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Read More“Big Mac Bridge” Southbound Lanes Reopen After 100-Day Emergency Repair Effort
Over a dozen companies collaborated closely with the Ohio Department of Transportation to help restore the damaged structure ahead of the expedited schedule. https://www.aisc.org/modernsteel/news/2025/april/emergency-bridge-repair–daniel-carter-beard-big-mac-bridge-i-471 It took a little over three months—ahead of an already-accelerated emergency repair timeline—to get traffic flowing again after arsonists set fire to the playground beneath the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge in…
Read MoreBiden Blocks Nippon Steel $15B Buy of US Steel, Cites National Security
https://www.enr.com/articles/60119-biden-blocks-nippon-steel-15b-buy-of-us-steel-cites-national-security President Joe Biden on Jan. 3 blocked the $15-billion sale of U.S. Steel Corp. to Nippon Steel Corp. under the federal Defense Production Act—citing national security concerns and “credible evidence” that the Japan-based steelmaker “might take action that threatens to impair the national security of the United States.” Nippon Steel had, in recent days, offered to…
Read MoreENR Travel Memories: Reporting From Disaster Zones, Various Locations, 2000s
ENR editor Tom Sawyer traveled extensively to project sites, disaster areas and war zones far afield and close to home. As the last entry in ENR’s 150th anniversary coverage, he offers some thoughts on how disaster responses can bring out the best in people. https://www.enr.com/articles/60113-enr-travel-memories-reporting-from-disaster-zones-various-locations-2000s Earthquakes, hurricanes, floods and wars destroy infrastructure and put lives…
Read MoreWith Trump’s Tariff Talk, Time to Negotiate for Escalation Clauses in Construction Contracts
Attorney Ken Rubinstein says contractors should anticipate possible material prices spikes again By Richard Korman December 3, 2024 Remember 2019? That’s when contractors faced sudden material price surges from tariffs during then-President Donald Trump’s first term in office. How about 2021? That’s when contractors saw new price surges and long delivery delays because of Covid-19. That…
Read MoreWhat You Missed at SteelDays 2024
https://www.aisc.org/modernsteel/news/2024/october/what-you-missed-at-steeldays-2024 This October, SteelDays drew fabricators, students, and steel enthusiasts nationwide to experience careers in fabrication, compete for welding scholarships, and immerse themselves in the energy of the American structural steel industry. Were you among them? In case you missed out on something cool, check out the highlights–and watch out for similar events in your area next…
Read MoreAISC Applauds Senators Baldwin, Brown for Supporting Domestic Steel Industry
https://www.aisc.org/modernsteel/news/2024/october/aisc-applauds-senators-baldwin-brown-for-supporting-domestic-steel-industry Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) are urging the Biden administration to close loopholes in the Section 232 steel tariff program that is designed to ensure a level playing field for America’s structural steel production and fabrication industries. The American Institute of Steel Construction stands with their call to expand the scope…
Read MoreNew York’s New Gateway: The Overhaul of John F. Kennedy International Airport
On the cusp of the 70th anniversary of the originally named New York Airport’s opening in Queens, N.Y., a blue-ribbon panel in 2017 released a report to the governor of New York: The facility, once popularly known as Idlewild Airport, needed a comprehensive master plan and a total transformation. In the seven years since, builders…
Read MoreENR’s 2024 Top 400 Contractors: Firms Feel Pinch for Profitability
When the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates 11 times last year in a bid to control rampant economic inflation, many Top 400 Contractors said they felt those policy changes in the form of project delays, rescopes or outright cancellations. Now, with construction costs at a prolonged high, firms say preconstruction has helped some would-be paused…
Read MoreAMERICAN STEEL INDUSTRY URGES CONGRESS TO REJECT ANTI-COMPETITIVE MASS TIMBER FEDERAL BUILDINGS ACT
MAY 20 2024 In a joint letter to Congress, the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), and Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA) outline their firm opposition to the proposed Mass Timber Federal Buildings Act (S4149)–and urge members of Congress to reject the anti-competitive bill. The bill, which was introduced by U.S. Senators Jeff…
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