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Texas & Louisiana Snapshot: South Oak Cliff Blue Line Extension (SOC-3)

April 3, 2017

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Photographs chosen by our editors from submissions to ENR.com/texas-louisiana/photos

Europe Wind Power Plans Are Soaring, But Costs Are Not

Peter Reina

March 29, 2017

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From water depth to turbine sizes, everything about European offshore-wind power is getting larger, except cost.

Steel in The Water

Startup of First U.S. Offshore Wind Farm Propels Domestic Market

The ambitious Cape Wind project hit a wall after 15 years, but developers see water-based wind boost in the U.S. power mix.

Debra K. Rubin

Mary B. Powers

March 29, 2017

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The over-ambitious Cape Wind offshore farm in Massachusetts hit a wall after 15 years, but developers now see new ways to boost water-based wind in the U.S. power mix.

Communication and Recruitment

Construction Firms Learn To Avoid Pitfalls of Social Media

Companies learn to manage the use and hazards of Twitter, Facebook and other platforms

Scott Dailey

March 28, 2017

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Social media are transforming the way firms communicate with the public and the construction industry and how they recruit new talent.

Risk Management

Architect's Dubai Frame Copyright Lawsuit Paints Ugly Picture

A disputed landmark rises in Dubai as Fernando Donis cries foul

Scott Van Voorhis

March 25, 2017

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Can the Mexican-born winner of a design contest enforce his claim against Dubai?

Management

How Suffolk Construction Uses Tech to Cut CM Contingencies

John Fish explains his company's approach to technology and millenials

March 22, 2017

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John Fish steered his company, Suffolk Construction Co., through the Great Recession of 2009 with a cheerful optimism and plenty of ambition.

Drone Spies Stolen Construction Equipment Trove

Jim Parsons

March 22, 2017

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Nearly $400,000 worth of construction equipment allegedly stolen from multiple jobsites in the upper Mid-Atlantic has been recovered, thanks to coordinated police work and a sharp-eyed aerial drone.