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Flour to sell AMECO construction rental unit in effort to gain profitability
Fluor Corporation will sell its AMECO equipment services business along with its government-facing business, according to a report by DallasNews.com. The actions come after the Irving, Texas-based company reported its worst-ever quarterly  performance and replaced its chairman, CEO and chief financial officer. Second quarter results showed the firm “took $714 million in pretax charges from […]
September 27, 2019
Roadbuilding
Former transportation secretary calls for infrastructure fix, higher gas tax
Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is calling on Republicans and Democrats and all levels of government to work together to fix America’s infrastructure problems. Writing an opinion article at Newsweek.com, LaHood, who served from 2009 to 2013, says Congress missed an opportunity with its tax-reform legislation to inject “much needed revenue into the Highway […]
January 11, 2018
Roadbuilding
Miss. DOT wins PR awards
The Mississippi Department of Transportation has received the Judge’s Choice Award for its Centennial Campaign celebrating 100 years of service to the people of Mississippi. The award was presented during the Public Relations Association of Mississippi (PRAM) Annual Conference. The agency also won a PRism Award for the campaign and honors for individual entries, including […]
November 1, 2017
Roadbuilding
Connecticut leans on federal funding for transportation while others find alternatives
Despite some states – and even some counties and municipalities – finding a way to fund transportation projects without relying on the federal government, the state of Connecticut isn’t one of them. (To read, “States Aren’t Waiting Around for Federal Support, click here.) A Pew Charitable Trusts report has found that Connecticut is actually relying […]
October 6, 2014
Business
Building permits up in October, but government delays housing starts data for second month due to shutdown
Though the Commerce Department won’t release data on housing starts and completions until next month, it reports that building permits saw a sizable gain in October. Placing blame on the 16-day partial shutdown of the federal government during October, the Commerce Department says it won’t have the data for home starts and completions for the […]
November 26, 2013
Business
Bill calls for the elimination of federal transportation funding
While most are trying to figure out a way to free up more federal funding for transportation, two Congressmen have introduced a bill that would cut it altogether. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rep. Tom Graves (R-Georgia) have filed the Transportation Empowerment Act (TEA), according to our sister site Better Roads. The bill calls for […]
November 18, 2013
Business
Believe it or not, most Americans think good roads are more important than their iPhone or TV
To say the findings of a recent study reported on by our sister site Better Roads are a bit shocking is an understatement. Maybe the understatement of the year. Be honest. If you had access to a swath of the American population and could ask them what they value more than their iPhone or cable […]
June 5, 2013
Roadbuilding
In Court: Contractor sues government, “act of God” defense boosts plaintiff’s case
Dismissed! Contractor’s differing site conditions and delay claims proceed as government’s motion to dismiss denied In a recent court decision involving a contractor’s request for equitable adjustment and lawsuit regarding Type I and II differing site conditions and government-caused delays regarding adverse weather — Extreme Coatings, Inc. v. U.S. (February 26, 2013) — the U.S. […]
May 14, 2013
Business
Are Americans “not willing to pay” for longer-lasting roads?
Over at our sister site Better Roads, columnist Kirk Landers has put together a pretty interesting, and brutally honest, estimation of the glaring discrepancy between Americans’ calls for quality, longer-lasting roads and their willingness to pay for them. You see, it’s pothole season, the time of year when road crews all over the nation get […]
May 13, 2013
Business
Senate bill would create incentives for private transportation investment
As the federal government continues to search for ways to grapple with the country’s slowly crumbling infrastructure, two Senators have introduced a bill to the U.S. Senate that would establish a Department of Transportation fund designed to create incentives for private investment into transportation, our sister site CCJ reports. Senators Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) and John […]
March 5, 2013
Business
Opinion: Bill extensions becoming the norm for this Congress
I had to laugh a little, sadly, last week when I read that Congress couldn’t get a farm bill passed. Instead of the usual five-year farm bill, Congress had to squeak out a nine-month extension. Welcome to our world, farmer friends. And take note of this weary warning from your construction brethren: Congress has been […]
January 20, 2013
Business
$2.2 trillion burden for rebuilding infrastructure may fall to states
State and local governments will likely foot the bill for rebuilding projects due to a lack of a long-term funding plan to repair the United States transportation system, according to Standard & Poor’s Rating Services. The money for these repairs will come from taxpayers.
November 1, 2012
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