CEO Ian Edwards says new name cements market identity not tethered to past ethics scandals, legal battles and bottom line pressures of fixed-price construction, as Canada firm builds on its Atkins unit and new needs in changing energy and transportation niches.

Whether Madison Square Garden Corp. CEO James Dolan will testify has been a major issue in one of the cases.

The Washington State Dept. of Labor & Industries assessed penalties totaling $16,800 for SAK Builders in relation to a fatal construction site accident in March.

Michael Whitaker's wide background also includes stints at United Airlines and TWA.

The contractor does not "admit or deny" charges on legacy project accounting violations, says federal regulator, but it cooperated with financial reporting probe—as agency reached similar pact with former McDermott executives in June.

An AGC survey held in July and August found 81% of contractors are using higher pay and other incentives to attract skilled workers to fill open positions that 88% of them reported they were having a hard time filling.

The total is a record amount for FHWA's annual August funding redistribution.

The trade dispute has gone on for many years, with the latest move spurred by the U.S. revising the duty on Canadian softwood lumber in July.

While the number of construction jobs increased in August, so did the industry's jobless rate compared to July and year-earlier levels.

Idalia's path of flooding through the Southeast has utilities working to restore power and communities working to clear roads as the waters recede.