A federal judge has dismissed most of the original lawsuit that sought to block construction of the $5.6 billion project on environmental grounds.

ENR New MidAtlantic will publish its annual Top Contractor list in August. 

Officials in Maryland paved the way last week for what they are calling the nation’s first large-scale offshore wind projects. The Maryland Public Service Commission granted offshore wind renewable energy credits, otherwise known as ORECs, to two proposed wind projects with a combined value of $2.09 billion. 

KCI Technologies Inc. was selected by ENR MidAtlantic as the region’s Design Firm of the Year. 

The June 19 issue of ENR MidAtlantic will feature the annual rankings of the region’s Top Designer Firms. 

In the days before a large fire closed Pittsburgh’s Liberty Bridge for 24 days in September, crews working on the $80-million bridge rehabilitation squelched two minor fires, according to Occupational Safety and Health Administration documents obtained by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette under the Freedom of Information Act.    

ENR’s editors selected Douglas Development Corp. as this year’s MidAtlantic Owner of the Year.