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Staffing Woes Worry Owners

Large owners are pushing contractors to create workforce development programs to ensure sufficient craft labor for ramped-up construction plans

Gary J. Tulacz

November 5, 2015

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The primary focus in any construction project is the owner, the entity that pays the bills.

Cleveland Clinic's Prescription for Growth

Health-care provider blends entrepreneurial zeal and cost-management into its global expansion

Jim Parsons

Debra K. Rubin

November 5, 2015

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The prescription for success in health care is no different than for any other highly dynamic, competitive industry.

Fabrication Fault Fails To Deter First Slide-In Bridge in Ohio

Jim Parsons

November 4, 2015

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The Ohio Dept. of Transportation completed the state’s first slide-in bridge project on Oct. 17-18, although on a somewhat different schedule following the discovery this summer of excess camber in two precast-concrete beams.

Winter Work Halt Adds to Edmonton Bridge Delay

Contractors Face Substantial Penalties for Running Past the Scheduled Completion

Scott Van Voorhis

November 3, 2015

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By ruling out winter work on one of two late-running bridge projects in Edmonton, the delay becomes longer.

ENR Commentary: Media Contempt for Construction

ENR Editors

November 2, 2015

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The Washington Post and The Dallas Morning News proved recently just how far construction has to go to climb out of the low, dark place it now occupies in the minds of some journalists.

Judges Uphold Tappan Zee Bridge JV in Wage Dispute

Unions had sought higher pay rate for construction work on big New York bridge.

Richard Korman

October 30, 2015

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A court verdict will save the contractor $7.2 million in wages paid for work on the new Tappan Zee Bridge project over the Hudson River.

The Facts Behind the Fear of Legionnaires' Disease

Scientists link energy-saving water systems to outbreak conditions, but what are the real risks?

Scott Van Voorhis Erin Richey

Richard Korman

October 30, 2015

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A trend in public health that had been building quietly for years finally burst into the news in July. First, more than 100 people sickened and 12 died in July and August in the Bronx in New York City.

Energy-Storage Systems Bring Responsiveness to Power Grids

Jim Smith

October 30, 2015

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Energy storage is a hot topic in California, where lawmakers are mandating that the state’s three biggest utility companies provide 33% of their electrical energy from renewable sources by 2020. Southern California Edison, Pacific Gas & Electric and San Diego Gas & Electric are mandated to buy a total of at least 1300 MW of energy storage to help make the plan work.