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US Offshore Wind Projects Pass Milestones, Seek to Avert Further Trump Attacks

March 18, 2026

After winning court rulings in recent weeks against Trump-ordered construction halts, East Coast megaprojects and political supporters are mounting new efforts to avert attacks as more projects reach key completion and power delivery milestones.

Safety & Health

Investigation Plumbs Causes of Fatal 2025 Landslide on Norway Jobsite

Deep cement-mixing process seen as likely factor

James Leggate

March 18, 2026

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The collapse of a hillside on a railway project in Norway last year killed one worker and raises questions about monitoring of ground conditions during deep soil mixing.

Projects

Contractor Sues Over Stalled Milwaukee Timber Tower, Seeks $11.3M and Foreclosure

The building's foundation had been poured before the developer stopped construction to value engineer the project planned in downtown Milwaukee.

Annemarie Mannion

March 18, 2026

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Why is C.D. Smith seeking foreclosure and sale of the site of the Edison, which was once planned to be the tallest timber building in North America?

Economics

Construction Material Prices Continued to Rise in February

Downstream effects seen of growing input costs from oil, lumber, metals

Alisa Zevin

March 18, 2026

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As the price of oil rises, construction materials costs are expected to continue to climb.

Submarine under construction with cranes and industrial infrastructure

Fraud

Defense Suppliers Settle $10.5M False Claims Case Tied to Navy Shipbuilding Supply Chain

Alleged overbilling for weld tables tied to Electric Boat-linked work underscores pressure on submarine industrial base

Bryan Gottlieb

March 18, 2026

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A $10.5 million DOJ settlement over weld tables reveals deeper risks inside the Navy’s strained submarine supply chain—what does it signal for shipbuilding capacity?

Rendering of Kennedy Center along Potomac River showing planned renovation and surrounding plaza

Federal Buildings

Kennedy Center Board Approves $257M Rehab, Two-Year Shutdown

Systems overhaul targeting HVAC, structural and life-safety deficiencies advances as legal, funding and oversight questions intensify

Bryan Gottlieb

March 17, 2026

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Kennedy Center board approves $257-million overhaul and two-year shutdown as structural deficiencies, legal challenges and funding questions raise uncertainty over project scope and delivery timeline.

Water Solutions

Ten Minutes with Xylem CEO Matthew Pine on Water Use in the AI Boom

Global water solutions provider sees broad opportunities for systemic improvements

Pam McFarland

March 17, 2026

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Water pipe manufacturer and software provider steps up to meet needs of the AI buildout and convince utilities and government agencies to rethink their water systems, says its chief executive.

People look over a road damaged by a kona storm on Sunday, March 15, 2026, in Maui County, Hawaii.

Natural Disaster

Maui Kona Storm Damage: Roads Collapse, Bridges Fail, Lahaina Floods Again

Historic rainfall exposes 1960s infrastructure designed for 100-year storms that arrived twice in three weeks

Bryan Gottlieb

March 17, 2026

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Hawaii had two 100-year storms in three weeks. Now engineers are reckoning with infrastructure built for a climate that no longer exists.

Dual Email and Telephone Fraud Diverted $870,000 in Payments

Insurance lawsuit over 2023 fraud concerned Texas steel erector's loss bigger than its policy limit

Richard Korman

March 17, 2026

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Did two separate payments require two separate insurance claim payouts?

Mid-East Energy

Worley Gets FEED Contract for $4B Cyprus Gas Field Project Amid Region War Chaos

Gary Lakes

Debra K. Rubin

March 16, 2026

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Chevron and partners task Australia engineer to progress long awaited Mediterranean project but how will regional hostilities impact scope, cost and timing?