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Vogtle Project Hits Another Milestone; Hospital Topping-Out Ceremony Goes Virtual

June 16, 2020

Georgia Power recently announced that crews working at the Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion project near Waynesboro, Ga., reached another milestone when they placed the integrated head package (IHP) for Vogtle Unit 3 atop the reactor vessel.

Corps Proposes $4.6B Plan to Steel Miami for Storm Surge

Pam Radtke Russell

June 11, 2020

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The plan, which calls for $1.2 billion in construction for seawalls, levees and floodwalls, is the latest to protect East Coast communities.

Coronavirus and Construction

Virus Issues Ground Nearly $1B of Tampa Airport Projects

Jim Parsons

June 7, 2020

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Airport will defer or cancel close to $900 million in projects in next four to five years, with delayed construction of the $690-million Airside D terminal the biggest casualty.

Federal Contracts

What The New NASA Launch Could Mean For Jacobs and Other Contractors

A successful mission could keep contracts flowing out of agency’s ambitious programs

Richard Korman

May 27, 2020

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The space agency awards billions of dollars worth of contracts each year.

Latest Southeast Updates on the Coronavirus Pandemic

Tracking industry impacts as COVID-19 forces closures and interrupts business across the region

Scott Judy

May 12, 2020

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The latest news on the pandemic's impact across the Southeast region.

Plant Vogtle's Unit 3 under construction

After Cutting Workforce, Georgia Power Sticks to Current Vogtle Schedule

Scott Judy

May 5, 2020

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The utility says a recent 20% reduction in the project’s workforce due to the coronavirus pandemic shouldn't affect the in-service date targets for the new nuclear units.

In Atlanta, Miami Beach, Contractors Speed Delivery of COVID-19 Hospital Facilities

Scott Judy

April 28, 2020

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As officials in Atlanta and South Florida rushed to get ready for a surge in coronavirus cases, contractors stepped up to quickly deliver needed facilities.