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Construction Workforce

Construction Jobs Keep Rising, with April Gain of 33,000

Tom Ichniowski

May 3, 2019

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Industry's 4.7% unemployment rate is its lowest for April since 2000, economists note.

Construction Lawsuits

Safety Accusations Fly in Dispute Between New York Developer and Contractor

Richard Korman

April 30, 2019

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Claims about the settlement of the structure during construction are part of the conflict.

Study Finds San Francisco Bay is Sinking Faster than Expected

Sea-Level Rise isn’t the Only Factor in Bay Area’s Future Flooding Risk

Alan Rider

April 30, 2019

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Some areas of the region are sinking as fast as 19 mm — .75 inches — a year.

International Trade

President Xi Signals Course Change at Belt and Road Forum in Beijing

Chinese leader promises more transparency and funding opportunity in $900-billion program

Saibal Dasgupta

April 26, 2019

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U.S., Germany, France, Australia and Japan point to a lack of transparency and a refusal to share business opportunities with non-Chinese companies.

Awards Shift for Giant Military Support Contracts

Debra K. Rubin

April 25, 2019

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New outcomes in 10-Year, $82B LOGCAPs for KBR, Fluor and Parsons; protests from losing incumbents Fluor and DynCorp, and new bidder Parsons, will delay awards.

Chicago Makes First Major Update to City's Building Code in 70 Years

April 24, 2019

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The City Council recently voted to adopt a major update to the Chicago Building Code, its first in 70 years, that will better align it with the International Code Council’s International Building Code.

Wastewater Microtunnel Sets Record

Tim Newcomb

April 24, 2019

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Geography and time weren’t on the side of Mortenson when it needed to design and build a new siphon to move 22 million gallons of wastewater as part of an upgrade to a 42-year-old water system in Oregon.

Mich. AG Says Straits of Mackinac Tunnel Deal Unconstitutional

Jeff Yoders

April 24, 2019

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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D) has declared unconstitutional a late-2018 law that would create an authority to oversee construction of a key tunnel.

NYC Green Bill Requires Major Retrofits on Largest Buildings

Eydie Cubarrubia

Pam Radtke Russell

April 24, 2019

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New York’s largest buildings will have to be retrofitted to produce fewer carbon emissions under one of the first laws passed by the city council as part of the city’s sweeping Green New Deal.

Dispute Waged Over Design of San Francisco Subway Job

Erica Berardi

April 24, 2019

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Tutor Perini clashes with city's transportation agency over alleged design flaws that may push past December completion of its already-delayed $1.6-billion rail project.