Latest Construction Headlines
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‘Green’ Homeowners Insurance Available in Georgia
Oct 2 2008 // Georgia homeowners who use environmentally friendly solar panels and recycled building materials on their houses can now get insurance specially designed for “green” homes, according to state officials. The...
Big Dig Tunnel Victim’s Family Settles Lawsuit for $28 Million
Oct 2 2008 // The family of a Costa Rican woman killed when the ceiling of a downtown Boston tunnel collapsed has settled a wrongful death lawsuit for more than $28 million, attorneys told The Associated Press. The settlement was...
Crane Falls on Rhode Island School under Construction
Oct 2 2008 // A crane that fell on a school under construction in Woonsocket, Rhode Island has damaged the building, but caused no injuries. An operator was warming up the crane Monday morning when its boom fell forward onto exposed...
S&P: UK Construction, Manufacturing SME’s Face Greatest Default Risks
Sep 23 2008 // A study, released in London by Standard & Poor’s Risk Solutions, analyzes the 2007 year end financial returns of UK SME’s [small and medium enterprises]. It found that, “not surprisingly,” the...
OSHA Cites Contractors in Deadly New York Crane Collapse
Sep 17 2008 // A federal agency hit three construction firms with penalties totaling $313,500 on Monday for safety violations that led to a tower crane collapse that killed seven people in March. The citations by the Occupational Safety...
Heffernan Insurance Brokers Appoint Maciorowski Vice President in Missouri
Sep 16 2008 // Heffernan Insurance Brokers today announced the appointment of Greg Maciorowski as vice president in its Midwest practice group, based in Missouri. In this role, Greg will be charged with new business development for...
Professional Liability Risk Management and Insurance Consultancy, CRMC, Opens Its Doors
Sep 15 2008 // Construction Risk Management Consultants LLC (CRMC) a unique, highly specialized insurance and risk management consultancy with expertise in the design and implementation of professional liability risk management programs...
North Dakota Awarded $5 Million Construction Contract for Flood Project
Sep 10 2008 // The Army Corps of Engineer says it has awarded a $5 million construction contract for a Fargo, North Dakota flood project. The corps says the contract is going to Rising Sun Construction, Inc., of Fargo for a project in...
Mildenhall Joins Aon’s Construction Services Group; to Head Phoenix
Sep 3 2008 // Aon Corporation announced that Karen Mildenhall has joined the firm as executive vice president of Aon Construction Services Group. In addition to her responsibilities with the construction team, Mildenhall assumes...
N.Y. Toughens Penalties for Bribing Crane Inspectors, Falsifying Reports
Sep 1 2008 // New York Governor David Paterson has signed into law new criminal and civil penalties for crane inspectors who falsify their inspection reports, and those who try to interfere with the crane inspection...
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Sep 1 2008 // Aon Corporation recently announced that Karen Reutter has joined Aon Construction Services Group in a newly created position of senior vice president. Based in Minneapolis, Reutter is one of a number of strategic hires...
Labor Department Reports Fewer Workers Killed on Job in 2007
Sep 1 2008 // The number of workers killed on the job annually dropped to an historic low in 2007, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced last month. The number of worker deaths dropped to 5,488 last year — the fewest since the...
Labor Dept: Fewer Workers Killed on Job in 2007
Aug 21 2008 // The number of workers killed on the job annually dropped to a historic low in 2007, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced Wednesday. The number of worker deaths dropped to 5,488 last year — the fewest since the...
Proposed New Coverages for N.Y. Export List
Aug 21 2008 // Primary and excess property insurance Contractors: Primary and excess liability coverage for general contractors, subcontractors and all construction trades for construction, building, demolition or renovation. Also Owners...
Alabama Beach Pool Offers Credits for Fortified Building
Aug 21 2008 // The Alabama Insurance Underwriting Association, or the Beach Pool, is implementing new discounts to help coastal policyholders reduce their windstorm premiums. The Beach Pool discounts will apply to homes built to the...
Willis Names Lorsung to Lead Minneapolis Construction Practice
Aug 20 2008 // Willis Group Holdings, the global insurance broker, today announced the appointment of Chris Lorsung as leader of the company’s Minneapolis commercial construction practice, effective immediately. Lorsung will retain...
OSHA Program Targets Crane Safety in South Central States
Aug 14 2008 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Region VI office in Dallas announced it has established a Regional Emphasis Program (REP) covering employees in the construction...
Mass. Considering Traffic Flaggers Instead of Police at Construction Sites
Aug 14 2008 // Civilian flaggers dressed in orange safety vests could replace police officers at some roadside construction projects as early as October under regulations set to be unveiled by the Patrick administration Wednesday. Police...
New York Construction Company Fined for Worker’s Accidental Electrocution
Aug 8 2008 // A Brooklyn construction company has been fined in the electrocution of a worker earlier this year. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued $15,000 in fines to CKR Construction in the death of 44-year-old...
Aon Launches ‘Green Building Property Program’
Aug 7 2008 // Aon Corporation has launched the “Aon Green Building Property Program,” which it describes as the “industry’s most comprehensive insurance solution to facilitate environmentally friendly and...
