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Construction Groups Agree on Need for Infrastructure Plan, Diverge on Details

Point of contention: rollback of Trump corporate tax cut to pay for plan

Corinne Grinapol

March 31, 2021

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Industry reps respond to President Biden's rollout of the $2-trillion American Jobs Plan.

La. Construction Firm Owner, Two Employees Indicted for Tax Fraud

Scott Van Voorhis

March 31, 2021

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Owner of SES Construction Consulting Group and of Global Technical Solutions and two key staffers allegedly hid hundreds of thousands in wages and other compensation in false tax returns.

Massachusetts Contractors and Developers Back Final Climate Bill

Scott Van Voorhis

March 31, 2021

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Gov. Charlie Baker signs legislation to slash carbon emissions to “net zero” by 2050, but with some changes industry had sought

Construction Payments

Layton Construction and Sprawling Ariz. Ritz-Carlton Developer Part on Bad Terms

March 29, 2021

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Liens in of several million pile up from subcontractors on the $2B Scottsdale-area project.

Legal

US Court Disputes $1.8B AECOM Damage Award in ‘Remarkable Fraud’ Suit

Mary B. Powers

March 28, 2021

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Appellate judges uphold ban on rogue firm's fake use of AECOM-owned Morrison Knudsen name and record but want damages reassessed.

Report: No Motive In Engineer's Deadly 2019 Mass Shooting

Jim Parsons

March 25, 2021

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Final Va. Beach findings can't pinpoint why municipal employee killed 11 colleagues and a contractor, and injured five, in office rampage.

Prevention through Design

When the Construction Project Team Made 122 Design Changes in the Name of Safety

Richard Korman

Scott Van Voorhis

March 25, 2021

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A drug company’s new building may indicate growing support for design-phase hazard mitigation

New COVID-19 Tests, Rules Ramp Up in North America

Bruce Buckley

Scott Van Voorhis

March 24, 2021

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At pandemic anniversary, Canada rolls out mandated rapid antigen tests as U.S. weighs federal OSHA emergency standard to curb further virus spread

Federal Contracting

Design Firms Tell Congress of Financial Harm From Credits for PPP Loans

Bruce Buckley

March 23, 2021

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Rep. Kweisi Mfume relays how some U.S. agencies treat PPP loans as credits under the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

FERC OKs Gas Pipeline Job After First-Ever Climate Change Review

Mary B. Powers

March 22, 2021

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Ruling for 87-mile project comes as 21 states sue President Joe Biden and cabinet over the Keystone XL pipeline halt.

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Construction Groups Agree on Need for Infrastructure Plan, Diverge on Details

La. Construction Firm Owner, Two Employees Indicted for Tax Fraud

Massachusetts Contractors and Developers Back Final Climate Bill

Layton Construction and Sprawling Ariz. Ritz-Carlton Developer Part on Bad Terms

US Court Disputes $1.8B AECOM Damage Award in ‘Remarkable Fraud’ Suit

Report: No Motive In Engineer's Deadly 2019 Mass Shooting

When the Construction Project Team Made 122 Design Changes in the Name of Safety

New COVID-19 Tests, Rules Ramp Up in North America

Design Firms Tell Congress of Financial Harm From Credits for PPP Loans

FERC OKs Gas Pipeline Job After First-Ever Climate Change Review

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