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Markets

With World Short of Chips, Intel Plans to Spend Billions on Manufacturing

Richard Korman

March 25, 2021

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Contractors accustomed to building for Intel will gain more opportunities.

Report: No Motive In Engineer's Deadly 2019 Mass Shooting

Jim Parsons

March 25, 2021

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Final Va. Beach findings can't pinpoint why municipal employee killed 11 colleagues and a contractor, and injured five, in office rampage.

Obituary: Bud Griffis, 82, Led Megaprojects and Shared Wisdom Broadly

Debra K. Rubin

March 24, 2021

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Ex-Corps manager built second career as leading educator, researcher and industry activist

New COVID-19 Tests, Rules Ramp Up in North America

Bruce Buckley

Scott Van Voorhis

March 24, 2021

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At pandemic anniversary, Canada rolls out mandated rapid antigen tests as U.S. weighs federal OSHA emergency standard to curb further virus spread

FERC OKs Gas Pipeline Job After First-Ever Climate Change Review

Mary B. Powers

March 22, 2021

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Ruling for 87-mile project comes as 21 states sue President Joe Biden and cabinet over the Keystone XL pipeline halt.

Companies

Canada's SNC-Lavalin Looks Abroad for Better Risk and Return

Scott Van Voorhis

March 21, 2021

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As Montreal firm pushes to finish lump-sum construction in Canada, U.S. and U.K. projects show new appeal to reverse 2020 results declines.

Cultural Centers

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures 'Sphere' Appears to Defy Gravity

A September opening was delayed by COVID-19

Christine Kilpatrick

March 19, 2021

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The $500-million Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will raise the curtain this September on an eye-popping museum and theater complex that honors the past, is designed to resist future seismic forces and appears to defy the laws of gravity.

Economic Indicators

Autodesk Analysis: Construction Bids Up 36% Over Pre-Pandemic Levels

Economic analysis of bidding from Autodesk's Builders Network shows construction may recover faster than expected

Jeff Yoders

March 18, 2021

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Compared to three-month pre-virus average, total bid volume in Autodesk's BuildingConnected platform rose 36% in January, an all-time high.

Record-Length UK Rail Bridge Gets Underway

Peter Reina

March 18, 2021

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Under $2.2B contract, team will sink nearly 300 piles for 3.4-km high-speed rail crossing north of London.

At ENR BuildTech Conference, Fresh Lessons From a Long Year

Jeff Rubenstone

Jeff Yoders

March 15, 2021

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Harsh lessons and hopeful developments were the top line ideas at the BuildTech virtual conference, ENR’s annual look at the state of construction technology and management.