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ENR's Top International Designers

Oil Prices Drag Down Global Design Market

Peter Reina

Gary J. Tulacz

July 13, 2017

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While the global petroleum market has slumped, many design firms see demographic changes providing opportunities

Help Wanted

Eight Ways to Win the Fight for Talent in Construction

Michael Buehler Santiago Castagnino Ibrahim S. Odeh

June 29, 2017

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Three global experts outline key steps for industry employers to secure the best and brightest.

Los Angeles Will Buy 150 MW of New Geothermal Power

Neal Sandler

June 18, 2017

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City signs a 26-year deal with Reno-based Ormat Technologies Inc., which has gotten a boost from a key Japanese energy investor.

Highway Construction

Euro JVs Vie for $1.1-Billion Silvertown Tunnel in UK

Short-listed contractors from Austria, Germany, Spain and Sweden

Peter Reina

March 20, 2017

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Work on the twin-drive tunnel could start in 2019 and end four years later, according to the transit authority, Transport for London.

WSP/Parsons Brinckerhoff Will Be Just WSP in May

Name change linked to the 2014 buy of the U.S.-based global engineer giant was announced on WSP's UK website

January 12, 2017

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"Being WSP will allow us to focus on our shared future," says parent's UK-based CEO Mark Naysmith.

Policy

Under Trump, Disengagement in Africa Would Benefit China, Analysts Say

US isolationism would boost Chinese role in continent's infrastructure

Shem Oirere

December 13, 2016

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Italy Prime Minister resignation and UK Brexit vote will have greater impact, according to reports.

Roof Overload Seen as Likely Cause in Fatal Israel Garage Collapse

Police won't confirm as probe continues in Sept. 5 accident that killed six workers.

Neal Sandler

November 2, 2016

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Police won't confirm as probe continues in Sept. 5 accident that killed six workers.

Execs Share Best Ways To Ply Changing Global Markets

Bechtel CEO says AEC firms must compete harder with Silicon Valley for the best technical talent.

Debra K. Rubin

Janice L. Tuchman

October 19, 2016

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With low oil prices still a nagging factor in the global economy, construction executives and researchers shared strategies for project delivery and business success in markets that are increasingly difficult to predict and more controlled by tightening costs.

Global Workforce

Southeast Asian Workers Go Unpaid in Saudi Arabia

Thousands of South Asian construction workers are being laid off by local contractors

Neelam Mathews

September 2, 2016

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Efforts are under way to repatriate, and hopefully repay, thousands of workers left stranded as Saudi firms reel in the country's oil price-battered economy.