Jacobs, Ex-AECOM Teams Protest Losing $13B DOE Nuke Award Mary B. Powers May 29, 2020 No Comments Teams, including winner BWXT-Fluor, had vied for 10-year management and cleanup of the large Hanford, Wash., site underground waste tank complex.Read More
Renewable Energy Siemens Scores Big U.S. Play for New Record Wind Turbine Mary B. Powers Debra K. Rubin May 29, 2020 No Comments Firm will build 14-MW units at Va. offshore site, but sets Sept. 28 energy unit IPO. U.S. tax credits expand on clean-power, carbon-capture projects.Read More
Federal Contracts What The New NASA Launch Could Mean For Jacobs and Other Contractors A successful mission could keep contracts flowing out of agency’s ambitious programs Richard Korman May 27, 2020 No Comments The space agency awards billions of dollars worth of contracts each year.Read More
Federal Projects $1.3B Border Wall Contract Controversy Is Just the Latest for Fisher Sand & Gravel Mary B. Powers Debra K. Rubin Scott Lewis May 24, 2020 3 Comments Scrutiny of two big Corps of Engineers awards follows N.D. contractor's long push for market share, which included lawsuits and other efforts to gain attention.Read More
Architect Billings Hit Record Low in April, Says AIA Alisa Zevin May 21, 2020 No Comments Economic impacts of COVID-19 have caused industry-wide decline. Read More
Firms Find the Technology to Keep Working Through a Pandemic Jeff Rubenstone Debra K. Rubin Peter Reina Jeff Yoders May 20, 2020 One Comment Embracing new tech-based strategies is seen as key for companies and owners to keep project bids and schedules on trackRead More
ENR 2020 Top 400 Contractors: Coping With COVID-19 Chaos Gary J. Tulacz May 20, 2020 One Comment The virus pandemic has taken the construction industry by surprise, and major firms now find ways to deal with it.Read More
East Coast Gas Pipeline Developer Puts Brake on $1B Project Mary B. Powers May 19, 2020 No Comments Transco natural gas supply project, denied water crossing permits for third time by NY and NJ, won't refile "at this time," says executive.Read More
UK Parliament Questions Hidden Details on High Speed Rail Costs Peter Reina May 19, 2020 No Comments With government commitment to expensive megaproject, MPs charge that fast-rising price agency and builders saw in 2018 wasn't shared.Read More
Court Ruling Elevates Eminent Domain Battle on $20B Texas Rail Project Mary B. Powers May 17, 2020 No Comments State high court now must weigh landowners' challenge to private firm's authority as 'operating railroad' to survey or take over route parcels.Read More