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Mortenson Construction's M.A. "Mort" Mortenson is Dead at 82

November 10, 2019

Modest mogul turned an $18M family firm into a $4.6B diversified giant that championed renewable energy and BIM well before they were trendy.

Construction Safety

Nonfatal Construction Injuries Edge Up but Injury Rate Declines

Tom Ichniowski

November 7, 2019

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Injuries rose less than 1% in 2018 to 199,100; rate per 100 workers dipped to 3.0 from 3.1.

Water Infrastructure

Supreme Court Delves Into Scope of Clean Water Act Permits

Tom Ichniowski

November 6, 2019

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Case centers on whether pollution moving through groundwater should require "point source" permit.

Energy Exec Stephanie Cox Now is Wood Americas CEO

Debra K. Rubin

November 6, 2019

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Ian Edwards is named permanent SNC-Lavalin CEO, as its latest quarter results turn around.

EPA Unveils New Coal Ash Regulations

Mary B. Powers

November 6, 2019

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The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed two rules that would ease Obama-era requirements for disposal of two streams of waste that result from burning coal to produce electricity—the storage of coal ash and the discharge of contaminated water into waterways.

Canada Cleanup Giant GFL Environmental Cancels Stock Offering

November 6, 2019

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Investor price concerns and market volatility prompt waste management/remediation firm to opt out of planned $2B IPO set for Nov. 8.

Phishing Attack Steals Fla. City's Payment to Contractor

November 6, 2019

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Ocala, Fla., is the latest city to fall victim to a “spear phishing” cyberattack by scammers posing as representatives of a local contractor.

Bonds OK'd by Calif. for SoCal-Las Vegas Rail Link

November 6, 2019

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Virgin Trains’ planned $4.8-billion high-speed rail line between Southern California and Las Vegas secured a major portion of financing, with the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank approving the developer’s $3.5-billion bond request.