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At World of Concrete 2020, PCA Economic Forecast Sees Continued Growth

Steady demand expected to offset possible economic shocks

February 6, 2020

Alongside swarms of contractors and others pouring in to the annual World of Concrete trade show in Las Vegas, the Portland Cement Association released a relatively rosy economic forecast for 2020 into 2021.

Ronald O. Hamburger Named Legacy Award Winner for Northern California

Nadine M. Post

February 6, 2020

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Hamburger earned the award for a career of innovations in seismic engineering and building codes.

New York City Studies Feasibility of $1B Passenger Rail Line

Eydie Cubarrubia

February 5, 2020

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AECOM and WSP awarded $1.3M contract to study 16-mile Brooklyn to Queens line.

Company Focus

AECOM First-Quarter Results Leave Investors Hopeful

The company is quiet on construction asset sale, CEO change and possible WSP merger deal

Debra K. Rubin

February 4, 2020

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Design giant sees revenue drop, noting "large" claim on storm cleanup work, but cites positive earnings; CEO is quiet on reported WSP merger talks and his successor.

Former Illinois State Senator Martin Sandoval

Public Works and Ethics

Ex-Ill. State Senator Pleads Guilty to Bribery Charge As Probe Expands

Investigation shifts to include recycled material used in asphalt pavement

Jeff Yoders

February 4, 2020

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Federal officials now are looking into former senator's influence in policy encouraging use of recycled shingles in pavement.

Construction Finance Software Maker Built Technologies Buys lienwaivers.io

Jeff Rubenstone

February 3, 2020

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Two firms say the acquisition move reflects a natural overlap in their businesses.

North Carolina DOT Unlocks Lots of Budget-Stalled Project Awards

Jim Parsons

February 3, 2020

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Design and construction set to resume on hundreds of jobs halted by storm emergency and other shortfalls.

States Push to Limit Fossil-Fuel Plant Shutdowns

Mary B. Powers

February 1, 2020

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Indiana bill, which would reward utilities that keep coal-fired plants open, is tied to Trump push for fossil-fuel power, says analyst.

Hard Rock Hotel Collapse To Be Examined by New Orleans City Council

Pam Radtke Russell

January 31, 2020

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The council created a special committee to look at the causes of the collapse over the protest of the city's mayor.

NYC's Gowanus Canal Superfund Site Cleanup Begins in Earnest

Eydie Cubarrubia

January 31, 2020

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A $125-million segment of the eventual $500-million urban project requires full-scale dredging and capping of one site area and restoration of another.