Richard Korman

Hand Safety: How Much Protection Can Task-Specific Gloves Provide?

Richard Korman

April 1, 2020

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Better materials and standards improve gloves. Now workers must be convinced to use them.

Risk Management

Coronavirus Pandemic Finance for Contractors: The Major Issues

How construction firms must navigate cash, insurance collateral and delay issues

Richard Korman

March 25, 2020

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Insurance and risk-control leaders on the best moves for this phase of the emergency.

Coronavirus and Construction

Tourism’s Tumble Halts Airline’s $420M Florida Resort Project, for Now

Is what happened in Florida a sign of more to come?

Richard Korman

March 23, 2020

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Travel and tourism, which had provided a boost to Charlotte Harbor, Fla., is in trouble all over the world.

Viewpoint: Construction Accidents

Hand Safety and Gloves: How Much Protection Can You Buy?

Help us investigate for ENR's next safety-related feature

Richard Korman

March 10, 2020

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Help ENR investigate how much safety gloves can help limit damage to hands.

Construction Disputes

Clark and Perkins Eastman Settle Lawsuit Over $1.2B D.C. Project

Richard Korman

March 10, 2020

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Firms did not disclose terms in ending their design dispute over mixed-use development, The Wharf.

Trump Administration Flashes New Caution Light for NJ Bridge Funds

Justice Department legal opinion could hold up Portal Bridge replacement

Richard Korman

March 9, 2020

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Feds have consistently blocked any federal dollars to replace nearby aging Hudson River tunnel

Designers' Insurance

Price Hikes Coming as Claims Rise Under Architects-Engineers Liability Policies

Richard Korman

March 5, 2020

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Ames & Gough survey foresees modest increases in 2020.

Tutor Perini Considers Sale Offer

Big contractor confirms board committee is evaluating a buyout

Richard Korman

March 3, 2020

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Ronald Tutor would remain at the helm after a sale, company says.

Steel Construction

In Final Salesforce Center Girder Fracture Report, Panel Suggests Key Code Changes

Microcracks evolved into pop-in cracks and turned into fractures

Richard Korman

February 27, 2020

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New knowledge of steel construction emerges from the calamity that shut a new San Francisco building for months.

Risk Management

Subcontractor Places $1.7M Lien on Big Texas Omni Resort

Brandt Cos. seeks payment months after expansion and renovation opens

Richard Korman

February 26, 2020

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Issues are unclear as closeout payment lingers months after a major project is in use.

Articles by Richard Korman

Hand Safety: How Much Protection Can Task-Specific Gloves Provide?

Coronavirus Pandemic Finance for Contractors: The Major Issues

Tourism’s Tumble Halts Airline’s $420M Florida Resort Project, for Now

Hand Safety and Gloves: How Much Protection Can You Buy?

Clark and Perkins Eastman Settle Lawsuit Over $1.2B D.C. Project

Trump Administration Flashes New Caution Light for NJ Bridge Funds

Price Hikes Coming as Claims Rise Under Architects-Engineers Liability Policies

Tutor Perini Considers Sale Offer

In Final Salesforce Center Girder Fracture Report, Panel Suggests Key Code Changes

Subcontractor Places $1.7M Lien on Big Texas Omni Resort

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