Debra K. Rubin

Executive News

Second NYC Transit Veteran Joins DC Metro as Top Exec

Louis Berger names new chairman, sues former exec for corrupt practices penalties

Jim Parsons

Debra K. Rubin

June 26, 2016

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Louis Berger names new chairman, sues former exec for corrupt practices penalties.

Jacobs Set to Build Delayed $5-Billion Mongolia Copper Mine Expansion

Nicholas Zeman

Debra K. Rubin

June 15, 2016

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The June 8 award to Jacobs Engineering of an engineer-procure-construct contract for the $5.3-billion next phase of the giant Oyo Togoi underground copper-and-gold mine in Mongolia gave industry-sector investors and analysts some hope that the sluggish mining sector might be rallying.

Corps’ Exec Peabody Joins Mott; Boston Transit Makes GM Change

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Johanna Knapschaefer

June 8, 2016

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URS exec takes CEO role at American Bridge; former Mace executive now is a VP at McKinsey.

Construction Accidents

OSHA, Firms Differ on Impact of Injury Reporting Rule

Employers call new safety regulation 'public shaming'

Pam Hunter McFarland

Debra K. Rubin

June 8, 2016

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As a new federal rule takes effect in August to require employers to post injury and illness records electronically, lawmakers and construction-sector advocates on opposite sides squared off at a May 25 congressional hearing on the mandate’s approach to improved workplace safety.

Firms Look for 'Green Shoots' In Still-Lagging Energy Sector

Debra K. Rubin

June 8, 2016

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As oil-and-gas markets struggle to recover, publicly owned construction industry firms with ties to the sector tried to paint the best possible outlook for investors at a June 2 conference, held in New York City by investment firm Credit Suisse.

Bechtel Gets Five-Year Extension on Jubail Project

Debra K. Rubin

June 8, 2016

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The Saudi government has awarded Bechtel a five-year contract extension for project management services at the giant Jubail and Ras Al Khair industrial cities, the company announced on June 6.

Alternative Energy

Maine and Ohio Projects Gain Wind Farm Federal Funding

Johanna Knapschaefer

Debra K. Rubin

June 1, 2016

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The U.S. Energy Dept. shifts $40-million commercialization grants away from Virginia and Oregon projects for now.

Obituary: Romaldo Giurgola, 95, Saw Democracy in Design of Australian Parliament

Debra K. Rubin

May 27, 2016

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In his 1970s design vision for a permanent parliament in Australia’s capital of Canberra, according to an online government history, architect Romaldo “Aldo” Giurgola said the structure could not be built on top of the hilltop site, “as this would symbolize government imposed upon the people.

Contractor Technip, Oil Services Firm FMC Link

Debra K. Rubin

May 25, 2016

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Expecting to gain in an oil-services market that is showing signs of a recovery, sector engineering- construction giant Technip, Paris, and FMC Technologies, Houston, are set to merge next year to create an estimated $20-billion megafirm, the companies announced on May 19.