Scott Van Voorhis

Scott Van Voorhis writes regularly for ENR about risk management, insurance, and the Canadian engineering, construction and infrastructure sectors. He launched his own freelance writing business in 2008 after nearly two decades as a reporter and business columnist for the Boston Herald, Boston Business Journal and The Eagle-Tribune.

AECOM R&D Credits Helped Zero Out 2018 Federal Taxes

Scott Van Voorhis

May 22, 2019

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AECOM’s success in reducing its 2018 corporate tax liability from potentially tens of millions of dollars down to zero may seem like magic.

Finance

How AECOM Made 2018 Taxes Vanish

The benefits that helped the corporation avoid paying are all legal

Scott Van Voorhis

May 15, 2019

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Pinning down the legal moves that helped AECOM pay no 2018 corporate tax.

Labor Relations

Trades Strike in Canada in Tough Bargaining Season

Scott Van Voorhis

May 13, 2019

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Sheet metal workers and other trades walk out in Ontario, PEI over work rules; carpenters reach tentative deal on May 10

The Mismeasure of Safety

Why Ending Misuse of Workers' Compensation Ratings Won't Be Easy

How smaller companies lose out when insurance losses are a proxy for safety

Scott Van Voorhis

Richard Korman

April 24, 2019

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How owners and prime contractors misuse workers’ compensation experience ratings

Toronto Contractor Bondfield Wins Court Protection as Project Woes Mount

Scott Van Voorhis

April 24, 2019

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Industry default claims hit record high in Canada, records show.

Risk Management

Works Remains Stalled on Massive Oceanwide Development Project

Liens and legal actions accumulate amid signs of developer financial trouble

Scott Van Voorhis

March 20, 2019

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The future of the development, and payments to contractors, is unclear.

Scott Van Voorhis

March 6, 2019

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Building trades officials and employees embezzled millions of dollars in recent years, raiding the bank accounts of their locals to pay for trips to Las Vegas, lavish jewelry, luxury cars, home renovations and even a new puppy, U.S. Labor Dept. records show.

Scott Van Voorhis

March 6, 2019

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Canada is on track to have the first transcontinental electric highway, with plans announced by former state-owned energy firm Petro-Canada to roll out 50 high-powered electric vehicle charging stations along the 4,860-mile Trans-Canada highway by 2020.

Companies