Balfour Beatty Selects AtkinsRéalis Exec To Succeed Leo Quinn as CEO
AtkinsRéalis Chief Operating Officer Philip Hoare will take over as CEO of the London-based contracting giant Balfour Beatty PLC on the heels of the firm’s rebound from an over $60 million profit hit to its revenue last year. The company said
Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner Resigns, No Successor Named Yet
Stephen Gardner, a longtime leader at Amtrak, resigned from its CEO role March 19. The move comes as the Trump administration has expressed dissatisfaction with the intercity passenger rail service.“I am stepping down as CEO to ensure that Amtrak
NTSB Says Key Bridge Was Vulnerable to Collapse
The Francis Scott Key Bridge’s vulnerability to a vessel collision was nearly 30 times above the acceptable risk threshold for critical or essential bridges when it was struck last year by the disabled container vessel M/V Dali, the National
NTSB Calls Key Bridge Collapse Preventable
The Francis Scott Key Bridge’s vulnerability to a vessel collision was nearly 30 times above the acceptable risk threshold for critical or essential bridges when it was struck last year by the disabled container vessel M/V Dali, the National
Chicago Requests Contractors Cut Cost of Signed Deals by 3%
Chicago is asking all of its contractors, including primes on construction projects, to cut 3% off the cost of signed contracts and invoices for the work sent to the city over the next 12 months. The letter, which was emailed
Regional Top Contractors Surveys Now Live
The 2025 ENR Regional Top Contractor surveys are now online and available for completion. These annual surveys are conducted entirely online. To get started, simply follow the link below to the survey registration page. There, you will be asked
China Doubles Down on Coal-Fired Power, With Record Plant Capacity Planned
China is doubling down on more coal-fired power after a decade-long push toward renewable energy, with officials revealing their approval of a huge amount of new capacity ordered up last year. Construction of plants to produce an estimated 94.5