Lawsuit Alleges DBE Fraud on $3.6B Brent Spence Bridge Project
[ad_1] A Kentucky civil rights attorney has filed a false claims lawsuit against Walsh-Kokosing JV, the Ohio Dept. of Transportation and others involved in the $3.6-billion Brent Spence Bridge Corridor between Ohio and Kentucky. alleging that he was shut out of a disadvantaged business enterprise compliance position, in
Construction Added 15K Jobs in June, But Only Specialty Firms Were Hiring
[ad_1] Contractors added an estimated 15,000 jobs overall in June, marking construction's second-strongest monthly jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, only one sector—specialty trade contractors—showed overall job gains, with these firms collectively adding an estimated 18,400 positions during June.Meanwhile, building contractors showed a decline
Office AI May be Evolving Faster, But Physical, Sensor-Based AI is a Construction Game Changer
[ad_1] Artificial intelligence has seen the fastest adoption curve of any new technology in history. Most of that impact, however, has stayed behind the desks of knowledge workers, helping them draft emails, summarize reports, and write code. What about the people working outside the office? The ones building
Texas & Southeast Scoop | Engineering News-Record
[ad_1] Construction initiated by the Texas Dept. of Transportation—such as this work on the $4.5-billion Capital Express Central project in Austin—provided considerable revenue opportunities for contractors in 2024.Image courtesy Texas Dept. of Transportation This year marks
Florida Board: Son Forged Engineer Father’s Signature Hundreds of Times
[ad_1] Enrique Fernandez Jr. took a shortcut to becoming an engineer, according to the Florida Board of Professional Engineers. Instead of going to college and studying engineering, he appropriated his dead father’s Florida engineering credentials and hired himself out doing building inspections, the board claims, and allegedly