Architect - ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
A contractor who was injured when he fell into a concealed hole at a construction site he was visiting had no claim against the architect that provided the keys to the site, a Texas appellate court has rul
Publication Date: 02 October , 2006
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Construction Workers Lose Lawsuit over Toxic Exposure - ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
Employees of a Louisiana construction company had no claim against the owners of land on which they installed a pipe rack, a state court has ruled. The construction workers said they were injured by toxins
Publication Date: 02 October , 2006
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Iraq Audit Finds Accounting Errors - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The Army Corps of Engineers improperly recorded $362 million in contract obligations to “dummy vendor,” Stuart Bowen, special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction, says in an interim repor
Publication Date: 02 October , 2006
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Housing Slowdown? Tampa Bay Contractors Aren't Worried -ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
A rapid proliferation of high-rise condominium projects has been one of the most notable recent changes to the greater Tampa Bay area, reshaping skylines from downtown to the white sandy shores of Pinella
Publication Date: 01 October , 2006
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New Details Emerge as Former PBSJ Staff Members Plead Guilty - ENR.com | McGraw-Hill Construction
New details of the crimes emerged as three former longtime employees of PBSJ Corp. pled guilty in Miami Sept. 28 to charges that they embezzled millions of dollars, falsified records and spent the money on
Publication Date: 29 September, 2006
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Costs Still Cloud Diesel Truck Cleanup - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Overall sales of heavy-duty diesel trucks may slip as much as 36% in North America next year, as government-mandated exhaust controls are expected to add several thousand dollars to the price of mixers, du
Publication Date: 25 September, 2006
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Embezzlement Probe at PBSJ Leads To Campaign Donation Questions - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
An investigation of an alleged embezzlement scheme at PBSJ Corp. through which longtime employees stole $36 million in company funds has expanded to include campaign donations.
Publication Date: 25 September, 2006
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Shear to Become Head of NAVFAC - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The Naval Facilities Engineering Command is getting a new leader. Rear Adm. Wayne G. "Greg" Shear, Jr., will become head of NAVFAC at a change of command ceremony scheduled for Oct. 27 at the Washington, D
Publication Date: 19 September, 2006
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Owners Scale Back As Costs March Upward, Poll and Survey Show - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
When the Associated General Contractors asked in an informal poll if anyone knew of projects canceled, delayed or redesigned because of higher material costs, the answer that came back can be summed up thi
Publication Date: 18 September, 2006
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Spitzer Spends Morning After Primary Win with New York Contractors and Designers - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The morning after New York gubernatorial candidate Eliot Spitzer easily won the Democratic Party primary he told more than 500 design and construction professionals at a breakfast fundraiser in Manhattan t
Publication Date: 13 September, 2006
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U.S., Canada Sign Lumber Trade Pact - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
U.S. and Canadian officials have signed a final agreement that seeks to end a lengthy trade dispute over softwood lumber. But some steps remain before the pact would take effect, including approval by Cana
Publication Date: 13 September, 2006
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Program Manager Selection Heralds Lots of London Work - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
The vast and largely derelict site on which London will build multi-billion-dollar facilities to host the 2012 Olympic Games remains strewn with rubble and weeds. But all that is set to change now that Bri
Publication Date: 11 September, 2006
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Short Israel-Lebanon Conflict Generates Long-Term Damage - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Even as damage assessment continues, governments around the world are pledging billions of dollars to aid rebuilding of structural and infrastructure damage from this summer's 34-day exchange of attacks be
Publication Date: 11 September, 2006
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Crane Firm Settles In Worker's Death - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
It’s been six years since construction worker Emilio Talavera was killed by a collapsing crane boom at a Bridgeport, Texas jobsite, and in that time his family has never stopped probing for answers a
Publication Date: 04 September, 2006
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Katrina Anniversary Draws Calls and Vows for Change - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
As the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s attack on the Gulf Coast and New Orleans approached, the commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and American Society of Civil Engineers, both issued
Publication Date: 04 September, 2006
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Labor Shortages and Heartache Weigh Heavy on Mississippi Coast - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
A year after Hurricane Katrina, and now in the depths of another hurricane of season, the pace of Mississippi reconstruction (and the work load for construction companies) lags expectations. Although a few
Publication Date: 02 September, 2006
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Fluor in Pre-emptive Bid for U.K. Nuke Cleanup Firm - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Fluor Corp. has lodged a pre-emptive bid for the U.K.'s. largest nuclear cleanup company, British Nuclear Group. BNG's main task is management of the huge Sellafield facility in Cumbria, which is being pro
Publication Date: 31 August , 2006
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U.S.-U.K. Teams Wins Contract To Plan 2012 Olympic Games - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
A consortium of one U.S. and two British firms won a contract worth close to $200 million on Aug. 30 to manage planning, design, procurement and construction of infrastructure and venues for London's 2012
Publication Date: 30 August , 2006
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Former Exec. Editor James Sullivan Dies - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Engineering News-Record's former executive editor, James B. Sullivan, died on Aug. 15, at age 85. Sullivan retired from the magazine in 1985 after 30 years with McGraw-Hill Inc., 27 of those with ENR. Sull
Publication Date: 29 August , 2006
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Contractor's OSHA Violation Can Be Used by a Third Party - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
A contractor’s failure to comply with a safety regulation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration could be considered as evidence in an injured homeowner’s negligence lawsuit again
Publication Date: 28 August , 2006
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Davoren To Assume Combined Role With Leppert's Departure - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Following the exit at year’s end of Thomas C. Leppert as chairman of Turner Corp., Peter J. Davoren, chief executive of the company’s principal operating unit, Turner Construction Corp., will a
Publication Date: 28 August , 2006
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Louisiana City Could Not Waive Even Minor Bid Requirements - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Louisiana law prevents a public entity from waiving even minor deviations in a contractor’s bid proposal from the requirements of the bid invitation, the state’s high court has ruled.
Publication Date: 28 August , 2006
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At Katrina Plus One Year, Strock Outlines New Plan for Corps - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Almost one year after Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans, Lt. Gen. Carl A. Strock, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, released a plan to guide the Corps into taking a more comprehensive, sys
Publication Date: 24 August , 2006
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Canadian Leader Claims Most of Lumber Industry Backs Pact With U.S. - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
In a step forward for a U.S.-Canadian lumber trade agreement, Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper says "a clear majority" within his country's timber industry supports the proposed pact.
Publication Date: 23 August , 2006
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CRH Buys Ashland’s Highway and Materials Unit - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Dublin-based materials powerhouse CRH plc says that its U.S. subsidiary, Oldcastle Materials Inc., is buying APAC, the highway construction and materials unit of Ashland Inc., for $1.3 billion. The compani
Publication Date: 21 August , 2006
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Canada Seeks Lumber Trade Pact Support by Aug. 21 - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Canadian government officials want domestic lumber companies to determine by Aug. 21 whether they will agree to drop outstanding lawsuits so that an agreement aimed at ending a long trade dispute between t
Publication Date: 17 August , 2006
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Davoren to Succeed Leppert at a Reshaped Turner Corp. - McGraw-Hill Construction | ENR
Thomas C. Leppert, the former management consultant and financial executive who as chairman and chief executive of contractor Turner Corp. led the company into its greatest period of prosperity, will depa
Publication Date: 17 August , 2006
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