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Companies

MasTec Expands Power Work In $600M Deal to Buy Henkels & McCoy

CEO Jose R. Mas calls the deal the largest in the specialty contractor's history

Emell D. Adolphus

December 20, 2021

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The deal further diversifies the specialty construction giant's portfolio away from oil and gas related work.

Manufacturing

Leonardo Electronics US to Build Semiconductor Manufacturing Facility Near Tucson

David M. Brown

December 20, 2021

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The facility's design incorporates rainwater bioswales to take advantage of the site’s steep grade.

Energy Construction

FERC Gets Tougher on Natural Gas Pipeline Pollution Violators

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

December 19, 2021

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Energy Transfer Ohio line faces $40M federal fine for fuel dumped in drill mud, and Cheniere Oklahoma line could be penalized for construction debris left on private land; commissioners debate more rigorous agency scrutiny of environmental and climate change impacts in project approvals.

Energy Construction

$6.2B Mountain Valley Gas Pipeline Gains Key State Approval

Mary B. Powers

December 16, 2021

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Virginia narrowly OKs controversial water crossing permit in a 107-mile portion of the 373-mile route also in West Virginia and North Carolina, but two federal approvals remain

Construction Risk

Unusually Warm December Windstorm Wallops Midwest Infrastructure

Construction sites were shut down from Missouri to Nebraska due to crane risk

Jim Parsons

December 16, 2021

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Unusually warm air led to a rare December windstorm across a wide region on Dec. 15. Construction sites were closed and power was interrupted for hundreds of thousands.

Energy Production

California Plant Would Convert Wood Waste Into Hydrogen Fuel

Developer says $100M facility would divert carbon emissions

James Leggate

December 15, 2021

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Developer plans to establish a $100-million plant outside Bakersfield for its first-of-its-kind project, working with Fluor Corp. and gasification systems maker SunGas Renewables Inc.

Clean Energy Construction

GM Ramps Up To Expand Billions in US Battery and Supply Chain Production

Mary B. Powers

December 14, 2021

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Lansing, Mich., approved new tax breaks to attract a $2.5B announced factory, while other key facilities are under way in Ohio, Tennessee and elsewhere as part of a $35B U.S. electric vehicle investment by 2025.

Companies

Advanced Nuclear Power Developer NuScale Strikes Deal To Go Public

Debra K. Rubin

December 14, 2021

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The firm is valued at $1.9B in link with NASDAQ-traded investor, but Fluor stays a majority stakeholder and exclusive engineer-builder of planned small reactors for global clients.

EPA Pact Could Tighten Synthetic Chemical Plant Emissions Rules

Environmental groups have raised concerns about cancer hot spots

Mary B. Powers

December 9, 2021

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Public health worries, particularly in environmental justice communities, are behind the proposed review of manufacturing limits in federal consent decree.

2021 Global Sourcebook

China Tops Out Dome on Reactor in Nuclear Power Expansion Push

Autumn Cafiero Giusti

December 9, 2021

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Marking a construction milestone for the Zhangzhou nuclear power plant in China’s Fujian province, the inner dome of the facility’s first reactor unit was recently lifted into place and installed.