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ENR 2019 Top 25 Newsmakers

Christina Riley: Advocated for Diversity and LGBTQ+ Acceptance at Jobsite and Beyond

Scott Blair

January 24, 2020

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Industry advocate is seen as an important workplace role model for her honesty and boldness.

ENR 2019 Top 25 Newsmakers

Ryan Keith Cox: Public Works Staffer Died Leading Coworkers to Escape Workplace Terror in Virginia Beach

Debra K. Rubin

January 16, 2020

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Virginia Beach public utilities employee represented group’s esprit de corps in steering peers away from unimaginable act by a former city engineer; Cox died along with 10 employees and a visiting contractor.

Construction Workforce

PBGC OKs Construction Union Locals' Pension Fund Merger

Tom Ichniowski

January 15, 2020

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Merger of New York State LIUNA locals' pension funds is first under 2014 multiemployer pension law.

Iran Plane Crash Dead Includes Many Canadians with Industry Ties

Scott Lewis

January 15, 2020

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Engineering practitioners, academics and grad students on shot-down airliner had promising careers and research missions.

Manufacturing Projects

Lucid Motors Plans to Build Massive Electric Vehicle Factory in Casa Grande, Ariz.

David M. Brown

January 15, 2020

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The first building in phased construction of the Lucid Motors plant, an investment of $300-plus million on a 500-acre site, should begin between April and June of this year.

Real Estate Exec Will Lead Turner & Townsend NY Operations

Debra K. Rubin

January 15, 2020

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Gilbane taps Skanska veteran Cavallaro to head NY-New England

Construction Workforce

Construction Gains 20,000 Jobs in Dec., Jobless Rate Shows Mixed Results

January 10, 2020

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Industry's unemployment rate up to 5.0% from November's 4.4% but dips from December 2018's 5.1%, BLS says.

Dave Pepper speaking at Iowa State University.

Obituary: Former Pepper Construction CEO Dave Pepper, 59

Jeff Yoders

January 8, 2020

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Executive expanded family contractor reach and championed education

Management Successions Launch 2020

Debra K. Rubin

January 8, 2020

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Former HNTB aviation executive Jim Tuttle dies at 77

ENR California Names Region's Top Young Professionals

Erica Berardi

January 8, 2020

We are proud to announce ENR California’s 2020 Top Young Professionals. This annual program honors up-and-coming leaders in architecture, construction and engineering