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Firms settle wrongful death lawsuit over fall of construction engineer David O'Donnell, 27.

The Homeland Security Secretary's waiver of environmental rules will expedite 36 miles of border wall projects previously awarded to SLSCO Ltd. and Fisher Sand & Gravel. 

Legislation approved by the state Senate that then stalled in the House was backed by oil and gas interests.

How far down the subcontracting chain will construction contractors and owners be exposed to liability?

OSHA investigators were on the scene June 4 at the site of a fatal crane collapse in Merritt Island, Fla.

An editorial asks if a turnaround is at hand. 

Fatal construction accidents trigger investigations in South Korea.

Williams Cos. is refiling permits for its Northeast Supply Enhancement Project and Constitution pipelines to move natural gas from Pennsylvania to the New York region and New England.

Buildots recently has raised $45 million in series B financing, with other construction technology startups gaining solid investment as the sector remains hot. 

Draft proposed rule, particularly aimed at coal-fired plants, is part of the government intent to stop facility retirements and boost the sector's fortunes under the Trump energy agenda, which also calls for possibly building new nuclear reactors without approval from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission.