Monthly Archives: September 2024

Virginia Tech launches construction safety major

View the Full Post Here Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The Myers-Lawson School of Construction, part of Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering, has introduced a new major to help shape the industry’s future safety leaders. The new construction safety leadership program, a […]

DOJ sues ship owner for $100M over Baltimore bridge collapse

View the Full Post Here Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: One day after the families of three dead construction workers announced that they plan to sue the owner and manager of the cargo ship Dali, the Department of Justice filed […]

Balfour Beatty taps 35-year power vet to lead electrification services

View the Full Post Here Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The U.S. arm of London-based Balfour Beatty has tapped William “Billy” Webb, who has more than 35 years of experience in the power and electrical generation fields, as general manager of its […]

Cybersecurity firm flags attack on construction accounting system

View the Full Post Here Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Ellicott City, Maryland-based cybersecurity firm Huntress has discovered an emerging threat for users of Foundation Software, which bills itself as serving 43,000 construction professionals nationwide. In a Sept. 17 report, […]

Construction pros expect interest rate cut to spur new work

View the Full Post Here Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Construction executives welcomed the Federal Reserve’s 0.5 percentage point rate cut announced on Wednesday, saying the move is the start of broader easing likely to spur new project starts. “If we have […]

Signs that a project partner is in distress

View the Full Post Here Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dan Rosenberg is a construction attorney at law firm Much Shelist, where he supports clients in construction, design, real estate and insurance matters. Prior to that, Rosenberg was the general counsel for […]

White House creates AI infrastructure task force

View the Full Post Here Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The Biden administration convened leaders from artificial intelligence companies, hyperscalers, data center operators and utilities on Sept. 12 to strategize how to meet the country’s infrastructure needs for AI projects, […]