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Firms Balance Profits And Employee Well-Being

Study finds that workers report less job-related pain when employers place equal emphasis on productivity and health

Scott Dailey

November 2, 2015

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“Safety first.” What construction manager doesn’t utter those words loudly and clearly just about every day?

Ten Minutes With Lifting Leader Jennifer Gabel

New Jersey crane business owner talks about risk, generational changes and future directions for the industry

Tudor Van Hampton

November 2, 2015

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As a new generation of professionals enters the construction industry, the crane-rental business has a new face: Jennifer Gabel.

French Contractor Eiffage Stabilizes Leadership After CEO's Sudden Death

Debra K. Rubin

November 1, 2015

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Eiffage, France's third largest contractor, has named its 71-year-old founder and retired chief executive Jean-Francois Roverato to stabilize company leadership following the sudden death last month of Chairman and CEO Pierre Berger.

Soaring Costs To Delay Green Line in Boston

Johanna Knapschaefer

October 30, 2015

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Boston’s Green Line extension to Somerville and Medford likely will be delayed again due to rising costs, Massachusetts Dept. of Transportation officials said on Oct. 21.

When the Online Posts Turn Critical

Do construction industry companies do enough to counter negative and nasty comments?

Scott Van Voorhis

October 30, 2015

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Posting on a prominent job-review website, an employee of one of the world’s top engineering and construction- management firms lauded it as a “good company” with “great benefits.”

Senate Passes Short Transport Stopgap, Sending Bill to White House

Tom Ichniowski

October 30, 2015

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A multiyear highway and transit bill—the construction industry’s longtime top legislative priority— is advancing on Capitol Hill, with the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s approval of a six-year, estimated $325-billion measure.

Obama Signs Stopgap Transport Bill Extending Through Nov. 20

Tom Ichniowski

October 30, 2015

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New extension would give lawmakers time to complete work on multi-year bill.

Canadian Election Could Give Bird Construction a Lift

Scott Van Voorhis

October 27, 2015

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The election of Justin Trudeau as Canada’s prime minister should crack open new opportunities for Bird Construction, with the contractor working to diversify its portfolio of projects amid lowered demand in the profitable industrial and oil and gas sectors.

At APWA Conference, Public Works Goes High Tech

Aileen Cho

October 7, 2015

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Faced with chronically underfunded budgets, public-works officials are emphasizing technology-based solutions, such as drone surveys to inform preliminary designs and adaptive traffic signals to maximize corridor movement.

Brownfield Work in Emerging Markets Brings Higher Risks

Tudor Van Hampton

September 23, 2015

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Asia is one of the largest global construction markets, but projects there are increasingly shifting from greenfield to brownfield developments, bringing new risks and complexities to international firms.