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James Leggate is an online news editor at ENR. He has reported on a variety of issues for more than 10 years and his work has contributed to several regional Associated Press Media Editors and Murrow award wins.
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Industrial

BE&K Is Building Boom's $500M North Carolina Supersonic Airliner Plant

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James Leggate
January 27, 2023
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Startup Boom Supersonic plans to produce airliners at the 400,000-sq-ft "superfactory" beginning next year.


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Federal Contracts

GAO: Contractors See Gaps in US Energy Dept. Bidding Communication

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James Leggate
January 26, 2023
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US Government Accountability Office conducted an audit of procurement process issues in the largest DOE contracts awarded from 2015 to 2020.


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Texas A&M Fort Worth Expanded Campus Awarded to Turner Team

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James Leggate
January 26, 2023
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University plans to construct three buildings as part of a new research campus, with the first expected to complete in 2025. 


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Water Quality

Flint, Mich., Agrees to New Deadline for Lead Water Line Replacement

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James Leggate
January 24, 2023
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The city missed its court-approved deadline last fall, and an unclear amount of work remains ahead of a new one set for August.


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Jay-Reese Wins Phase 2 of $265M Austin, Texas, Greenway Project

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James Leggate
January 24, 2023
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Once completed, the Waterloo Greenway would be a 1.5-mile, 35-acre park along Waller Creek in downtown Austin.


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Florida County Fires Contractor on Jail Project Completed in 2021

Whitesell-Green/Caddell JV suing Escambia County over $3.5M withheld over COVID-19, hurricane delays
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James Leggate
January 23, 2023
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The joint venture of Whitesell-Green and Caddell Construction is suing Escambia County for $3.5 million it said the county improperly withheld over excusable COVID-19 and hurricane delays.


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Highways

New York Awards First Contract for $2.3B Syracuse I-81 Project

Construction start date remains unclear amid state court injunction on work
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James Leggate
January 20, 2023
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Lancaster-Tully-led partnership beats two teams for $296-million contract, but start is unclear as state court injunction won by project opponents halts work execution.


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CM, Subs Stole $5M in Bid-Rig Scheme, Manhattan DA Charges

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James Leggate
January 19, 2023
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DA Alvin Bragg announced indictments of 24 people and 26 companies in an alleged construction bid-rigging and kickback scheme over a number of years.


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Utility Firm Eversource Faces OSHA $333,000 Fine for Fatal Arc Blast

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James Leggate
January 19, 2023
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Fabio Pires, 31, an electrical engineer and union operating mechanic died last year after sustaining severe burns, but the Massachusetts firm disputes agency conclusions in proposing total of five serious and willful violations against it.


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Construction Material Prices Fall in Dec. But Outpace Goods in 2022

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James Leggate
January 18, 2023
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Construction input prices fell in December at a greater rate than the Producer Price Index, but still outpaced the wholesale level marker of inflation for the year.


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