James Leggate is an government news correspondent 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.