Commentary on Natural Disasters How to Reform Flood Insurance Combining flood risks with other risks could bring many advantages H. Joseph Coughlin Jr. August 9, 2017 No Comments When FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) expires next month, the pressure will be on Congress to reauthorize the program, ideally by adopting long-delayed reforms.Read More
Mountain States Pulse: Construction bids for the week of August 14 August 7, 2017 No Comments Dodge provided information about projects in the Pacific Northwest.Read More
Guest Column: Wooing the Angel Investor Roger London August 6, 2017 No Comments Long-time venture capitalist offers advice for startups seeking investors.Read More
Construction Workforce Construction Adds 6,000 Jobs in July, but Jobless Rate Rises Buildings sector gained 5,500 jobs but heavy-civil construction lost 1,200 Tom Ichniowski August 4, 2017 No Comments July's 4.9% rate edged up from 4.5% in previous month and in July 2016, Labor Dept. reports.Read More
Construction Workforce Federal Multiemployer Pension Program's Health Worsens Multiemployer plans are common in unionized construction sector Tom Ichniowski August 3, 2017 No Comments PBGC says its 2016 multiemployer program deficit grew to $58.6 billion from 2015's $55.5 billion. Read More
Federal Buildings Federal Agencies Pledge a Plan B for New FBI Headquarters GSA, FBI to send new proposal to Congress in 120 days Tom Ichniowski August 2, 2017 No Comments GSA and FBI killed earlier proposal for suburban D.C. HQ to be built via swap with developer.Read More
Companies Jacobs Pays Surprise Premium in $3.27B Deal for CH2M The combined companies would create biggest designer with limited construction risk, says buyer Debra K. Rubin Richard Korman August 2, 2017 One Comment The much-speculated purchase, set to conclude by December, would create a $15-billion-revenue firm and includes $416 million of debt.Read More
Construction Markets June Construction Spending Dips from May, Up Year over Year Government sector falls but private construction rises Tom Ichniowski August 1, 2017 No Comments Commerce Dept. says construction spending declines 1.3% on monthly basis but climbs 1.6% vs. June 2016.Read More
Power Generation Fiasco South Carolina Utilities Abandon Nuclear Reactor Project Project opponents applaud after seeing billions spent on the work Scott Judy July 31, 2017 No Comments To date, Santee Cooper has spent about $4.7 billion in construction and interest costs.Read More
Risk Management Severed Cable May Darken North Carolina Islands For Two Weeks Tens of thousands affected by evacuation orders following mishap at Bonner Bridge project Jim Parsons July 31, 2017 No Comments A steel casing driven into buried line kills power at height of tourist season.Read More