Trump 'turns down' Damac's $2bn deals in Dubai

In response to question on conflict of interest, US President-elect Donald Trump says he hasn’t accepted offer from "great friend" and Damac Properties’s chairman Hussain Sajwani
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Florida Bridge Project To Test Composites

From the pilings to the deck and everything in between, a $6-
million, federally funded project will serve as a test bed for a variety of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) and composite technologies while replacing an existing 54-year-old vehicular bridge in southern Florida.
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Barrasso Takes Up Gavel at Key Senate Committee

Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)—the new chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, one of the most important congressional panels for construction—is likely to take a tough stance against environmental regulations and be an advocate for infrastructure, particularly in rural areas, observers say.

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Contractor Zachry Wins $20M in Contract Dispute Reversal

A December decision by a state appeals court in Houston to uphold a $20-million jury award to Zachry Construction Corp. in a long-running contract dispute with port officials in that city will increase competition for public-sector construction projects in Texas, says an official of the San Antonio contractor.

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UAE rent prices to remain unchanged in 2017

A scheduled 61,000 units are expected to be completed in 2017, though delays are likely as in previous years, greatly reducing actual delivery
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