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Kansas City Council Approves Edgemoor Team for Airport Job

February 14, 2018

The Kansas City, Mo., city council voted 8-5 on Feb. 8 to move forward with Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate via a memorandum of understanding for a new single-terminal Kansas City International Airport.

Bid-Rigging Charges Take Toll on Ciminelli

Mary B. Powers

February 14, 2018

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LPCiminelli returns to spotlight as corruption trials unfold.

Hispanic, immigrant construction workers

Experts Weigh In on Bilingual Best Practices for Jobsites

Jim Parsons

February 14, 2018

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Even as the number of non-English-speaking workers continues to grow, the construction industry lacks a set of best practices to help them

Tax Reforms a Big Deal for Small, Midsized Builders

John Gregerson

February 14, 2018

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Potential benefits range from a 20% reduction on qualified income to more than a doubling of the estate-tax exclusions

Industrial Leads for the Week of February 19, 2018

February 14, 2018

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Cypress Creek Renewables is planning to construct a solar power plant, which will have a capacity between 2 MW and 5 MW, on a 48-acre site in Crete Township.

Natural Disasters

Taiwan Earthquake Kills 12 and Triggers Investigations

Experts are probing structural design, construction practice and building materials

Saibal Dasgupta

February 13, 2018

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Prosecutors are looking for negligence or infractions such as shortcuts during construction, using inferior building materials or failing to comply with construction regulations

Trump Unveils $1.5-Trillion Plan for Infrastructure

Tom Ichniowski

February 12, 2018

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Plan calls for $200B in direct spending, aiming to spur more than $1T in state, local and private matching funds.

Federal Spending

New Spending Measure Has Big Potential Infrastructure Boost

Newly enacted bill's disaster-relief provisions include $15B for Corps construction

Tom Ichniowski

February 11, 2018

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Hill leaders want measure's increased budget caps to include $20 billion for infrastructure over two years.

The American Infrastructure

'Overlooked' Conflict-of-Interest Rule Created Confusion on Big Light-Rail Bid

Scott Van Voorhis

February 8, 2018

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How a contract clause threw an important Minneapolis transportation project into turmoil.

Exxon Mobil Touts $50-Billion Facilities Investment

Mary B. Powers

February 8, 2018

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Exxon Mobil Corp. plans to invest $50 billion over five years to expand its U.S. oil-and-gas production facilities, the company said on Feb. 2, when it released its 2017 results, which included $8.4 billion in fourth-quarter earnings and $19 billion in income for the year.