Infrastructure: Page 30

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    DOT and Austin, Texas, launch first-of-its-kind $22B transportation partnership

    It’s the first time the Transportation Department has entered an emerging projects agreement with a city to fast-track networks of related projects rather than using a piecemeal approach.

    By Michael Brady • March 14, 2023
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    Courtesy of CO Architects and Hensel Phelps
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    WSP revenue, backlog up but profits sag

    The firm reported a strong year and plans to take on more complex infrastructure, environment and refurbishing work going forward.

    By • March 10, 2023
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    $1.5B airport terminal opens in Kansas City, Missouri

    The sustainable, adaptable facility marks the largest infrastructure project in the city’s history, according to builder Clark Construction.

    By • March 7, 2023
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    Federal infrastructure funds begin to flow, mostly to roadwork

    Spending on roadway contracts in 2022 was more than 29 times higher than spending on rail and transit contracts, per American Road & Transportation Builders Association data.

    By Dan Zukowski • March 7, 2023
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    Labor Department enters $20M partnership to open doors to women, minorities in trades

    The initiative aims to recruit 13,000 participants into apprenticeship readiness programs.

    By • March 6, 2023
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    Project Wins

    Jacobs wins $500M water reuse facility build in Los Angeles

    The Dallas-based construction services firm will deliver the project under a progressive design-build contract, according to the release.

    By • March 3, 2023
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    Executive Moves

    Kung Ven named energy lead for WSP USA’s Southeast region

    With more than 20 years of experience, Ven has worked with infrastructure owners and clients in the public, private and federal sectors at AECOM and Stantec.

    By • March 1, 2023
  • Rendering of the Sioux Falls Regional Water Reclamation Plant in Sioux Falls, SD.
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    Project Wins

    McCarthy nabs $215M Sioux Falls water plant expansion

    The project, to be completed by 2025, will increase the capacity of the South Dakota facility by 50%, the firm said.

    By • March 1, 2023
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    IIJA money starting to flow to projects

    Major construction companies say they’re seeing infrastructure act funding translate into new work.

    By • Feb. 28, 2023
  • Kansas Gov. Kelly during the announcement of the $1.9 billion EMP Shield project
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    EMP Shield plans $1.9B chip plant in Burlington, Kansas

    The 300-acre campus will produce thousands of semiconductors per week and reduce reliance on Chinese suppliers, according to Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly.

    By • Feb. 27, 2023
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    Construction starts plummet 27%

    The latest monthly numbers fell dramatically and were down 14% from a year ago, but market watchers say fundamentals are still strong.

    By • Feb. 22, 2023
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    What we know about Buy America guidance (so far)

    There is still time to weigh in on the proposed requirements, which apply to all federally funded infrastructure projects.

    By • Feb. 21, 2023
  • A rendering shows a sea level rise resiliency project in Lower Manhattan.
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    Courtesy of Battery Park City Authority
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    Project Wins

    Turner, partners to build $631M flood wall in lower Manhattan

    The North and West Battery Park City Resiliency Project aims to mitigate the impacts of sea level rise and the risk of storm damage.

    By • Feb. 21, 2023
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    Executive Moves

    Balfour Beatty continues US executive appointments

    The announcements follow other recent leadership changes in the contractor’s civil division.

    By • Feb. 21, 2023
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    Project Wins

    Granite wins $100M bridge project in Denali National Park

    The contractor will build the single-span steel truss bridge over an actively moving landslide in Alaska.

    By • Feb. 21, 2023
  • Rendering of early plans for Texas Instruments’ next 300-millimeter semiconductor wafer fab, next to the company's existing fab, in Lehi, Utah.
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    Texas Instruments to build $11B semiconductor plant in Utah

    The multibillion-dollar project marks the largest economic investment in state history.

    By • Feb. 17, 2023
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    Labor shortages, inflation vex civil contractors, but optimism remains

    Dodge found that 78% of civil engineers use BIM, up from 66% in 2020, while interest in digital twins is growing.

    By Jen A. Miller • Feb. 14, 2023
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    Philly launches digital tool to ease building permitting process

    The pilot aims to improve access to information about necessary permits, approvals and other requirements for some residential and commercial projects, the city said.

    By Michael Brady • Feb. 8, 2023
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    Courtesy of Balfour Beatty
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    Project Wins

    Balfour Beatty awarded $242M US 70 project

    The stretch of highway in North Carolina is being upgraded to interstate standards.

    By • Feb. 8, 2023
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    Jacobs beats estimates, maintains strong 2023 outlook

    Government stimulus money will continue to boost the contractor’s performance this year, said CEO Bob Pragada during an earnings call last week.

    By • Feb. 8, 2023
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    AECOM profit grows on expanding backlog from city, state projects

    The Dallas-based firm said many of its government clients have flush rainy day funds ahead of expected increases in infrastructure spending over the next several years. 

    By • Feb. 8, 2023
  • U.S. President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address during a joint meeting of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol on February 07, 2023 in Washington, DC.
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    Biden details ‘Buy America’ plan in State of the Union

    The president listed some of the types of materials and federally funded projects that would fall under his standard.

    By , • Feb. 8, 2023
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    House bill aims to create lending institution for infrastructure projects

    The Federal Infrastructure Bank would be fueled by private investments.

    By • Feb. 7, 2023
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    Project Wins

    Report: JE Dunn wins $3.2B EV battery plant job

    Construction of the plant will begin in the first quarter of this year and will ultimately boost LG Chem’s battery materials production fourfold by 2027.

    By • Feb. 7, 2023
  • President Joe Biden in front of the Brent Spence Bridge
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    DOT awards $1.2B to 9 megaprojects

    From the Hudson River Tunnel to Cincinnati’s Brent Spence Bridge, these large civil projects qualified for a new grant program funded by the IIJA.

    By • Feb. 7, 2023