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The Top 200 Environmental Firms: Revenue Resurges

Meeting needs and mandates generates more work, despite market challenges

August 11, 2016

The unfolding U.S. government change, and economic and political turmoil elsewhere, did not curb spending on environmental work; will GDPs soon depend on water assets?

Sustainability

The Top 100 Green Designers and Contractors: New Standards Beyond Buildings

Shifting notions of sustainability have firms and their clients struggling to keep up.

Gary J. Tulacz

August 11, 2016

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The market for sustainable design and construction continues to grow apace with the healthy overall market.

Will Global Firms Be Part Of $580 Million Gaza Barrier Project?

Neal Sandler

August 10, 2016

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Security risks and geopolitical issues are expected to prevent non-Israeli companies from participating in an Israeli Defense Ministry project to build a 60-kilometer barrier designed to prevent and monitor Hamas tunneling, according to knowledgeable Israeli sources.

Construction Starts Are Down 11% From First Half of 2015

August 10, 2016

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Total construction starts fell 7% in June, continuing downward pressure on markets, according to Dodge Data & Analytics.

Contractors Seek $23 Million Over Wind Power Port Scope Gaps

Scott Van Voorhis

August 10, 2016

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As it searches for new tenants for a $113-million port terminal in New Bedford, Mass., that was set to stage huge turbines for the now-halted Cape Wind offshore wind project, a state agency faces a $23-million breach-of-contract lawsuit from the 28-acre facility’s two key contractors, Cashman Dredging and Marine Co. and Weeks Marine Inc., over scope deficiencies.

C-Suite News

PB Ex-CEO George Pierson To Head Engineer Kleinfelder

Morgan State U. Engineering School Gets New Dean

August 7, 2016

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Board taps Parsons Brinckerhoff veteran to 'accelerate' California firm's new strategy.

Buyout Would Bolster Largest Texas Utility's Investment Plans

Clean-energy firm NextEra's $18.4B bid for Oncor comes on the heels of failed deal for Hawaii utility

Mary B. Powers

August 2, 2016

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Clean-energy firm NextEra's $18.4-billion bid for Oncor comes on the heels of failed Hawaii utility deal.

Two Transpo Experts Join HNTB as SVPs; New CEO for ARCADIS N. America

Debra K. Rubin

Scott Van Voorhis

July 28, 2016

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Diana C. Mendes has joined design firm HNTB as senior vice president and leader of its national transit-rail practice, based in Arlington, Va.

Bigge Lifts Crane Business Into a Higher-Tech Future

Family-owned Bay Area crane company moves into its second century with a global reach

Scott Dailey

July 27, 2016

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Family-owned Bay Area crane company moves into its second century with a global reach

Rejected Hawaii Utility Merger Scraps Aging Power Plant Upgrades

Mary B. Powers

July 27, 2016

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Hawaii utility Hawaiian Electric Co. has withdrawn its $1.2-billion plan to upgrade oil-fired power plants to burn natural gas after state regulators rejected its planned merger with Florida-based clean-energy firm NextEra Energy Inc.