View the Full Post Here Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Though she still has an accent, Laura Bush considers herself a New Yorker. Currently director of the New York region for Consigli Construction Co., Bush came to the U.S. from the U.K. […]
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 Maryland Transportation Authority is seeking contractors to perform construction management and inspection services for the Francis Scott Key Bridge reconstruction project in Baltimore. The agency will hire the top three firms […]
View the Full Post Here This article is one in a series of conversations with women leaders in the construction industry. Click here for past discussions. With a varied resume that includes marketing work at nonprofits and other construction firms, Laura Shivers has a range of experience that sets her up for a new role with her […]
View the Full Post Here Dive Brief: The Dodge Momentum Index, a benchmark that measures nonresidential construction planning, increased 2.9% in August due to broad-based growth in both commercial and institutional sectors, according to Dodge Construction Network. Commercial planning, such as office, industrial and hotel projects, jumped 1.9% in August, while institutional planning, which includes […]
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View the Full Post Here Dive Brief: Backlog decreased to 8.2 months in August largely due to the rising cost of financing and project expenses, according to a Sept. 10 release from Associated Builders and Contractors. Only the infrastructure category posted a backlog increase in August, an indicator of ongoing public construction spending strength, according […]
View the Full Post Here President Joe Biden signed an executive order Sept. 6 calling on federal agencies to adopt a series of “high-road labor standards,” according to an announcement from the White House, continuing the administration’s push toward expanding the federal workforce while pushing certain standards. The announcement calls the move the “first in […]
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: More than a third of the country’s bridges need major repair work or replacement, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s analysis of the U.S. DOT’s National Bridge […]
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View the Full Post Here Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The developers of the $11.6 billion Golden Pass liquefied natural gas export project in Texas have filed for a three-year extension to complete construction, citing delays caused by the bankruptcy […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
