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Pulse: Project News for the Week of August 15, 2022

August 10, 2022

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Project news from Dodge Data & Analytics.

OpenSpace Builds Out Site Documentation to Go Global

Jeff Rubenstone

August 10, 2022

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With $111 million in capital raised in 2022, reality capture startup OpenSpace is taking its 360° imaging technology to a global construction market.

GM-LG Solutions joint venture battery plant

Advanced Manufacturing

EV Battery Plant Projects Get US Energy Dept. Financial Boost

Debra K. Rubin

August 10, 2022

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Hundreds of millions in new agency loans go to builders of U.S. advanced battery component plants to chip away at China's market dominance.

Companies

Latest AECOM and Jacobs Results Keep Profit Margins Prominent

Richard Korman

August 9, 2022

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Quarter reports reflect firms' obsession with margins, along with revenue and earnings.

Safety & Health

Bill Calls For 15-Minute Breaks Every Four Hours on the Job in Construction

James Leggate

August 9, 2022

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AGC says safety guidelines should instead account for local conditions and the type of work.

Companies

Contractor Tutor Perini Stumbles in Q2 2022

Richard Korman

August 8, 2022

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Firm notes claims and legal setbacks in latest quarter results but still anticipates profits this year and next.

Environment

GAO: More Data Needed on PFAS Impacts on Water Systems

Federal watchdog report calls for further study of how to deal with U.S. chemical contaminants

Pam McFarland

August 8, 2022

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Further study must inform U.S. government actions to address effects of pervasive toxic chemicals on drinking water and the broader environment, says Government Accountability Office report.

Bridges

TxDOT Outlines 'Highly Problematic' Design Issues With Halted Corpus Christi Bridge

James Leggate

August 8, 2022

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An independent review raised concerns the bridge could collapse under certain load conditions, Texas Dept. of Transportation officials say.

Federal Policy

With Vice President's Tie-Breaker, US Senate Approves Far-Reaching Climate Bill

Measure, with $369B in new funding, could push 40% cut in carbon emissions over next decade

Pam McFarland

Debra K. Rubin

August 8, 2022

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Aug. 12 House vote is set for compromise measure that aims $369B in climate spending and could spur $3.5 trillion in new U.S. energy supply infrastructure capital investment in next decade, with project permit reform promised by Sept. 30.

Federal Contract Dispute

Bechtel $3B Contract Award at DOE Site Halted by Two Bid Protests

Debra K. Rubin

August 6, 2022

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Teams said to be led by Huntington Ingalls Industries, Westinghouse protest U.S. Energy Dept. award of possible 10-year contract to manage construction and operations at huge WIPP nuclear disposal site in New Mexico.