South African appeals court overturns $315-million nuclear retrofit contract, while Chinese agree to underwrite coal-fired power plant expansion in Zimbabwe.
An AfDB probe revealed that two Hitachi subsidiaries crafted a kickback arrangement with the African National Congress whereby the parties would share commissions from contracts Hitachi won at the Medupi coal-fired power plant in South Africa.
Industry praises combination of tax "extenders" and $1.1 trillion in spending, including huge increases for GSA, VA construction and solid hikes for DOT, DOD programs.
Dodge Data & Analytics says last month's projected new-project volume fell 5% from October's rate but January-November total climbed 8% from the year-earlier period.
A new report from an environmental advocacy group criticizes the slow pace of environmental cleanups under the chronically underfunded Superfund program, which turned 35 on Dec. 11.
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