Pacific Gas & Electric Co. was increasing vegetation and fire safety standards even before a Cal Fire report released this month concluded that the company’s electric power lines caused the 12 Northern California fires that burned some 245,000 acres in October.
In 2007, reports started filling newspapers and websites about the poor treatment of wounded veterans in aging federal hospitals, including those being built and run by the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs.
A Canadian start-up company is moving toward commercial development of a process to capture carbon dioxide from the air and turn it into a synthetic transportation fuel.
Peter Ruane, American Road & Transportation Builders Association president and CEO, will retire in October after 30 years heading the organization, ARTBA said on June 19.
Granite Construction Inc. said on June 14 that it completed its acquisition of global water management firm Layne Christensen Co., valued at about $536 million, including net debt assumption.
Getting construction workers to put on yet another piece of wearable technology can be an uphill battle, so it’s often better to improve something they already use.
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