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Q4 Cost Report: Consultant Warns to Watch International Labor Markets, Brexit

December 19, 2018

Construction costs in some U.S. markets—notably San Francisco, New York City, Seattle and Portland, Ore.—reached up to 6% escalation through 2018 due to tariffs and a stretched labor market

Ontario Eyes 'Loophole' in Bid to Open Public Works to Non-Union

Scott Van Voorhis

December 19, 2018

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Unions counter the move is a safety risk

Multiemployer Pension Fix From Congress Unlikely Until 2019

Tom Ichniowski

December 19, 2018

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A special congressional committee missed its Nov. 30 deadline for developing a plan to help troubled U.S. multiemployer pension plans.

ENR MidAtlantic Releases List of 2019 Top Young Professionals

Winners will be featured in the February issue of ENR MidAtlantic

December 18, 2018

ENR MidAtlantic is pleased to honor the 2019 Top Young Professionals.

Obituary

Former IBEW President Ed Hill Is Dead at 81

Tom Ichniowski

Debra K. Rubin

December 14, 2018

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Official served the 775,000-member electrical workers' union for 54 years, with a strong focus on organizing as its elected president.

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Survey: Workers Lack Awareness of Potentially Hazardous Nanomaterials

The health issues aren't well understood yet, a survey finds

Scott Van Voorhis

December 11, 2018

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Researchers and workplace health specialists are scrambling to keep up.

Megaproject Management

UK High-Speed Rail Chief Quits After Delay, Cost Details Emerge

Peter Reina

December 10, 2018

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Terry Morgan's ouster as chair of HS2 and Crossrail comes as the latter London tunnel line faces a new $2.5-billion budget hole and a likely finish beyond 2019.

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