Manufacturing Biden Touts $166B in Planned Semiconductor Plants Since CHIPS Act James Leggate August 9, 2023 No Comments The Commerce Dept. has received hundreds of statements of interest for CHIPS and Science Act funds for chip plant construction.Read More
Sports Venues Turner Wins $335M Contract for University of Kansas Stadium Upgrade James Leggate August 8, 2023 No Comments KU intends its Gateway Project, which also includes a hotel and convention space, to serve as a visitor entrance to the campus.Read More
Safety Enforcement Former Colorado Contractor Pleads Guilty in Employee Trench Collapse Death James Leggate August 7, 2023 One Comment OSHA found workers were exposed to another potential collapse in the same trench a month after the fatal incident.Read More
Highways New York DOT Advances Syracuse I-81 Viaduct Project James Leggate August 1, 2023 No Comments State officials awarded a second contract for the project, though some planned phases of construction remain temporarily barred under a court order.Read More
Water Quality Jackson, Miss., Sewers Added to Special Manager's Mission James Leggate July 31, 2023 No Comments Third-party interim engineer-manager Ted Henifin now adds city's neglected wastewater system to his portfolio since being named last year by a U.S. judge to run its inadequate and leaking drinking water system.Read More
Materials Free Digital Tool Tracks Cement Sector's Decarbonization Efforts James Leggate July 28, 2023 No Comments The Green Cement Technology Tracker currently includes only cement producers' carbon-capture projects.Read More
Bridges Walsh-Kokosing JV Wins $3.1B Ohio-Kentucky Bridge Contract James Leggate July 27, 2023 No Comments The Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project plan calls for construction of a new bridge carrying Interstates 71 and 75.Read More
Buildings Gilbane Team Picked for $500M Northwestern Mutual Office Modernization James Leggate July 27, 2023 No Comments It's the second project for the team, which also includes CG Schmidt, at the insurance firm's Milwaukee campus. Read More
Infrastructure Act Corps of Engineers Selects Seven Design Teams for Great Lakes Division Projects James Leggate July 26, 2023 No Comments The multiple-award task-order contracts are funded by $17.1 billion authorized by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Read More
Construction Accidents Loaded Boom of Burning Tower Crane Collapses in Manhattan, Injuring Six James Leggate July 26, 2023 No Comments The New York City Dept. of Buildings is investigating the cause of an engine fire and the boom failure.Read More