Jan 25, 2020

The Top 25 Newsmakers of 2020

January 21, 2021

Inventing new technologies. Dreaming up more efficient processes. Solving seemingly insurmountable project and business challenges. Challenging the status quo. These were among achievements last year for those selected for construction industry recognition on April 9 .

ENR 2020 Top 25 Newsmakers

A Resilient Workforce Triumphs Through a Tough 2020

Debra K. Rubin Bruce Buckley

Erica Berardi

Jeff Yoders

January 21, 2021

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As COVID-19 upended daily work lives in a year like no other, current and future construction participants found new ways to get the job done

Biden: Major Infrastructure Plan Is on the Way

Tom Ichniowski Bruce Buckley

Pam McFarland

January 19, 2021

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New president is expected to unveil a major proposal for roads, bridges, water and energy, and boost labor and climate resilience.

Coronavirus and Construction

Why AECOM Believes Zurich Should Pay Virus Insurance Claims

Mary B. Powers

January 14, 2021

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In a federal lawsuit, the AECOM joins other companies that have sought to recover COVID-19 economic losses under property insurance policies.

Lawsuits and Limits Multiply With PFAS Chemicals Problem

Mary B. Powers

January 20, 2021

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Environmental cleanups are expected to grow exponentially for group of thousands of chemicals with wide business and consumer use, as municipal legal actions rise and Biden administration aims to tighten rules.

EPA Can't Evade Enviro Firm's $2.7M Cleanup Site Pay Claim, US Court Says

Mary B. Powers

January 10, 2021

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Federal appeals panel orders lower court to restore August Mack Environmental's compensation bid, rejected on a technicality.

Capitol Bedlam Renews Calls For Permanent Barricade

Justin Rice

January 20, 2021

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Ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, crews erected temporary barriers across the National Mall and repaired temporary stands put in place for the Jan. 20 installation.

Three of Four Shortlisted Teams Move Ahead on Big Maryland Highway P3

Jim Parsons

January 11, 2021

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It's not clear why one team opted out of competition for the estimated $11 billion I-270/Beltway expansion in a major commuter corridor outside Washington, D.C.

Giant US Nuke Waste 'Vit' Plant Wraps Initial Construction

Tim Newcomb

January 7, 2021

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Epic Bechtel project to vitrify Hanford site toxics into glass logs moves plant focused on volume of less-contaminated wastes to next phases.

Energy Projects

Burns & McDonnell Named Program Manager for Massive Puerto Rico Grid Rebuild

Work Will Be Done on an EPC Contract and Should Begin This Year

Pam Radtke Russell

January 14, 2021

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The contract is just the beginning of the program, which will include transmission and distribution upgrades and new generation.

Coronavirus and Construction

Virus Outbreak Complicates Contentious Toronto Light Rail P3 Project

Richard Korman

January 14, 2021

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About 28 workers tested positive on another troubled transportation P3.

Water/Wastewater

Innovative Pipe Jacking System Buoys Buenos Aires Sewer Project

Peter Reina

December 21, 2020

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The project will connect more than four million Buenos Aires citizens to sewers via a network of collector tunnels, a wastewater treatment plant and an outfall.

Fieldlens Spared From Shut Down After RedTeam Acquisition

Jeff Rubenstone

January 20, 2021

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Things were not looking good a few months ago for Fieldlens, the site documentation and project markup tool once referred to as the “Facebook of Construction.”

What the ENR Newsmakers Tell Us About News in 2021

Janice L. Tuchman

January 20, 2021

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After the shocks of 2020—pandemic, fires, floods and economic turmoil—clearly nothing is certain about the year ahead.

Construction Workforce

Construction's December Jobless Rate Jumps Despite 51K Job Gain

Tom Ichniowski

January 8, 2021

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Nonresidential building was only construction segment that shed jobs last month.

2.5GW Offshore Wind Contract to Equinor-BP Tops NY Clean Energy Agenda

State's Ports to be Upgraded to Handle Offshore Work

Jim Parsons

January 14, 2021

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The $8.9B award, combined with 1.7 GW of offshore projects already underway, will move state closer to goal of renewables supplying 70% of power needs by 2030.

Jobsite Fatalities

UPDATE: Laborer Jamie Fitzgerald, Killed in Dec. 9 Ohio Plant Collapse, is Recovered on Jan. 9

Mary B. Powers

Debra K. Rubin

December 21, 2020

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At power plant demolition site where Fitzgerald and another worker died, contractor Adamo Group also imploded a 900-ft stack it says posed a site hazard.

Environment

Ex-Michigan Governor, 8 Other Officials Charged in Flint Water Scandal

Work on Line to Secondary Water Source Underway

Annemarie Mannion

January 14, 2021

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But cases against city consultants Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam and Veolia still are pending.

Water Infrastructure

Momentum Builds for Major Protection Systems for Lower Mississippi River Valley

Autumn Cafiero Giusti

January 12, 2021

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Plans are moving ahead this week for two massive projects that would deliver 100-year flood protection for the lower Mississippi Valley. The question is whether the money and political will exists for the two protection systems to materialize.

Invitations To Bid Go Out for $1.8-Billion NJ Portal Bridge Replacement

Stephanie Loder

January 15, 2021

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First responses due March 11 for fixed-span bridge on NE Corridor line, with contract award set for fall.

Industry Groups Decry Jan. 6 Riot; DOT Chief Chao Steps Down in Protest

Aileen Cho

Pam Radtke Russell

January 7, 2021

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As Transportation Secretary Chao resigns, some call on President Trump to step down or for the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment.

Pulse: Project News for the Week of January 25, 2021

January 20, 2021

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Huellmantel & Affiliates is planning to develop Banyan North Tempe, a mixed-use project on a 15.3-acre site at 1255 E. Curry Road in Tempe.

Industry Leads for the Week of January 25, 2021

January 20, 2021

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Ray-Mont Logistics is planning to construct a resin pellet export terminal in Mobile.

Construction Economics for January 25, 2021

January 20, 2021

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Jan 25, 2020

Cover Story

The Top 25 Newsmakers of 2020

Feature

A Resilient Workforce Triumphs Through a Tough 2020

News

Biden: Major Infrastructure Plan Is on the Way

Why AECOM Believes Zurich Should Pay Virus Insurance Claims

Lawsuits and Limits Multiply With PFAS Chemicals Problem

EPA Can't Evade Enviro Firm's $2.7M Cleanup Site Pay Claim, US Court Says

Capitol Bedlam Renews Calls For Permanent Barricade

Three of Four Shortlisted Teams Move Ahead on Big Maryland Highway P3

Giant US Nuke Waste 'Vit' Plant Wraps Initial Construction

Burns & McDonnell Named Program Manager for Massive Puerto Rico Grid Rebuild

Virus Outbreak Complicates Contentious Toronto Light Rail P3 Project

Innovative Pipe Jacking System Buoys Buenos Aires Sewer Project

Fieldlens Spared From Shut Down After RedTeam Acquisition

Departments

What the ENR Newsmakers Tell Us About News in 2021

Construction's December Jobless Rate Jumps Despite 51K Job Gain

2.5GW Offshore Wind Contract to Equinor-BP Tops NY Clean Energy Agenda

UPDATE: Laborer Jamie Fitzgerald, Killed in Dec. 9 Ohio Plant Collapse, is Recovered on Jan. 9

Ex-Michigan Governor, 8 Other Officials Charged in Flint Water Scandal

Momentum Builds for Major Protection Systems for Lower Mississippi River Valley

Invitations To Bid Go Out for $1.8-Billion NJ Portal Bridge Replacement

Industry Groups Decry Jan. 6 Riot; DOT Chief Chao Steps Down in Protest

Pulse: Project News for the Week of January 25, 2021

Industry Leads for the Week of January 25, 2021

Construction Economics

Construction Economics for January 25, 2021

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