Al-Bahar, Caterpillar?s dealer for Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the UAE, has introduced a new general-duty undercarriage for Cat D9N, D9R, and D9T bulldozers
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Salini Impregilo Expects U.S. Acquisition To Cut Risk, Raise Profit Margins
One afternoon this May, a group of journalists and market analysts convened in London at the Royal Society headquarters in Carleton House to hear the CEO of Salini Impregilo unveil the Italian engineering and construction conglomerate’s strategy for the next four years.
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Amtrak Picks Freight-Rail Vet As New CEO; Transit Guru Dies at 80
Charles W. “Wick” Moorman, a 40-year veteran of freight railroad Norfolk Southern Corp. who retired last year as chairman, president and CEO, will join Amtrak as president and CEO on Sept. 1.
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Spanish Firm FCC Bids Abroad As Home Workload Slows
The Aug. 7 completion of the world’s largest concrete-arch railroad bridge, which reaches 384 meters, at the Alcantara reservoir in western Spain adds another link in the nation’s big and growing high-speed network.
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Azizi unveils $204m hotel apartments on the Palm
Due to be completed in 2018, Azizi Mina will be handed over well in advance of Expo 2020
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Evolving Technologies Offer New Tool for Disaster Prep
Social media, mobile devices, apps and drones are finding new roles helping stakeholders—such as construction companies and their personnel and jobsites—who have assets at risk when they confront shifting disasters, such as hurricanes and wildfires.
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Nashville International Airport Installs Geothermal Energy System
Nashville International Airport has turned a former quarry on the site into the water source for a lake plate geothermal cooling system that is cutting energy consumption by more than 50%.
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Product Snapshot: Jobsite Camera and Cordless Rotary Hammer
Oxblue’s Solar-Powered Construction Camera’s solar panel and battery package has been redesigned to be lighter and easier to install on poles.
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Haunted by Grim Statistics on Megaprojects
Brendan Bechtel, soon to be chief executive of the engineering and construction company that bears his family’s name, sounded an alarm about the industry’s performance on megaprojects with words as plainly spoken as any you will hear at a conference.
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When Toll Road Traffic Flows Fall Short
Bankruptcy of Texas’ First Public-Private Highway Venture Puts Focus on Traffic Projections
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