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February 08, 2009 -- Mass. solar power contract awarded. $20 million in federal stimulus dollars will pay for the installation of solar panels at 12 public water and wastewater facilities throughout the state... WPRI-12

February 08, 2009 -- Gas blast at Conn. power plant kills at least 5 - An explosion blew apart a power plant under construction as workers purged natural gas lines Sunday, killing at least five people and injuring a dozen or more in a blast that shook homes for miles, officials said... AP via Yahoo! News

February 04, 2009 --Marathon Petroleum's Detroit Refinery to Build Heavy Oil Upgrade Project - Marathon Petroleum Company, a subsidiary of Marathon Oil Company (Houston, Texas), is moving forward with construction of the $2.2 billion Heavy Oil Upgrade Project refinery expansion project, after halting construction in February 2009 due... Marketwire

February 04, 2009 --Construction begins on new sugar refinery - February 3, 2010 3:44 PM ET GRAMERCY, La - 1 of the largest sugar cane refineries in the country is scheduled to begin operations in 2011... KPLC Lake Charles

February 03, 2009 -- U.S. construction employment grew in only four of 337 cities in 2009 - U.S. construction employment grew in only four out of 337 metropolitan areas in 2009 as spending on construction projects dropped by $100 billion in December, to a six-year low of $903 billion, according to a report from the Associated General Contractors of America... Daily Commercial News

February 03, 2009 -- St. James Parish sugar refinery construction getting under way - Construction on a new sugar refinery that owners say will be one of the largest in the nation will take off this week in St. James Parish. Workers have begun prepping the site for construction and driving pilings for the foundation of the $119 million refinery... Times-Picayune

February 03, 2009 -- OSHA Releases Workplace Injury and Illness Information - For the first time, OSHA has made the work-related injury and illness data collected from more than 80,000 employers from 1996 to 2007 available in a searchable online database, allowing the public to look at establishment or industry-specific injury and illness data... EHS Today

February 02, 2009 -- Shaw Wins Second Consecutive Air Force Worldwide Environmental Restoration and Construction Contract -- The Shaw Group Inc. today announced it has been awarded a worldwide environmental restoration and construction contract by the U.S. Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment... Press Release

February 02, 2009 -- Engineers, architects begin to map long-term strategy for Haiti reconstruction... CNN World

February 02, 2009 -- The Port of Long Beach is embarking on a $3 billion capital construction program aimed at protecting the port's share of shipping business in the face of competition from other ports. The efforts include plans to enlarge marine terminals, build a taller, wider bridge and expand on-dock rail capacity... The Journal of Commerce

February 02, 2009 -- Fluor Selected by Petrobras Affiliate for U.S. Refinery Study - Fluor Corporation announced today that Pasadena Refining System, Inc., a subsidiary of Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - PETROBRAS, has selected Fluor to provide front-end engineering study services for a prospective U.S. refinery project... Press Release

JANUARY

January 30, 2009 -- U.S. Army Chooses Fluor for Haiti Relief Support - Fluor Corporation announced today that the U.S. Army has chosen Fluor Government Group (FGG) as a Haiti relief support contractor... Press Release

January 30, 2009 -- OSHA proposes new record-keeping rules - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is proposing to revise its occupational injury and illness recording and reporting (recordkeeping) regulation by restoring a column on the OSHA Form 300 to better identify work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs)... Mississippi Business Journal

January 30, 2009 -- Vercipia Cellulosic Ethanol Plant to Cost $300 Million - The planned construction of a cellulosic ethanol plant in Sebring, Fla. is expected to cost Vercipia about $300 million to complete, according to the Tampa Tribune in Tampa, Fla... The Progressive Farmer

January 29, 2009 -- Construction to begin in spring on Wacker Drive Chicago Sun-Times Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:46 AM PST Construction will begin this spring to rebuild the north-south stretch of Wacker Drive in downtown Chicago.The three-year, $366 million project entails rebuilding both the upper and lower levels of Wacker Drive from Randolph Street to Congress Parkway... Chicago Sun-Times

January 29, 2009 -- California, Florida, Midwest Share in Rail Funding California will get $2.3 billion and Florida $1.3 billion to help build high-speed passenger-train service, the biggest winners among 31 states sharing $8 billion in rail grants from the U.S. economic stimulus package... Bloomburg

January 28, 2009 -- A Downtown Becomes Full of Life Again - Devon Energy Corporation broke ground in October for a 50-story tower in Oklahoma City that is among the tallest buildings under construction nationwide. In December, residents approved a $777 million tax package for a 70-acre central park, convention center, streetcar system, aquatic centers, boating facilities and trails that will be built over the next nine years. A $140 million makeover of downtown, including new sidewalks, bicycle lanes and two-way streets, also starts in May courtesy of Devon... New York Times

January 28, 2009 -- Parkland unveils plan for new $1.2 billion hospital complex - A 17-story state-of-the-art hospital, surrounded by new clinics and parking garages, will replace Dallas County's overcrowded charity hospital in 2014... The Dallas Morning News

January 28, 2009 -- Feds approve $171M loan for San Fran transit hub - The new Transbay Transit Center is expected to serve more than 45 million passengers annually and contain nine transportation systems that will serve commuters and visitors to the Bay Area. The regional facility is expected to be completed in 2014, with a total cost expected to reach $4.2 billion... The San Francisco Chronicle

January 28, 2009 -- The Shaw Group Inc. today announced it has been awarded a five-year, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Kansas City District for environmental remedial action services... News Release

January 27, 2009 -- Revised schedule for nuclear plant construction approved - S.C. Electric & Gas Co. has won approval for a revised production schedule for the two nuclear reactors it intends to build in Fairfield County. The utility applied to the S.C. Public Service Commission last year to revise parts of its construction schedule while not adjusting the final target dates for the two reactors to be ready, in April 2016 and January 2019... Charleston Regional Business Journal

January 25, 2009 --Nashville's Music City Center Clears Final Hurdle - After considerable debate between those who favor its promised economic benefits and those who oppose its potential costs, Nashville's city council approved earlier this week Mayor Karl Dean's plan to build a new $585 million downtown convention center, clearing the way for construction to begin this year on the 1.2 million-square-foot facility, with a vote of 29-9... Contract Magazine

January 23, 2009 -- Associated Builders and Contractors’ (ABC) member Stephen Worth, president and CEO of Worth and Company, Inc., Pipersville, Pa., today testified at a forum in the U.S. House of Representatives that was examining the preferential treatment big labor is receiving by the Obama administration and its allies on Capitol Hill... ABC

January 23, 2009 -- Ground Broken On Caldecott Tunnel 4th Bore Project - Federal, state and local officials gathered in Orinda Friday to celebrate the beginning of construction on the fourth bore of the Caldecott... CBS 5 Bay Area

January 23, 2009 -- Union Membership in the Private Sector Declines to Record Low - Union membership in the private sector declined in 2009 to a record low of 7.2 percent, as a recession eroded employment in labor-organized industries such as construction and manufacturing, a U.S. report showed... BusinessWeek

January 22, 2009 -- The California Rail Authority, a nine-member board chaired by Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle, is proposing building an 800-mile-long rail line that would transport passengers at 110 mph from Anaheim to San Francisco in about three hours. The overall cost is estimated at $42.6 billion... Orange County Register

January 22, 2009 -- Mingo wood-fired plant bond issue approved - CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The state Economic Development Authority authorized a Charleston developer Thursday to issue up to $100 million in tax-exempt bonds to finance the construction of a wood-fired power plant in Mingo County. The Development Authority is a.... The Charleston Gazette

January 22, 2009 -- OSHA pushes new safety rules on musculoskeletal injuries - OSHA is pushing for federal rules that would require companies to count job-related musculoskeletal disorders - a step that could make it easier for safety officials to prevent such injuries... The Charlotte Observer

January 22, 2009 -- Tire plant builds in April - EPHRATA â Port of Ephrata and Washington Tire officials announced plans to start construction on a factory in April. Port Manager Mike Wren and Washington Tire representative Abraham Hengyucius spoke to standing-room only crowd at Ephrata City Hall about the project Wednesday... Columbia Basin Herald

January 17, 2009 -- OSHA Booklet Outlines Hexavalent Chromium Standards- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently published Hexavalent Chromium, a booklet outlining industry requirements for hexavalent chromium standards... ChemicalOnline

January 17, 2009 -- BP-Husky announces $400 million project - The construction of a $400 million refinery is expected to bring at least 200 construction jobs to the Oregon refinery... NBC 24 Toledo

January 15, 2009 -- Construction to begin soon on Fitzgerald energy plant - In the next couple months, construction will begin on a new energy plant, which will create much needed work in the area... WALB Albany

January 15, 2009 -- Ethanol Pipeline Would Create Green Jobs A proposed 1800 mile ethanol pipeline From South Dakota to New Jersey could create nearly 80,000 jobs across the country, according to a new feasibility report... DomesticFuel.com

January 14, 2009 -- Amtrak announced Wednesday that it has awarded a $104.7 million contract to Cianbro/Middlesex VII for replacement of the 102-year old movable bridge over the Niantic River... The Day

January 14, 2009 -- The Shaw Group Inc. today announced it has been awarded a contract for a feasibility study by American Electric Power (AEP) to support the first phase of a potential two-unit power uprate at the Cook Nuclear Plant near Bridgman, Mich... Shaw Group

January 14, 2009 -- Turner Development has started construction on the first phase of public improvements for Westport Waterfront, a $1.2 billion mixed-use development on 50 acres along the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River in Baltimore... The Baltimore Sun

January 13, 2009 -- National Security Agency data center at Camp Williams drawing huge interest in Utah - Nowadays, the mere mention of potential employment can draw a crowd and in the construction... Deseret News January 12, 2009 -- DFW Connector construction set to start in February - Construction on the first phase of the DFW Connector highway expansion project is set to start on Feb. 15. The project, which will expand lanes on 8.4 miles of state highways 121 and 114 through Southlake, Grapevine and the north entrance to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, is expected to cost more than $1 billion... Fort Worth Business Press

January 12, 2009 -- Downtown: A $1.8 billion transformation - Lincoln Nebraska has $1.8 billion in projects on the drawing board in the downtown area alone - about 80 percent of it planned by the city and university... Lincoln Journal Star

January 12, 2009 -- A Treasure Hunt in San Francisco Bay - At an estimated cost of nearly $6 billion, the development on Treasure Island, located in San Francisco Bay, would be one of California's biggest building projects... The Wall Street Journal

January 9, 2009 -- Convention Center Authority unanimously approves of Music City Center financing package The Convention Center Authority gave its unanimous blessing to the financing package for the $585 million Music City Center... Nashville Business Journal

January 7, 2009 -- BE&K Building Group along with partners Turner Construction and BRPH have been awarded the design-build contract of the Boeing Company's new 787 Dreamliner final assembly plant in North Charleston, S.C... Birmingham Business Journal

January 7, 2009 -- OSHA Gears Up for Ambitious 2010 Agenda - The Occupational Safety and Health Administrationâs regulatory agenda for the first half of 2010 contains some major construction rules... Engineering News-Record

January 1, 2009 --Construction began Tuesday on the 11th Street Bridge, which will be the biggest construction project in the D.C. Department of Transportation’s history.The $300 million project over the Anacostia River will include two new spans that will connect the Anacostia Freeway and the Southeast Freeway.... Business Journal

January 1, 2009 --Work is proceeding swiftly on the new Indian River Inlet Bridge, despite recent foul weather along the coast, according to the Delaware Department of Transportation. Notably, all pile drivings have been completed, and work has begun on the approach foundations for the new $230 million bridge spanning the inlet, DelDOT said in a project update... The News Journal

January 1, 2009 --New Mississippi River bridge contract awarded - Missouri Highway commissioners have approved a $229.5 million contract to build the main span of a new bridge over the Mississippi River at St. Louis... Jefferson City News Tribune

January 1, 2009 --Companies seek to pull Va. power line bid - The companies seeking to build a multistate power line want to withdraw their application in Virginia to study the need for the energy the line would deliver... Richmond Times-Dispatch

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