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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 oversees editorial content on ENR.com. In 2023 the American Society of Business Publication Editors awarded Richard the Stephen Barr Award, the highest honor for a single feature story or investigation, for his story on the aftermath of a terrible auto crash in Kentucky in 2019, and in 2015 the American Business Media awarded him the Timothy White Award for investigations of surety fraud and workplace bullying. A member of Investigative Reporters and Editors, Richard has been a fellow on drone safety with the McGraw Center for Business Journalism at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. 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, compensate all team members fairly and record zero fatalities or serious injuries.

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ENR Podcasts: Exploring AI, MBEs and the Future of Transportation

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September 14, 2023
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ENR.com’s podcast team, Senior Editor Aileen Cho and Technology Editor Jeff Yoders, landed in the middle of ENR’s recent technology conference to record what key industry tech executives were saying about the future of artificial intelligence and how it may change construction.


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Beware of Simplifying Maui’s Full Fire Reality

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September 14, 2023
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Some unrealistic thinking is creeping into the public perception of last month’s devastating Maui, Hawaii, fire.


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Las Vegas Sphere Lawsuits Roll On in Nevada Courtrooms

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September 8, 2023
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Whether Madison Square Garden Corp. CEO James Dolan will testify has been a major issue in one of the cases.


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New OSHA Reporting Rule: Will Public Data Be Wisely Used?

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August 30, 2023
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The absence of a fatality or an accident, someone said recently, “doesn’t mean the presence of safety.” Many people involved in safety will appreciate the significance of those words.


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Worley Fiscal 2023 Net Income Falls Steeply

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August 29, 2023
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Australian engineer-contractor reports revenue is up.


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Lendlease Pauses San Francisco Tower in Another Sign of Real Estate Woe

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August 15, 2023
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The $1.2B Hayes Point mixed-use project had broken ground last year.


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Will the Supreme Court Soon Undermine Minority Contractor Programs?

Opponents are targeting disparity studies used to justify MBE rules
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August 14, 2023
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MBE programs are deeply entrenched, but conservative opponents now target disparity studies that have been their foundation.



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ENR Art Director Hilling: 'Construction Is Beautiful'

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August 10, 2023
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For the past eight years, Senior Art Director Scott Hilling has had a huge influence over the award-winning visual impact of ENR. His efforts are well known, due partly to a recent American Society of Business Publication Editors award, for dramatic design of ENR’s popular annual construction photo contest issue. He likened it to preparing “an art exhibit in a gallery.”


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After Deadly Florida Crane Mishap, a Lengthy Penalty Appeal Is Likely

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August 2, 2023
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More than 1,200 appeals cases each year go before overworked OSHA Review Commission judges.


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In the Hot Zone: A Talk About the Great Heat Wave of 2023

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July 26, 2023
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July 2023 will go in the record books for its remarkable persistent heat. Phoenix saw the mercury pass 100° F for 22 days in June, and so far in July, there have been 25 days where the high temperature never fell below 110°F. And on July 19, when the high temperature hit 119° F, the night low temperature never fell below 97° F.


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