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Month: June 2017
Emaar's UAE business IPO boosts DFM's construction shares
Transactions worth $128m were recorded after the announcement, with the Dubai Financial Market General Index recording a three-month high
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Raeco to build 78MW power plant in Musandam
Oman?s Rural Areas Electricity Company (Raeco) is planning to build a gas-fired independent power project (IPP) with a generation capacity of 78MW in the Musandam governorate of Oman
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Dodge Data & Analytics to Showcase Construction Workflow Integration Tools and Risk Management Research at CFMA Annual Conference
Dodge Data & Analytics will emphasize the importance of workflow integration and risk management through new partnerships and research at the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) Annual Conference & Exhibit at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, booth #516, in Phoenix, Arizona, June 3–7.
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Dodge Momentum Index Resumes Growth in May
Following a dip in April, the Dodge Momentum Index advanced 4.0% in May to 139.1 (2000=100) from its revised April reading of 133.7.
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Packed ENR FutureTech Event Builds Optimism
ENR’s annual meet-up attracts industry and vendor visionaries to explore the future of construction technology
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Florida Defends Bridge Choice as Fluor Claims Manipulation
The $800-million “signature bridge” that the state of Florida promised the people of Miami is distinguishing itself in another way: as a bitterly contested best-value procurement.
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First US Mass-Timber Tower Is OK'd
Authorities having jurisdiction in Oregon and Portland have granted a building permit for the 12-story Framework, which is on deck to become the tallest, pure mass-timber structure in the Americas and the tallest mass-timber building in the U.S.
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Waterways Group Seeks Piece of Trump Infrastructure Plan
A waterways industry organization would like to see some of President Trump’s proposed $1-trillion, 10-year infrastructure investment plan go for replacing decades-old river locks, but the group, Waterways Council Inc. (WCI), strongly opposes another administration proposal, levying a new tax on barge companies.
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Companies in Qatar urged to fortify IoT
Companies in Qatar who have adopted Internet of Things (IoT) systems have been advised to secure the same, given that vulnerability to external cyber threats for IoT is relatively higher than traditional IT
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