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Workplace Safety

OSHA Again Pushes Back Record-Keeping Rule Deadline

Tom Ichniowski

November 27, 2017

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Agency also says it will propose new rule in 2018 to "reconsider, revise or remove" some provisions.

Keystone XL Pipeline Closer to Build After Neb. PSC Decision

November 22, 2017

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Keystone XL developer TransCanada says it is reviewing the Nebraska Public Service Commission’s 3-2 decision approving an alternative route for the XL pipeline through the state.

Mass. Green Line Contract Award Goes to Joint Venture

November 22, 2017

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The Massachusetts Dept. of Transportation announced the award of a $1.08-billion contract for the Green Line Extension.

CH2M To Repair Naval Stations Damaged by Harvey

November 22, 2017

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Nearly three months after Hurricane Harvey struck Texas, CH2M has been selected to assist with repairs to damage caused by the storm at two Naval air stations.

L.A. Gives Notice to Owners of Older Concrete Structures About Seismic Retrofits

Nadine M. Post

November 22, 2017

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Earlier this month, just over two years after Los Angeles passed a law requiring seismic retrofits of older, nonductile concrete buildings, the city’s Dept. of Building and Safety began sending compliance orders to owners.

Former Warehouse in D.C. Becomes The Museum of the Bible

Scott Lewis

November 22, 2017

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Transforming a workhorse into a show horse is difficult.

International projects

Pakistan, China at Odds Over Key Belt and Road Project Financing

Diamer Basha Dam, a $14-billion hydro project 15 years along, is a point of contention

Saibal Dasgupta

November 22, 2017

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Chinese want ownership; Pakistan says it will self-finance.

Engineering and Construction

Wall Street's Signs for the Construction Industry in 2018

Is wage inflation an under appreciated risk?

Debra K. Rubin

November 21, 2017

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State transportation bid data track positive for next year, but wage inflation in all sector work could be an 'underappreciated' potential risk, analysts say.

Infrastructure Spending