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Reports from key industry events across the California & Northwest region.

Superlative-filled tunnel-boring machines are nothing new to Seattle. From the infamous mole that dug a new State Route 99 tunnel to a handful of TBMs carving a new path for Sound Transit’s aggressive light rail expansion, tunneling under the Pacific Northwest city is almost commonplace.

ENR California's Owner of the Year embraces progressive design-build approach on the $9.3-billion VTA BART Silicon Valley Phase II.

KBR confirmed energy firm Equinor letter of intent for design of giant floating structure, along with Canada-based Hatch, with final investment decision possible in late 2024.

Despite an uptick in construction starts nationwide last year, the industry’s lingering doldrums continued in California.

ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

A loss of 13,900 jobs reported by specialty trade contractors outweighed job gains in residential and heavy and civil engineering categories.

Override of the veto faces exceptionally long odds of securing two-thirds majorities in both houses of Congress.

West Virginia approval was vacated by a Richmond, Va., federal court, which cited errors and ordered a permit redo for the 303-mile line from the Marcellus shale region in the currently halted project's latest legal battle.

University researchers in West Virginia and South Dakota will gain $16M for front-end design of extraction facilities, with $450M also awarded for clean energy demonstration projects at mine sites across the U.S.