Construction Finance Software Maker Built Technologies Buys lienwaivers.io Jeff Rubenstone February 3, 2020 No Comments Two firms say the acquisition move reflects a natural overlap in their businesses.Read More
North Carolina DOT Unlocks Lots of Budget-Stalled Project Awards Jim Parsons February 3, 2020 No Comments Design and construction set to resume on hundreds of jobs halted by storm emergency and other shortfalls.Read More
States Push to Limit Fossil-Fuel Plant Shutdowns Mary B. Powers February 1, 2020 One Comment Indiana bill, which would reward utilities that keep coal-fired plants open, is tied to Trump push for fossil-fuel power, says analyst.Read More
Hard Rock Hotel Collapse To Be Examined by New Orleans City Council Pam Radtke Russell January 31, 2020 No Comments The council created a special committee to look at the causes of the collapse over the protest of the city's mayor.Read More
NYC's Gowanus Canal Superfund Site Cleanup Begins in Earnest Eydie Cubarrubia January 31, 2020 No Comments A $125-million segment of the eventual $500-million urban project requires full-scale dredging and capping of one site area and restoration of another. Read More
Mergers & Acquisitions Engineering Giant WSP USA Acquires Denver-Based LT Environmental Mark Shaw January 30, 2020 With the acquisition, consultant WSP USA extends its reach in the water and environmental sectors in the West.Read More
Project Finance Gas Tax? Tolls? Michigan Gov. Says Enough, ‘I’m Issuing Bonds’ For Road Projects State Senate pushes back by passing bill that asks to hire a toll road study consultant Richard Korman January 30, 2020 No Comments Gretchen Whitmer tries to put an end to the finance debate in her state, as the Michigan state senate pushes for a toll road study.Read More
American Infrastructure House Democrats Propose $760B, Five-Year Infrastructure Plan Tom Ichniowski January 29, 2020 No Comments But Speaker Pelosi, other key legislators decline to say how plan will be paid for or when it might move in the House.Read More
Virginia Gov. Seeks Gas Tax Hike To Raise $1B for Transportation Jim Parsons January 29, 2020 No Comments Four-cent increase, set to fund statewide rail expansion, would take effect in July if legislators approve.Read More
New Report Pegs UK High Speed Rail Megaproject Cost at $115 Billion London's Elizabeth Line also misses key deadline Peter Reina January 26, 2020 No Comments Jan. 24 audit cites failed assessments of HS2 complexity and risk, but construction CEOs and other chiefs tell Boris to build whole line.Read More