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Richard Korman

Richard Korman

Deputy Editor Richard Korman helps run ENR's business and legal news and investigations, selects ENR's commentary and op-ed viewpoint submissions and oversees editorial content on ENR.com. He has been a fellow on drone safety with the McGraw Center for Business Journalism at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. In 2015 he won the Timothy White Award from American Business Media for investigations of individual surety fraud and workplace bullying. A member of Investigative Reporters and Editors, Richard's freelance writing has appeared in the Seattle Times, the New York Times, Business Week and the websites of The Atlantic and Salon.com. He admires construction projects that finish on time and budget, pay before the earth completes its annual orbit of the sun and record zero fatalities or serious injuries.

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Management

Why M.C. Dean Chose and Stuck With 'New View' Safety

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Richard Korman
March 1, 2023

John Bennett, senior VP of the electrical and electronics contractor, answers key questions about the firm's approach to protecting its crews.


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ENR Editorials

Why Politics Must Never Obscure Learning From Earthquake Disasters

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Richard Korman
February 15, 2023

There’s a grim familiarity to what the world is witnessing in Turkey and Syria, where powerful double earthquakes spread death and misery over such a wide area.

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Professional Insurance: Last Exit Before Disputes

Will Claims By Contractors on Big Design-Build Projects Ever End?

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Richard Korman
February 8, 2023

Progressive design-build may be part of the solution to avoiding losses, claims and litigation.


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ENR 2022 Top 25 Newsmakers

Matthew Compher: Changing the Safety Program to Minimize Harm From Severe Injuries

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Richard Korman
January 26, 2023

Safety executive for large energy contractor Quanta Services Compher leads a team to reduce its severe and fatal accidents by overhauling company practices according to “new view” safety principles. It seems to be working.


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Listening To Construction Workers Raises All 'Gangs' Higher

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Richard Korman
January 12, 2023

At a time when an aggressor is bombing cities to rubble, the construction of new buildings is a potent symbol of peace and commerce.


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Economics

Uncertainty Reigns in Pricing 2023 Infrastructure Projects

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Richard Korman
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Scott Van Voorhis
January 10, 2023

What was supposed to be an infrastructure Golden Age is turning out to be the Great Repricing.


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A Year of Uncertainty

Project Delays, Escalating Costs Meant 2022 Was No Return to Normal

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Richard Korman
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Debra K. Rubin
December 29, 2022

Shreveport's Jimmie Davis bridge project needed two tries to attract enough design-build competitors.




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There are no accidents

Just Don't Call It an Accident

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Richard Korman
December 21, 2022

Jessie Singer, author of “There Are No Accidents” (Simon & Schuster, 336 pages), works for a nonprofit dedicated to making cities safer for pedestrians and cyclists, but her views of error and accidents go far beyond urban life and cars.


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Former NY State Building Trades Leader Pleads Guilty to Bribery Charges

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Richard Korman
December 15, 2022

Some bribes were paid with cash exchanged in restaurant bathrooms, prosecutors say.


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Viewpoint

Global Best Projects Relied on Deliveries, But Not From Amazon

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Richard Korman
December 8, 2022

This year’s ENR Global Best Projects awardees, 34 in all, which you can learn about here, involved a lot of big deliveries—although not the kind that come in an Amazon box.


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