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Business

Secrecy Decried as Architects Weigh Steps After Meier Sex-Harass Claims

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Debra K. Rubin
In the wake of sexual harassment allegations against noted Chicago architect Richard Meier, practitioners are pushing to make women more aware of inappropriate office behavior and more vocal in reporting …
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Regions

In Hot Water: New York Engineering, DEP Execs Charged in Pay to Play Scheme

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Eydie Cubarrubia
Executives from HAKS, SIMCO, Haider and others, along with an ex-NYC DEP manager, are charged with bribery and corruption related to water system construction contracts. …
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Risk

Pittsburgh Landslide Leads to Months-Long Construction Fix

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Jonathan Barnes
The Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation will choose a contractor for a permanent fix. …
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Workforce

Firms Respond to UK Gender Pay Gap Report

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Debra K. Rubin
Some say first-of-a-kind report on pay and bonus trends may be simplistic, but others see it as a wakeup call for needed action on women in construction. …
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Business

How to Drive Down Dump and Concrete Delivery Truck Fatalities

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What has to change to drive down the number of dump- and ready-mix concrete delivery truck accidents …
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Design

Fire Tests Coming for Core Module

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Nadine M. Post
Group plans tests to create performance-based structural-fire-engineering guide for cutting-edge composite shear wall …
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Contractor Business Strategy

How to Achieve Consistency in Finding and Developing Talent

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Jim Parsons
Competing for top talent is challenging enough, but knowing what to do with it later may be the bigger hurdle for contractors …