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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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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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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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 Traffic Flows Fall Short

Bankruptcy of Texas’ First Public-Private Highway Venture Puts Focus on Traffic Projections
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