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$334M Revamp Set for JFK Airport's Terminal 8

February 13, 2019

American Airlines and British Airways will invest $344 million in the renovation and expansion of Terminal 8 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City.

Minn. Contractor Facing Big Penalties on Iowa Project

February 13, 2019

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Repeated delays with the I-35-U.S. Route 30 interchange project could cost Harmony, Minn.-based Minnowa Construction Inc. more than $800,000 in penalties, according to the Iowa Dept. of Transportation.

Concrete Firm To Pay $1M To Settle Charges of False Records on Dulles Rail Project

Bruce Buckley

February 6, 2019

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Universal Concrete Products and its president and co-owner, Donald Faust Jr., will pay $1 million to settle civil allegations that the firm falsified test records for concrete panels installed on Phase II of the $2.7-billion Dulles Metrorail Project.

New Methods and Materials in Bridgebuilding Gain Acceptance

Jim Parsons

February 6, 2019

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Fiber-reinforced polymer composites, high-performance concrete and other innovative materials and technologies appear to be fulfilling their promise to reduce infrastructure maintenance and life-cycle costs, and cut construction time, according to a recently released Transportation Research Board consensus study.

Trump Pushes ‘Buy American’

Tom Ichniowski

February 6, 2019

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Construction industry officials are poring over President Trump’s new executive order that aims to expand “Buy American” preferences for infrastructure projects.

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Trump, in State of the Union, "Eager" to Work on Infrastructure Bill

Tom Ichniowski

February 6, 2019

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But president provides no specifics about size of proposal or funding sources.

Odebrecht Looks to Rebuild Portfolio As Corruption Scandal Lingers

Augusto Diniz

February 5, 2019

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After a tumultuous few years at the center of a national corruption scandal, Brazil-based Odebrecht is looking to move on. And despite ongoing investigations, the firm has continued to book work both in Brazil and abroad.

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