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French Government Fines National Architects' Group $1.6M Over Fee-Fixing

October 6, 2019

Agency cites strong-arm enforcement, but design registration group will appeal, claiming approach was to prevent fee dumping.

Construction Workforce

Construction Sept. Jobless Rate Falls, Matching Industry's 10-Year Low

Tom Ichniowski

October 4, 2019

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Industry's jobless rate dips to 3.2% in September from August's 3.6% and year-earlier 4.1%, BLS says.

Federal Megaproject

Worst U.S. Nuclear Waste Dump Inches Closer to Cleanup

Tim Newcomb

Debra K. Rubin

October 3, 2019

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After 17-year, $17B saga, Bechtel's recast waste glassification megaproject at U.S. Hanford site readies for first startup, but unresolved issues remain.

Federal Megaproject

Court Ruling Impacts Scope of $6.5B Uranium Processing Project

Mary B. Powers

October 2, 2019

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Feds won't stop building expanded complex for nuke warhead upgrades despite legal order to redo seismic and environmental risk analyses.

3Q Cost Report: Tariff-Exempt LNG Projects Irk Canada Steel Sector

Scott Van Voorhis

October 2, 2019

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Steel companies are blasting a federal decision to exempt two giant LNG projects in British Columbia from punitive duties on cheaper Chinese steel.

Ex-Detroit Demolition Official Sentenced for Taking Bribes

Jeff Yoders

October 2, 2019

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Aradondo Haskins, a former Detroit demolition projects official, has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for accepting $26,500 in bribes from contractors and rigging bids to tear down homes in a federally funded demolition program.

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