Judge Orders Corps of Engineers to Pay North Dakota $28M for Pipeline Protest Costs
[ad_1] A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must pay $28 million to the state of North Dakota to cover damages caused by protesters who gathered by the thousands in 2016 and 2017 to object
Trump Order to Expand Apprenticeships Holds Unclear Impacts for Construction
[ad_1] An April 23 executive order from President Donald Trump directs the federal Labor, Commerce and Education Dept. secretaries to review government workforce development programs and figure out a plan to expand registered apprenticeships to new industries and occupations. The White
New Book Details Citicorp Tower Design Error And The Race to Fix It
[ad_1] William M. Greenburg A new book contains never-before-released details of the flawed structural engineering design and construction of Manhattan's Citicorp Center and the secret nighttime repairs carried out in the summer of 1978. The episode remained a secret until a New
EPA Chief Demands Urgent Action by Mexico to Fix Tijuana Sewage Problems
[ad_1] US Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin said April 22 that Mexico needs to stop the flow of billions of gallons of raw sewage and toxic chemicals into the Tijuana River that has polluted the Pacific Ocean off neighboring
Former Detroit Riverfront CFO Sentenced to 19 Years for Embezzlement
[ad_1] In a theft deemed “mind-boggling” by federal prosecutors, William A. Smith, the former chief financial officer of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, was sentenced to 19 years in federal prison April 24 for conducting a massive fraud involving the theft of
Balfour Beatty Picked for $889M I-30 Rebuild in Dallas
[ad_1] Balfour Beatty will reconstruct a portion of Interstate 30 through Dallas via an $889-million contract with the Texas Dept. of Transportation, the firm announced April 24.The project will add six general purpose lanes across a 2.3-mile section of the interstate