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Workers' Voices

Construction Workers Open Up About Their Careers

Craft workers and supervisors seek economic security and good working conditions

July 7, 2016

Craft workers and their supervisors at the jobsite are indispensable elements of construction success, yet they are little known as individuals.

Trinity River flooding

Project Delivery

Why Dallas Called for Do-Over On Big Drainage Tunnel Project

An audit followed disqualification of Odebrecht Construction's low bid on Trinity River watershed job

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Scott Van Voorhis

July 6, 2016

After discarding both the low and second-low bids, the city of Dallas has decided to start over with a competition for a big drainage-tunnel prime contract in the Trinity River watershed in the east section of the city.

Interstate Turns 60, Foxx Looks Past FAST Act

Pam McFarland

Pam Hunter McFarland

Tom Ichniowski

July 6, 2016

As the Interstate Highway System enters its seventh decade, last year’s five-year, $305-billion Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act will provide only a slight funding increase to address the system’s infrastructure needs.

automative projects

Top 500 Design Firms Sourcebook

Fast, Nimble Approach Needed to Compete in Manufacturing

Pam McFarland

Pam Hunter McFarland

Jim_Parsons

June 30, 2016

Despite a generally mixed near-term outlook for the U.S. economy, manufacturers are continuing to call on design firms for help in staying competitive in an increasingly volatile marketplace.

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Education

Start Training in College for Construction Collaboration

Ryan Abbott Thompson E. Penney

June 30, 2016

There are no longer rigid lines between fields of expertise

House-Passed Bill Would Cut FY17 DOD, VA Construction

Tom Ichniowski

June 29, 2016

Military and Veterans Affairs construction would face cutbacks under a 2017 spending bill that the House passed on June 23.

Bill Schuette and state officials

Flint Water Crisis

Michigan Claims Engineers’ Errors Prolonged Corrosion

LAN and Veolia say they worked responsibly, within scope

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Richard Korman Erin Richey

June 29, 2016

Only a few months ago, Michigan’s state agencies stood at the center of a circle of blame for the Flint water crisis.

Israeli Design-Builder Wins $90-Million Sugar Irrigation Job in Ethiopia

African nation aims to be a Top 10 global exporter by 2023

June 23, 2016

East African nation aims to be a Top 10 global exporter by 2023.

Construction Economics

Construction Economics

Tim Grogan

June 23, 2016

ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

Construction Economics

Construction Economics

Tim Grogan

June 15, 2016

ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

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