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AECOM Expands Group, Reports Year-End Numbers; WSP Global CEO Change Set

November 16, 2016

LaMont Wells, former president and chairman of federal defense and intelligence consultant Technology Management Associates, joined AECOM’s management services group as executive vice president in Germantown, Md.

Construction Starts Ease Back In September After August Jump

November 16, 2016

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The value of new construction starts slipped 2% in September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $703.7 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics.

Odebrecht Brightens Night-Time Work Zone Safety Picture

The contractor outfits workers on big Florida project with new light-emitting gear

Scott Van Voorhis

November 16, 2016

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More than 40 workers don light-emitting hard hat rings on SR 836 outside Miami.

2017 Forecast: A Weak Recovery Will Gain Strength

Trump’s unexpected election is having little impact on next year’s construction market forecasts: The fundamentals are strong and already in place. The year to watch is 2018.

Tim Grogan Bruce Buckley

November 15, 2016

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The ink barely had dried on this year’s batch of construction market forecasts when economists had to take a second look at their numbers to evaluate the impact of Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election, which brought with it a Republican-controlled Senate and House.

Pulse: Project News for the Week of Nov. 21, 2016

November 15, 2016

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Project News from Dodge Data & Analytics

Election 2016

Trump's Big Win: Less Regulation, More Infrastructure?

With election choices made, construction seeks specifics from incoming administration

ENR Editors

November 12, 2016

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New Trump transition statement cites $550-billion infrastructure plan, compared with then-candidate's $1-trillion, 10-year proposal.

Los Angeles Aims to Unify a Complex Water Infrastructure

Years of California drought and resiliency threats lead to drive for less imported water

Scott Blair

November 2, 2016

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Years of drought and threats to infrastructure resiliency spur a major planning effort.

Two CEOs Depart Amid Board Differences

Also, a former Caterpillar CEO and CH2M VP are dead

November 2, 2016

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Arcadis NV and contractor Adolph & Peterson chiefs depart. Also, a former Caterpillar CEO and CH2M VP are dead.

National Grid’s Five Mile Road substation project

Owners Ask Contractors to Ramp Up Recruitment, Productivity

The market is on an upswing, but owners increasingly are demanding firms take action on workforce development and productivity

Gary J. Tulacz

November 2, 2016

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The construction market has been growing steadily.

Engineering Software

Bentley Consolidates Road Design Suite as Part of a Broad Lift to Connected Cloud

Move is part of a transition to enabling wide data exchange via Microsoft Azure servers

Janice L. Tuchman

Tom Sawyer

November 2, 2016

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Bentley Systems announces ‘Open Roads’ to consolidate civil brands and also describes its intent to link its cloud services platform with that of Topcon's and others for seamless data exchange

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AECOM Expands Group, Reports Year-End Numbers; WSP Global CEO Change Set

Construction Starts Ease Back In September After August Jump

Odebrecht Brightens Night-Time Work Zone Safety Picture

2017 Forecast: A Weak Recovery Will Gain Strength

Pulse: Project News for the Week of Nov. 21, 2016

Trump's Big Win: Less Regulation, More Infrastructure?

Los Angeles Aims to Unify a Complex Water Infrastructure

Two CEOs Depart Amid Board Differences

Owners Ask Contractors to Ramp Up Recruitment, Productivity

Bentley Consolidates Road Design Suite as Part of a Broad Lift to Connected Cloud

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