Construction Prosecutions Pennsylvania Charges Contractor With $20-Million Prevailing Wage Violation Richard Korman April 13, 2021 No Comments State attorney general claims Glenn O. Hawbaker Inc. diverted funds from craft workers' pension benefits to other employee profit sharing.Read More
Construction Accidents Safety Study Suggests Roofers Will Boost Risk-Taking With More Protection in Place Richard Korman April 13, 2021 2 Comments An innovative mixed-reality research project confirms a worker-safety paradox.Read More
Finance Bechtel's Latest Revenue Decline Is Part of Familiar Up-and-Down Pattern Richard Korman April 6, 2021 One Comment Private company's regular revenue variation heads down in 2020.Read More
Construction Finance Granite Construction Annual Loss Widens as Strategy Shifts Richard Korman March 31, 2021 No Comments What the big contractor's CEO said in summing up a difficult 2020.Read More
Markets With World Short of Chips, Intel Plans to Spend Billions on Manufacturing Richard Korman March 25, 2021 No Comments Contractors accustomed to building for Intel will gain more opportunities.Read More
Prevention through Design When the Construction Project Team Made 122 Design Changes in the Name of Safety Richard Korman Scott Van Voorhis March 25, 2021 No Comments A drug company’s new building may indicate growing support for design-phase hazard mitigationRead More
The American Infrastructure Commentary: If Done Right, The Coming Infrastructure Bill Can Ease Poverty Richard Korman March 15, 2021 One Comment But research shows that not every transportation improvement automatically links poor people with jobs.Read More
Quality Control Details of Sealed Whistleblower Charges Over Cuomo Bridge Bolts Burst Into Public View Richard Korman March 9, 2021 3 Comments Fluor-led consortium argues to seal the remaining legal record to prevent unneeded public worry over safety of major NY crossing.Read More
Finance How Quanta Services Thrived in 2020, Earning a Profit of $451M Richard Korman March 1, 2021 No Comments Unlike many companies in the civil infrastructure business, Quanta's backlog held steady.Read More
Tutor Perini Notes Shrinking Backlog Amid Strong 2020 Financial Results Richard Korman February 26, 2021 No Comments The company made substantial profit despite new coronavirus costs.Read More