Articles by Richard Korman

A trend in public health that had been building quietly for years finally burst into the news in July. First, more than 100 people sickened and 12 died in July and August in the Bronx in New York City.

Santa Clara County, Calif., announced Sept. 17 that it had issued Turner Construction Co. a “notice of termination” of Turner’s right to finish work on an overbudget and behind-schedule county hospital expansion project in San Jose.

With the recent Legionnaires’ disease outbreak apparently under control, the New York City Councils’ newly adopted law requiring building owners to certify, test and clean building cooling towers has set off a flurry of work.

Bridge inspector Barry Kenneth Purnell Jr. has not been shy about advertising his qualifications on LinkedIn, where he claims to be a licensed professional civil engineer with wide experience in project management and contract acquisition.