July 31, 2009 -- Construction to begin on state's first toll road - DURHAM â Construction is about to begin on the Triangle Expressway, which will be the stateâs first toll road. Transportation officials said the road will give commuters an alternative to get into Research Triangle Park... News 14 Carolina
July 30, 2009 -- Obama To Pick Michaels To Lead OSHA - White House says President Obama plans to nominate epidemiologist David Michaels to head the government's workplace safety agency... Manufacturing.net
July 29, 2009 -- Shaw and Westinghouse Awarded Nuclear Power Maintenance and Engineering Contract by South Carolina Electric & Gas... The Shaw Group
July 29, 2009 -- Pipeline Firms Widen Natural-Gas Networks - A profound geographic shift in U.S. natural-gas drilling is leading pipeline companies to expand into new territories, even as prices for the fuel appear stuck in a lengthy slump... The Wall Street Journal
July 29, 2009 -- Major transmission line project moves forward - The Kansas Corporation Commission ruled Friday that two Kansas companies can move forward with plans to construct a 180-mile transmission line... Wichita Businness Journal
July 29, 2009 -- Gov. David A. Paterson came home to Hempstead Monday to herald Charles Wang's massive Lighthouse project as the key to Long Island's economic stability and its future - Paterson said the $4-billion project would create 75,000 construction jobs and 19,000 permanent jobs - numbers that project advocates have touted... Newsday
July 27, 2009 -- Huge tunnel to be built under San Francisco Bay - Hoping to protect one of the Bay Area's main water supplies after the next major earthquake, construction crews will soon embark on a job that sounds like something out of a Jules Verne novel: building a massive, 5-mile-long tunnel underneath San Francisco Bay... Mercury News
July 27, 2009 -- AMD breaks ground on new factory
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Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Saturday 25 July 2009 at 03:03:00 Global Foundries chip plant begins construction AMD is preparing to begin construction on a new facility which will house its Global Foundries spin-off. The company on Friday announced the groundbreaking for the new $4.2bn manufacturing facility in upstate New York... vnunet.com
July 25, 2009 -- Construction Set To Begin On $115M Kroc Center - The Salvation Army will host a groundbreaking ceremony for the $115 million Kroc Corps Community Center in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood Monday... Banker & Tradesman
July 25, 2009 -- New Hanford treatment system will clean contaminated waste water - Construction has begun on an $80 million groundwater treatment system at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site. Federal stimulus money is paying for the construction, which is the largest so far for treating contaminated groundwater at south-central... The Oregonian
July 25, 2009 -- Hybrid technology coming to jobsites - Caterpillar, which has had its D7E in development for the better part of a decade, has taken the plunge. That has made it the first manufacturer in the world with a hybrid dozer — a move that could help the company as the hybrid market unfolds... Daily Commercial News
July 24, 2009 -- Sanderson Farms to build N.C. plant - Poultry producer Sanderson Farms Inc. today announced it would proceed with construction of a $126.5 million processing plant in Kinston, N.C... The Clarion-Ledger
July 24, 2009 -- Invest in infrastructure now, contractors group urges Congress - The chief economist for the Associated General Contractors of America is calling on Congress to increase its investment in infrastructure projects in order to provide "desperately needed" jobs for construction workers across the country... Daily Commercial News
July 23, 2009 -- Construction's Labor Force Is Hit Hard by Unemployment Spike - The entire economy is reeling from the recession, but construction particularly has been hit hard. In June, the total construction unemployment rate was 17.4%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. By comparison, the unemployment rate for the overall economy was 10%. Both numbers are not seasonally adjusted. Construction employment rose only in North Dakota and Louisiana, up 5% and... Engineering News
July 23, 2009 -- Laid-Off Construction Workers Rally In Support Of Chevron Renovation - RICHMOND, Calif. - Dozens of laid-off construction workers gathered at Richmond City Hall Tuesday for an emotional meeting about a large renovation project at the Chevron Refinery... FOX 11 Reno
July 22, 2009 -- First New Nuclear Reactor In a Decade On Track - dusty writes "Plans to bring online the first new US nuclear plant since 1995 are on track, on time, and on budget according to the Tennessee Valley Authority. TVA had one major accident with a coal ash spill of late, and one minor one. The agency has plans and workers in place to have Unit 2 at Watts Bar, near Knoxville, online by 2012. Currently over 1,800 workers are doing construction at the ... Slashdot
July 22, 2009 -- AREVA/Bechtel Consortium, UniStar Agree on EPC Term Sheet for Calvert Cliffs 3 Nuclear Energy Facility - FREDERICK, MD-- AREVA and its U.S. consortium partner Bechtel Power Corporation today announced they have signed a term sheet with Baltimore-based UniStar Nuclear Energy outlining the terms and conditions for an engineering, procurement and construction contract for UniStar's proposed Calvert Cliffs 3 nuclear energy facility project in Maryland. The EPC term... Marketwire
July 21, 2009 -- Nordex Starts Construction on Jonesboro Plant - Nordex USA Inc. announced Monday that it was starting construction on its $100 million wind turbine manufacturing plant at Jonesboro... Arkansas Business
July 19, 2009 -- Democrats Drop Key Part of Bill to Assist Unions - A half-dozen senators friendly to labor have decided to drop a central provision of a bill that would have made it easier to organize workers. The so-called card-check provision which senators decided to scrap to help secure a filibuster-proof 60 votes would have required employers to recognize a union as soon as a majority of workers signed cards saying they wanted a union... The New York Times
July 17, 2009 -- SRS awards $91.5 million contract - A team led by an Ohio construction firm has been given a $91.5 million contract for construction of the National Nuclear Security Administrationâs Waste Solidification Building at Savannah River Site, the agency announced today... The Augusta Chronicle
July 15, 2009 -- Shaw Wins Maintenance Contract with Lion Copolymer - The Shaw Group today announced the Maintenance Division of its Power Group has been awarded a maintenance, modifications, packaging and small capital construction contract by Lion Copolymer to service its two plants in Geismar, La... The Shaw Group
July 15, 2009 -- DOT Stimulus Spending Jumps in Early July - The Department of Transportation paid out another $82 million in stimulus project funds in the week ending July 3, escalating how quickly it is pushing money out to cover bills for work it and states earlier approved... The Journal of Commerce
July 10, 2009 -- MIAMI -- Hundreds of construction workers looking for a job camped out at the site of the Florida Marlins' future ballpark to be the first in line to submit their application... The Miami Herald
July 09, 2009 -- U.S. Army Awards Fluor LOGCAP IV Task Order for Afghanistan - Fluor Corporation announced today that the company was authorized to proceed by the U.S. Army Sustainment Command to provide services under Logistics Civil Augmentation Program IV Task Order 5 to support the U.S. military in Afghanistan. The total value of the task order is potentially more than $7 billion over five years... Fluor
July 09, 2009 -- The White House has drawn a hard budget line for the Army Corps of Engineers in a bid to corral federal spending and harness what its critics say is a runaway agency. The Office of Management and Budget wants to nix funding for any Army Corps projects that fail to meet minimum cost-benefit standards. While the agency has always had cost-benefit thresholds for starting new projects, the new rule applies to ongoing work, including long-running enterprises. The first victim: a northwest Arkansas hydropower plant... New York Times
July 09, 2009 -- Construction still shedding jobs - WASHINGTON â Job losses in the non-residential construction sector surged in June to 11,700, according to the July 2 employment report by the U.S. Labor Department. On a year-over-year basis, non-residential building construction employment fell by 88,700, or 10.8 percent, to 734,600... Mississippi Business Journal
July 08, 2009 -- MHI and Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Company Contract Development Begins for Proposed Comanche Peak Expansion - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Company LLC today announced their intention to negotiate the engineering and procurement contracts as well as a preliminary construction plan necessary for the proposed expansion of the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant... ITNews
July 08, 2009 -- Garden State Parkway widening project under way - Construction of the first, $220 million phase, which will widen the road between mileposts 63 and 80 and install an Express E-ZPass lane at the Barnegat toll plaza, is expected to finish by December 2011... Press of Atlantic City
July 08, 2009 -- Panama Canal to Open Lock Construction Bids - Three engineering groups compete to build third set of locks for Panama Canal. The Panama Canal Authority will open bids on July 8 from three competing global engineering groups to build a third set of canal locks... The Journal of Commerce
July 08, 2009 -- Federal Appellate Court Issues Significant Ruling in Contractor on the Battlefield Case - The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed in its ruling on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 in Carmichael vs. KBR (NYSE:KBR) that the Political Question Doctrine bars the plaintiffs suit alleging KBR is responsible for civil liability related to its activities as a contractor to the U.S. military under the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program... KBR
July 06, 2009 -- V Vehicle Co. seeks permit to make way for construction - MONROE -- A San Diego-based startup company has begun preparations to expand and renovate the former Guide Corp. plant in Monroe into a facility where it will make its new car... The Shreveport Times
July 05, 2009 -- 79,000 Construction Jobs Lost in June - New data released last week by the U.S. Department of Labor says 79,000 construction jobs were lost in June. Since employment peaked in January 2007, almost 1.5 million construction jobs have been eliminated. The agency says employment in construction is now at its lowest level since September 1998... Building Online
July 05, 2009 -- Construction at the Chevron refinery in Richmond ground to a halt after a judges order requiring further environmental review of the project... KCBS Radio San Francisco
July 05, 2009 -- Volvo expansion work begins - Site preparation at Shippensburgâs Volvo Construction Equipment plant began last week, marking the start of a 200,000-square-foot expansion... The Sentinel
July 03, 2009 -- Work formally begins at Marlins construction site - Only hours after the final arrangements were completed regarding the bonds that will help pay for the $515 million, 37,000-seat retractable-roof stadium, crews arrived Wednesday morning to begin actual work on the project... Google
July 02, 2009 -- New Levee Wall Under Construction In Natomas
$618M Project Will Stimulate Economy - SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Bulldozers, cranes and trucks tore up dirt on old levees to install a new 70-foot-deep wall and a channel to divert rainwater around Natomas... KCR3
July 02, 2009 -- Proposed nuclear reactors to cost up to $13 Bln Two additional nuclear reactors being considered by San Antonio's public utility will cost up to $13 billion, according to new cost estimates. CPS Energy officials want to build the $10 billion to $13 billion reactors at the South Texas Project outside Bay City, saying its the most cost effective way to get additional power. CPS Energy owns 40 percent of the project. New Jersey-based NRG Energy owns the remaining portion, and the utilities would split the cost... Associated Press
July 01, 2009 -- Jinxed Bank of America Tower in NYC Lines Up $1.3B Loan to Finish Construction - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is calling it the biggest commercial real estate financing package created since the Recession kicked in 20 months ago. Five banks have put together a $1.3 billion loan for The Durst Organization, the developer of the 55-story, 945-foot tall Bank of America Tower... The Real Estate Channel
July 01, 2009 -- Exelon to Seek Early Site Permit for Texas Location - Exelon will seek an Early Site Permit for its proposed Victoria, Texas, nuclear plant site rather than a combined construction and operating license, the company announced today... PR Newswire
July 01, 2009 -- Vega Picks Tennessee Firm to Assist with Construction of Biomass Plant in Georgia - VEGA PROMOTIONAL SYSTEMS, INC. today announced it has chosen Chattanooga, TN based consulting firm, Tennessee Power Company, Inc. to assist the Company in building a biomass production facility in Georgia... PR Newswire
June 30, 2009 -- Corps of Engineers planning huge contracting push in next few months - Over the next several months, the Army Corps of Engineers plans to advertise three dozen construction contracts that could cost upwards of $3 billion -- more than it has spent since Hurricane Katrina -- in its increasingly problematic race to provide the New Orleans area with extra hurricane protection by the 2011 storm season... The Times-Picayune
