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Construction Economics for the Week of Nov. 28, 2016

November 22, 2016

ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

Election 2016

After Trump's Win, Construction Gears Up for Policy Shifts

Industry weighs President-elect Donald Trump’s ambitious infrastructure plan and his promises to undo Obama regulations

November 16, 2016

Industry weighs President-elect Donald Trump’s ambitious infrastructure plan and his promises to undo Obama Administration regulations.

Where Voters OK'd Spending Billions on New Public Works

Election 2016 also decided minimum-wage, right to work, marijuana and laws

JT Long

Jim Parsons

Mary B. Powers Erin Richey

Debra K. Rubin

November 16, 2016

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See where states and cities passed new rules on taxes and right-to-work laws.

Canada Woos Private Money To Finance More Public Works

Scott Van Voorhis

November 16, 2016

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The Liberal Trudeau government’s proposal to harness private investment dollars for public-works projects through a national infrastructure bank is being praised as a good first step, but the devil will be in the details, industry experts caution.

DC Developer Wins TVA Auction To Complete Alabama Nuke Site

Mary B. Powers

November 16, 2016

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Firm plans to invest up to $13 billion to complete nuclear units at the Bellefonte site in northern Alabama.

Construction Economics for the week of 11/21/16

Tim Grogan

November 15, 2016

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ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

Cintra-Led Team Tapped for Virginia Express Lane P3 Project

Consortium will build, manage 22 miles of I-66 upgrades near nation's capital

Jim Parsons

November 7, 2016

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Consortium will design, build and manage 22 miles of upgrades along I-66 corridor near the I-495 Capital Beltway.

Risk Management

What Contractors Can Get in Soft Pollution Liability Insurance Market

Are companies taking advantage of opportunity as premiums hit low points?

Richard Korman

Scott Van Voorhis

November 2, 2016

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Pollution insurance for contractors has never been cheaper, with prices down 50% in the past five years, say brokers and contractors.

Construction Momentum Slows After Five Consecutive Monthly Gains

November 2, 2016

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The Dodge Momentum Index fell 4.3% in September.

New Urgencies Drive Fixes to Old Problems

The Flint, Mich., crisis raises clean water to national attention

JT Long

Debra K. Rubin

November 2, 2016

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It took Flint, Mich.’s water issues, which rose to a crisis level last year with news of the city’s extensive lead-tainted supply, to catapult sector needs higher on legislative agendas and into the public consciousness.