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Toyota, Mazda Mum on $1.6B Plant Procurement

January 17, 2018

Local officials say sitework is set to start in spring at the 2,500-acre cotton field near Huntsville, Ala., where automakers Toyota and Mazda on Jan. 10 announced a $1.6-billion manufacturing plant to employ about 4,000 and produce 300,000 vehicles annually.

Risk Management

UK Contracting Giant Carillion Collapses as Rescue Talks Fail

Losses on Middle East projects and P3s doomed the contractor

Peter Reina

January 15, 2018

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Government and partners take steps to secure contracts, employee pay as lenders bail on deal to fix firm's $2.1 billion debt; some fears of industry-wide impacts.

Salas O'Brien Merges With Ohio's Varo Engineers

Jeff Yoders

January 10, 2018

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Santa Ana, Calif.-based Salas O'Brien, a national facilities design and planning firm, has merged with Columbus, Ohio-based Varo Engineers, creating a combined firm with 16 offices and 460 employee-owners.

Contractors Anticipate Ongoing Market Strength in 2018, AGC Outlook Says

Mark Shaw

January 10, 2018

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The nation’s contractors expressed a surprisingly optimistic view of the industry’s prospects for 2018 in a recent outlook survey conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America and Sage Construction and Real Estate.

Litigation

Arup Settles $1.7B Australia Toll Road Revenue Forecast Suit

Debra K. Rubin

January 2, 2018

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As defense breaks down, AE is mum on the pact amount, estimated at about $80 million, reports say.

Transportation

Former Rivals AECOM, Burns & McDonnell See New Chance for Big Airport Contract

Concerns over financing terms ground Edgemoor's $1B Kansas City terminal bid

Jeff Yoders

December 27, 2017

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After council rejects Edgemoor bid, losing rivals unite in combined bid to build new terminal.

Construction Materials

After Settlement With Justice Dept., Vulcan Buys Aggregates Company

Tom Ichniowski

December 23, 2017

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Company divests some quarries to gain DOJ approval of $900-million purchase of Aggregates USA.

ENR Q4 Cost Report

Construction Market Confidence is on the Rise, at Least Through 2018

Gary J. Tulacz

December 20, 2017

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But there are fears that materials price scalation and rising wages may cut into profits

Q4 Cost Report: Equipment Market Signals Buoy Optimism

Jim Parsons

Debra K. Rubin

December 20, 2017

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Even with pricing pressures and no Trump infrastructure program, firms see sales growth

CPM Benefits in Estimating, Bidding Reported in Survey

Bruce Buckley

December 20, 2017

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First developed 60 years ago, the critical path method is now common practice among large contractors, and a recent survey of ENR Top 400 Contractors shows that practitioners are applying the tool and unlocking its benefits.