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New State DOT Chiefs Face Tougher Times

February 14, 2019

Kansas Democrat Laura Kelly taps a Burns & McDonnell female exec; NYU engineering school names new construction innovation hub leads.

Puerto Rico Utility Proposes Eight Minigrids to Run the Island

Pam Radtke Russell

February 13, 2019

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Puerto Rico’s electric grid would be divided into eight minigrids that could run independently of one another in the event of a hurricane or other natural disaster.

US Sues DOE Cleanup Site Firms, Execs in Kickback Scheme

Mary B. Powers

February 13, 2019

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Feds seek up to triple damages on alleged millions in Hanford site profit; Lockheed Martin denies claims.

$334M Revamp Set for JFK Airport's Terminal 8

February 13, 2019

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American Airlines and British Airways will invest $344 million in the renovation and expansion of Terminal 8 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City.

Minn. Contractor Facing Big Penalties on Iowa Project

February 13, 2019

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Repeated delays with the I-35-U.S. Route 30 interchange project could cost Harmony, Minn.-based Minnowa Construction Inc. more than $800,000 in penalties, according to the Iowa Dept. of Transportation.

Ford's $1B Chicago Upgrade To Create 500 New Jobs

February 13, 2019

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Ford Motor Co. is spending $1 billion and adding 500 more jobs at two plants in the Chicago area.

Contractors, US Reach $3.6M Small-Business Fraud Pact

Debra K. Rubin

February 13, 2019

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Firm claiming 8A federal contract status was controlled by larger graduate of U.S. Small Business Administration program, the government contends.

Corps Awards Contracts for Herbert Hoover Dike Work

Three contractors compete for Lake Okeechobee five task orders worth $387 million

Thomas F. Armistead

February 12, 2019

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This will be the final section of the 143-mile dike’s cutoff wall. Completion is scheduled in 2022.

Eversource and Orsted Build Out Offshore Wind Partnership

50-50 Deal Secures Parcels Off New England Coast

Johanna Knapschaefer

February 12, 2019

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Eversource is paying $225 million for half of Orsted's Revolution Wind and South Fork Wind projects

Report: Canada Private Funders Are More Wary of Project Risk

Scott Van Voorhis

February 6, 2019

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Even as Canada’s government boosted national infrastructure spending by 11% from 2015 to 2017 and launched the Canada Infrastructure Bank to attract and funnel private-sector project dollars, private investment declined 18% in the same period, says a report by a think tank at Ontario’s Western University.