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MetroSouth Hospital alternate care facility

MetroSouth Hospital Was Revived as a COVID-19 Alternate Care Facility

September 15, 2020

The $14.9-million, 500,0000-sq-ft MetroSouth COVID-19 alternate care facility was designed and built by Perkins and Will and Clark Construction in just 22 days.

Fortifying New Orleans’ Levees to Stem Erosion

Autumn Cafiero Giusti

July 27, 2020

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project is designed to augment a $14.6-billion storm protection system.

USACE Earns Owner of the Year Honor for its Flood Fight, Other Projects

Jeff Yoders Brian Adams

March 16, 2020

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers mobilized to repair levees and prepare for more than 40 days of flood-level water on the rivers it manages last year all while still delivering a slate of maintenance and new construction projects that would challenge any owner.

As Flood Water Finally Recedes, Midwest Cities and Towns Plan for Prevention

Jeff Yoders

July 1, 2019

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Officials from Midwest cities and towns are finally getting a chance to reevaluate flood control after flood waters have begun to recede, some for the first time this year.

Corps Awards Contracts for Herbert Hoover Dike Work

Three contractors compete for Lake Okeechobee five task orders worth $387 million

Thomas F. Armistead

February 12, 2019

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This will be the final section of the 143-mile dike’s cutoff wall. Completion is scheduled in 2022.

Audit Report Details Veterans' Hospital Misfire At Fort Bliss

Richard Korman

June 20, 2018

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In 2007, reports started filling newspapers and websites about the poor treatment of wounded veterans in aging federal hospitals, including those being built and run by the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs.

Rising Challenge

Erosion Trumps Sea-Level Rise on a Small Settlement in the Chesapeake Bay

Bruce Buckley

August 10, 2017

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In one respect, Tangier Island, Va.’s situation has been the same for centuries: Its shorelines are still eroding into the Chesapeake Bay.

Olmsted Locks and Dam Team Nears End of Long Voyage

After 24 years of construction, intensive diving operations are helping to bring Olmsted Locks and Dam to the finish line

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Tom Ichniowski

February 15, 2017

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When Michael Braden took over as U.S Army Corps of Engineers’ divisions chief for the Olmsted Locks and Dam in 2013, job No. 1 was getting the $3.1-billion project back on schedule.

Pam Radtke Russell

February 7, 2017

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Agency has reversed a Dec. 4 decision requiring an environmental impact statement for the pipeline.

Scaled-Down Virginia Project Clears Environmental Hurdle

October 5, 2016

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A scaled-down version of the U.S. Route 460 bypass project in Virginia has been approved for construction by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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