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Risk Management

Where Will Trump's Policies Lead The Construction Industry?

Changes on global warming and project labor agreements could be coming

January 25, 2017

The Trump administration’s rapidly evolving policies on health care, deregulation and infrastructure present the construction industry with numerous opportunities and hazards.

OSHA Fines NYC Bridge Team For 2016 Crane-Boom Collapse

January 25, 2017

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A federal probe into the July 2016 crane collapse at the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement project, near New York City, faults the contracting team for numerous safety violations, resulting in a $12,675 fine from the U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration on Jan. 18.

Pulse: Project News for the Week of Jan. 30, 2017

January 24, 2017

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Project News From Dodge Data & Analytics

Risk Management

Fixing Design Errors Before They Cost Big Money

Rectification insurance is filling a need on more design-build projects

Scott Van Voorhis

January 24, 2017

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Why it is important to catch mistakes and fix them before the costs multiply.

Energy Sector Supports 2 Million Construction Jobs, Says Analysis

Energy efficiency work will rise 11% this year, the study says.

Pam Radtke Russell

January 19, 2017

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The number is nearly one-third of the industry's total workforce, says DOE update.

BP Moves Lower 48 HQ to Denver

January 19, 2017

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Officials at BP’s U.S. Lower 48 business unit say they will relocate the multinational energy company’s headquarters to Denver from Houston, with the move expected to be complete in early 2018.

Transportation Infrastructure

Innovating for the Public Good

Mark Shaw

January 18, 2017

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Colorado's RoadX program illustrates what can be achieved when everyone—and everything—is in gear, listening, innovating and collaborating for the public good.

Sinking S.F. Tower Prompts More Lawsuits

JT Long

January 18, 2017

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Homeowners on Jan. 6 added another lawsuit to the list pending against Millennium Partners, developer of the 645-ft-tall Millennium Tower, located in San Francisco’s South-of-Market district.

Indian Point Nuclear Plant Near NYC Will Close

Mary B. Powers

Alisa Zevin

January 18, 2017

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) on Jan. 9 announced that the Indian Point nuclear power plant, sited about 30 miles north of New York City, will close by 2021.