New Orleans’ River District Rises Above Water Woes
[ad_1] Transforming one of the last, relatively undeveloped sections of urban acreage in New Orleans into a modern neighborhood that can rival the city’s historic French Quarter or Garden District starts with groundwork—and in the case of the city’s River
Texas & Southeast People: February 2025
[ad_1] Jeff Kendall is elevated to interim president of AtkinsRealis US Nuclear in Knoxville, Tenn., replacing Joseph McBrearty, who left to be uranium processing facility transition director at federal contractor Consolidated Nuclear Security, Oak Ridge, Tenn., says a LinkedIn post.
Texas & Southeast Pulse: February 2025
[ad_1] Contracts, Bids, ProposalsNorth CarolinaEast Carolina University is preparing to start construction on the Brody School of Medicine, a new medical education building in Greenville. Work is expected to start March 1 on the construction manager at-risk project valued at
East Construction Views | Engineering News-Record
[ad_1] Vince Myers, far right, founding principal/president at DIGroup Architecture at an ACE Mentor program scholarship awards. Photo courtesy DiGroup Architecture ENR's editors have selected Vince Myers, founding principal/president
Secretary Hegseth Instructs Defense Agencies to Remove Project Labor Agreements From Contracts
[ad_1] Speaking at a press conference in Stuttgart, Germany, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Feb. 11 instructed Dept. of Defense agencies to remove language requiring project-labor agreements in all contracts of more than $35 million and to update and
Tariffs Elevated to 25% from 10%, Announced on Steel, Aluminum Imports
[ad_1] President Trump announced Monday that the U.S. will implement a 25% tariff on all imports of steel and aluminum, a move that ends all previous exemptions. The tariffs will largely affect materials from Canada, Mexico and Brazil. Nearly half
Ohio Seeks $17M from USG to Cover Highway Sinkhole Stabilization Costs
[ad_1] In a case stemming back to the 1960s, the Ohio Attorney General is suing the United States Gypsum Co. (USG) to recover nearly $17 million spent stabilizing a state roadway in northern Ohio threatened by sinkholes that developed above
New York Judge Halts $1B Buffalo Expressway Cap for Environmental Review
[ad_1] A New York judge has ordered the New York State Dept. of Transportation to halt its $1-billion project to cap a portion of the Kensington Expressway in Buffalo, N.Y., until NYSDOT complies with the State Environmental Quality Review Act
Will Sneaky Georgia Bid-Rig Recordings Sink Lawsuit Defendants?
[ad_1] Six months after a federal jury in Savannah, Ga., convicted two ready-mixed concrete supply company managers of a years-long illegal bid-rigging and price-fixing scheme, the examination of the scheme and those responsible now shifts to another federal courtroom, in