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Duke Energy's efforts to remove a portion of an estimated 39,000 tons of coal ash spilled in February into the Dan River could signal the start of new responsibilities for North Carolina utilities in managing waste from coal-fired powerplants. Photo courtesy of Duke Energy Contractor Phillips & Jordan is performing vacuum dredging of the Dan River near Danville, Va. Related Links: Subpoenas Issued in North Carolina Coal Ash Spill Duke signed an "enforceable" agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on May 22 to clean up affected sites in the state and in Virginia about two weeks after its cleanup

Duke Energy says it will build a $1.5-billion, 1,640-MW natural gas-fired powerplant on a Citrus County, Fla., site adjacent to its  damaged Crystal River nuclear facility that the utility officially shuttered 15 months ago. Image courtesy Duke Energy Duke Energy announced plans to locate a $1.5-billion, 1,640-megawatt natural gas-fired powerplant on a site adjacent to its Crystal River complex in Citrus County, Fla. Related Links: Duke Decides to Shutter Damaged Crystal River Nuke Plant Duke Study: Crystal River Nuke Plant Repairs Could Hit $3.4B The Charlotte, N.C.-based utility stated that, after “a months-long request-for-proposals process,” it has decided its "self-build"

The general contractor of a partially complete, abandoned high-rise building in Jacksonville, Fla., is seeking a buyer for the property it recently acquired by foreclosure. When the developer defaulted on a $12.4-million civil award due the contractor for nonpayment and breach of contract, the court cleared the way for Choate Construction Co. to seize the project. Photo courtesy Choate Construction Co. The Berkman Plaza II project in Jacksonville, Fla., has been stalled since December 2007. Image courtesy Choate Construction A digital rendering of the Berkman Plaza II project. Related Links: Contractor: Panel Rejects Claims of Collapse Liability Dynamic Deeds Build

  TOWNSENDPamela Townsend has joined the Raleigh offices of Dewberry as senior vice president and director of Southeast strategic planning and growth. Townsend comes to Dewberry from AECOM, where she served as a senior vice president. She has nearly 30 years of experience in the consulting engineering business. Related Links: Designer of the Year LS3P Plans a Transformation As Design Activity Picks Up, Industry Sentiment Follows Robert "Skip" Notte was promoted to the position of vice president in Dewberry's Charlotte, N.C., office. He has more than 17 years of industry experience.Ken Hartmann has joined HNTB Corp.'s Tampa office as vice

The Dept. of Energy's $7.7-billion Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, S.C., isn't dead yet. But the Obama administration's March budget request to put the unfinished plutonium disposal facility into "cold standby" could sound the bedeviled project's death knell. Photo courtesy of the South Carolina Chapter of the Sierra Club With construction costs soaring, and long-term operational costs doing the same, the Obama administration recommended halting the project and studying other alternatives for plutonium disposition. Related Links: DOE Looking at Cost, Schedule Problems at S.C. Nuclear Site Cold War Cleanup The lack of an

 HOISTPete Holst has rejoined Gilbane Building Co.'s North Carolina leadership team as senior project executive in the contractor's Durham, N.C., office. Holst, who has 30 years of industry experience, will focus on the life science, corporate and mission-critical markets. Related Links: B.D. Rodgers, 89, Founded Charlotte-based Rodgers Builders SLIDESHOW: The Southeast's Top 20 Under 40 Sam Stiteler, a business development manager with Metro Power, was recently installed as 2014 chairman of the board of Associated Builders and Contractors of Georgia in Atlanta. Stiteler has 13 years of construction industry experience and has been actively involved with ABC of Georgia for

Bonar Day “B.D.” Rodgers, 89, founder and chairman of Charlotte, N.C.-based construction manager Rodgers Builders, died Feb. 14. Rodgers had remained active in the company’s management until his death. Photo courtesy Rodgers Builders B.D. Rodgers, chairman of Rodgers Builders, with his wife, Patricia, president and CEO, in 2013. Related Links: Rodgers Builders Melds Traditional Values, Innovation The company released a statement, which read, in part: “[B.D.] was a ‘builder’ in the truest sense, with a passion for building relationships through his service to community and his love of the construction industry, and most importantly, his love for his family and

 STOWEJoe C. Stowe, a senior management consultant with McKim & Creed in Charlotte, was recognized by the international nonprofit group Water For People with its 2013 Robert W. Hite Award. The organization presents the award annually to an individual "who models the best in leadership with innovation, creativity and commitment" to the principles of the work performed by the group. Stowe received the honor at the Water Environment Federation's recent annual conference. Ned Breslin, CEO of Water For People, said Stowe "has been instrumental in Water For People's transformation" and "helped us reshape our program for greater impact." Related Links:

The construction industry is largely defined by uncertainty and, at the same time, the promise of a better tomorrow. With that in mind, it may sound redundant to describe any particular year as being defined by uncertainty and promise. But for the Southeast’s builders, from the very beginning of 2013, those factors stood out. Related Links: Duke Decides to Shutter Damaged Crystal River Nuke Plant Duke Energy Cancels $24.7B Florida Nuke Plant As Reservoir Redo Starts, Tampa Bay Water Seeks New GM OSHA Cites Five Firms for Miami Parking Garage Collapse PortMiami TBM Completes Final Bore Daytona Speedway's $400M Makeover