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Architecture Billings April Drop Shows Tough Design Environment

Jeff Yoders
Jeff Yoders
May 26, 2023
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AIA/Deltek index score fell back into negative territory last month as.conditions softened for design firms. Excluding slight growth seen in March, billings have declined every month since last October.


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UK Water Utilities Plan $12B in Work to Address Sewage Discharges

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Peter Reina
May 24, 2023
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Privatized water-wastewater service providers in England have apologized for raw sewage discharges and face criticism over past financial decisions.


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Jacobs Settles Worker Health Risk Suits From Big Ash Spill Cleanup

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Mary B. Powers
May 24, 2023
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After years of battle, firm that managed remediation of 2008 TVA power plant coal ash site breach in Tennessee sending waste over 300 acres and costing about $1 billion, agrees to undisclosed monetary deal with up to 200 workers who had sought many millions.



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Equity Firm Apollo Global Won’t Proceed With Purchase of Wood Group

Debra K. Rubin
Debra K. Rubin
May 24, 2023
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The U.K.-based engineer's board had agreed to talks with Apollo after its latest $2.1-billion purchase offer made in April, but neither company would say why discussions ended on an official deal.


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Lane-Webuild JV Sues Florida Agency Over Reservoir Project Firing

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Derek Lacey
May 23, 2023
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Joint venture was terminated from its contract April 28 and has filed suit against the South Florida Water Management District for wrongful termination.


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Ex-New York Building Trades Chief Sentenced in Bribe Scheme

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James Leggate
May 22, 2023
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James Cahill will serve 51 months in a New York medium-security federal prison for accepting more than $140,000 in cash plus other benefits to help a non-union contractor win jobs.


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UK Parliament Restoration Is 'Painfully Slow,' Report Finds

Peter Reina
Peter Reina
May 22, 2023
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Cost projections have run between $8 billion and $16 billion for the project to renovate the 1,100-room Victorian-era complex by the River Thames in London.


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NTSB Seeks Review of Maintenance on Weathering Steel Bridges

Jim Parsons
May 18, 2023
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Citing the 2022 Pittsburgh span failure, the National Transportation Safety Board says bridges made of uncoated weathering steel plate could face accelerated deterioration and potential collapse without immediate action.


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Two Workers Die in Fire at Charlotte Apartment Construction Site

Blaze started on ground floor, from spray-foam insulation trailer, fire chief says
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Derek Lacey
May 18, 2023
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Massive fire destroyed the residential complex being built in the city's SouthPark neighborhood, leading to multiple rescues and two deaths.


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EPA Would Curb Coal Ash Disposal Exemptions at Legacy Sites

Jim Parsons
May 18, 2023
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Hundreds of ash disposal sites at inactive US power plants could be subject to new federal safety regulation under a rule proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.


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