Tue.Oct 24, 2023

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Mountain Valley Pipeline delayed; cost rises to $7.2B

Construction Dive

Equitrans has pushed the opening of the controversial project to 2024 due to “unforeseen factors” that include difficulty finding contractors.

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Officials Detail Conceptual Plans for Up to $4B Southern California Rail Tunnel

ENR Construction

Public outreach has begun related to the San Diego to San Luis Obispo project along a portion of the nation’s second-busiest passenger rail corridor.

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Crane count tumbles 10%

Construction Dive

The number of construction cranes in North America decreased in 12 out of 14 cities surveyed in Rider Levett Bucknall’s most recent report.

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Construction Employment Rises In 43 States & D.C.

Construction Superintendent Magazine

Construction employment increased in 43 states and the District of Columbia in September from a year earlier, while 28 states and D.C. added construction employees from August to September, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said the month-over-month dips in construction employment in some parts of the country were likely caused by firms struggling to find enough workers to replace retiring ones

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Leading the Way in Construction EHS Software

The Verdantix Green Quadrant: EHS Software 2023 is an independent third-party analysis of 23 EHS software vendors (including Intelex) that provides an in-depth look at the technical capabilities, application breadth, innovation focus, and momentum of key environmental, health, and safety management software market players. The guide is essential reading for EHS software benchmarking, especially for understanding unique vendor strengths and capabilities.

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Building team selected for $895M Portland span

Construction Dive

Burnside Bridge Partners JV and Nebraska design firm HDR will build an earthquake-resistant replacement for the nearly century-old structure.

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Fed warns of stability risk from $24T commercial real estate market

Construction Dive

Prices for commercial properties slumped 3.9% from the second quarter of last year to Q2 2023, well below the 3.3% average annual growth beginning in 1997.

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Nicole Peters, the troubleshooter

The Korte Company

Nicole Peters’ finest hour strikes when the phone at her desk rings and a Korte employee on the other end says, “My device quit working.” Not too long ago, a plea came in from a colleague who couldn’t get their printer to work. It soon became obvious to Nicole that she needed to remove a pre-existing printer first, a seemingly easy process that took an unexpected twist. “It wouldn’t let me remove it.” So she deployed an age-old bit of IT wisdom: When in doubt, restart.

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PCL books $1B in solar work for 2023

Construction Dive

Amid an industrywide focus on the energy sector, the contractor plans to add 100 employees to its solar division.

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Teams To Retrofit Hawaii Multifamily Housing for Accessibility

ENR Construction

The Dept. of Justice alleged violations of the Fair Housing Act regarding accessibility requirements.

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Optimize Operational Processes With an Industry-Specific ERP

As the use of Enterprise Resource Planning systems in the construction industry is critical to optimizing operations, it's critical that decision makers conduct a thorough software evaluation to find the one that best aligns to their needs.

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High hopes for US high-speed rail

Construction Dive

An expansion could create thousands of jobs and slash greenhouse gas emissions, says a Mineta Transportation Institute study.

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Boston's $2.3-billion Green Line Extension Faces More Problems

ENR Construction

A plan to repair 4.4 miles of defective tracks is under review.

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AECOM to Pay $11.8M to Settle Hurricane Katrina False Claims Case

ENR Construction

An AECOM employee allegedly filed inflated disaster recovery applications for educational institutions impacted by the 2005 hurricane.

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Central Africa Toll Road Linking Multiple Nations Gets Under Way

ENR Construction

A long-planned 114-mile toll road to link Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo to existing road networks and ports in Tanzania broke ground earlier this month.

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The Ultimate Procurement Software Buyer’s Guide

Choosing the right procurement software is a crucial step in ensuring third-party risk management, process governance, and bidding efficiency. With so many procurement solutions to choose from, it can be overwhelming without a frame of reference and a solid starting point. This free buyer’s guide will cover: Benefits of Procurement Software –– Why do you need it?