1Q Cost Report-Exec Compensation Need for Top Talent Keeps Pandemic Pay Hit Brief Bruce Buckley March 25, 2021 No Comments Experts predict more stability in 2021, with most increases relatively conservativeRead More
Prevention through Design When the Construction Project Team Made 122 Design Changes in the Name of Safety Richard Korman Scott Van Voorhis March 25, 2021 No Comments A drug company’s new building may indicate growing support for design-phase hazard mitigationRead More
Transportation Vet Porcari Joins STV Board; Webcor Exec Shifts to Rosendin March 25, 2021 No Comments ERM operations leader joins PE platform as COO; Texas A&M engineering chief will be university president, effective June 1.Read More
1Q Cost Report: Single Family Starts Continue to Lead Economic Recovery Alisa Zevin March 24, 2021 No Comments High material prices are expected to drop as supply catches up with demand in 2021 Read More
1Q Cost Report: Industry Executives See the Market Stabilizing in 2021 Jonathan Keller March 24, 2021 No Comments Challenges remain, but the effects of the pandemic may be less severe than feared, they sayRead More
New COVID-19 Tests, Rules Ramp Up in North America Bruce Buckley Scott Van Voorhis March 24, 2021 No Comments At pandemic anniversary, Canada rolls out mandated rapid antigen tests as U.S. weighs federal OSHA emergency standard to curb further virus spreadRead More
Construction Cost Report What's Behind The Materials Price Spikes? Jeff Yoders March 24, 2021 One Comment Industry groups are lobbying for an end to tariffs, but without shipping certainty, it may not be enough.Read More
Federal Contracting Design Firms Tell Congress of Financial Harm From Credits for PPP Loans Bruce Buckley March 23, 2021 2 Comments Rep. Kweisi Mfume relays how some U.S. agencies treat PPP loans as credits under the Federal Acquisition Regulation.Read More
Companies Canada's SNC-Lavalin Looks Abroad for Better Risk and Return Scott Van Voorhis March 21, 2021 No Comments As Montreal firm pushes to finish lump-sum construction in Canada, U.S. and U.K. projects show new appeal to reverse 2020 results declines.Read More
Obituary: Stephen D. Bechtel Jr., 95, Giant Builder Who Set Trends Tom Ichniowski Debra K. Rubin March 15, 2021 No Comments Low-key but business-savvy heir to Bechtel mantle was CEO for three decades in a period of extensive global growth and started, at 32, what became a $1B+ philanthropy operation. Read More
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