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The article highlights the 2023 ENR Global Best Projects Awards, showcasing 31 winning projects from 23 countries. These projects exhibit diverse challenges, innovations, and collaborations across various sectors, with a special emphasis on quality, innovation, safety and teamwork. Turkey's 1915 Çanakkale Bridge emerged as the Project of the Year among three finalists, celebrated in a virtual awards ceremony.

The article announces the winner of the 2022 annual Engineering News-Record (ENR) Global Best Project Awards, including the Google Bay View Campus in northern California, the Tianfu Agricultural Exposition center in China, and the Canal Lachine Bridge project in Quebec, Canada.

This article from ENR: Engineering News-Record discusses the process of selecting and presenting the ENR Award of Excellence. The author, the editor-in-chief, explains that while they have the privilege of presenting the award, the real work is done by Pam McFarland, a senior editor for environmental and labor news. McFarland's coverage of a major earthquake in Turkey led her to meet this year's winner, Kit Miyamoto, an engineer who specializes in gathering information about damage and prevention in disaster areas. McFarland and her team, including other editors, Miyamoto's daughter, and video production staff, prepared a feature story and video about Miyamoto's work. The article also provides background information on McFarland's career and her qualifications for this assignment. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on a federal claims court judge invalidating a 45-billion U.S. dollar nuclear waste management contract awarded to contractors BWXT, Amentum, and Fluor Corp. by the U.S. Energy Department for the Hanford nuclear weapons site in Washington state.

The article discusses the Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance (GBRIA) Awards recognizing standards of excellence in areas of safety performance and workforce development through its Contractor Safety Excellence and Craft Workforce Development award programs. Topics discussed include the criteria for selecting winners, expanding to include two new awards, the Innovative Practice Award and the Community Service Award, setting high standards, and GBRIA's goal to inspire improvement.

The article announces the recipients of the Engineering News Record Southwest's Top Young Professionals in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry including Josh Ahrens, Emily Allen, and Manrique Umana Brenes.

The article announces the name of construction industry professionals recognized as part of that inaugural national Top 20 Under 40 including Catalina Echeverri from Gannett Fleming, Kristen Harwood from Rodgers Builders, and James Hoffman from VHB.

The article provides details of construction projects in the U.S. selected as Best Project. The winning projects includes construction of Port of Juneau Cruise Ship Berths in Gastineau Channel, Alaska by contractor Manson Construction, construction of ferry dock at Chignik town, Alaska by contractor Pacific Pile, and replacing of old pump stations at the Chester Morse Lake, Washington by contractor Orion Marine Contractors.

The article focuses on the annual Craftsmanship Awards given by the Construction Association of South Florida to the skilled artisans in the South Florida. It discusses the awards selection criteria by the judges panel, and consideration of the skill and determination of the construction industry for the awards. The Craftsman winners includes Steve Bacalucus, Glenn Savell, and Mark Horch.

The article announces winners of periodical's New York's 2017 Best Projects award which includes Second Avenue Subway-Phase 1 subway line, Lenfest Center for the Arts in Columbia University, and Etsy Headquarters.

The article reports that the contracting company Clark Group, which has been recognised as the contractor of the year, has been praised for skillfully coordinating teams within a reliable budget and schedule.

The article reports that Choate Construction Co. has topped the ENR's national Top Contractors ranking, held in 2016. It mentions about its early achievements for interiors and tenant improvements category; discusses the implementation of an employee stock ownership program (ESOP) which provided innovative culture for long term; and presents views of Millard Choate, chairman of the firm on its achievements.

The article focuses on various constructions as the winners of the Engineering News-Record (ENR) award. Particular focus is given to the event of the ENR to be held at New York Hilton Midtown in New York City, New York from April 13-14, 2017. Construction of the tunnel Blue Plains in Washington, D.C., Lakeview Amphitheater of Onondaga in New York, and a children's hospital of Philadephia in Pennsylvania are also discussed.

The article offers brief profiles of several up-and-coming leaders in the U.S. construction and design industry who were also recipients of the magazine's 2017 Top Young Professionals. Honorees include Layton Construction manager Jason Adams, JE Dunn Construction vice president Sean Buck and Gresham, Smith and Partners water resources engineer-in-training Annie Blissit.

The article announce the winners of the "ENR: Engineering News-Record" (ENR) magazine Best Projects program which reflects the diversity of the physical and commercial environment across the U.S. including Allen Institute, Kodiak Airport project, and Eugene Veterans Affairs Health Care Center.

The article announces several construction project award recipients including Grace Farms River Building has received best project award, Waterbury State Offices Complex Redevelopment has received award of merit, and Rehoboth Landfill Solar Farm has received award of merit.

The article offers information on winners to the periodical's 2016 best project awards including the modern boutique hotel owned by the Chicago Athletic Association (CAA) Owner Hotel LLC, the Skyline Plaza Garage in Indianapolis and the Railroad Deport Grand Staircase in Missouri.

The article announces the winners of the 2016 Best Projects for construction from the periodical "ENR Southeast," including Salt Waste Processing Facility in Aiken, South Carolina as Best Project in Excellence in Safety category, Faena Forum in Miami Beach, Florida as Best Project in Cultural/Worship category and Port Everglades Clean Energy Center as Best Project in Energy/Industrial category.

The article announces the winners of the 2016 Best Projects contest of the periodical "ENR Southeast" for health care construction projects, including Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama for Best Project, Cherokee Indian Hospital in Cherokee, North Carolina for Award of Merit and Veterans Affairs Health Care Center in Charlotte, North Carolina for Award of Merit.

The article announces awards given to construction projects including the Best Project award to Alley Theatre, the Award of Merit to the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Terminal and the Excellence in Safety Award to Baybrook Mall.

The article offers information on several construction projects in New York and New Jersey which were named winners of the 2016 Best Project awards from the magazine "Engineering News-Record." The construction projects include the World Trade Center Transportation Hub, the St. Patrick's Cathedral and the West Deptford Energy Station Black Start System. The companies involved in the construction projects are also noted.

The article presents several construction projects and recipients of the Global Best Projects Awards. These include the $900-million Thames Water Lee Tunnel project of water distributor Thames Water in Newham, England. It notes the Shanghai Tower owned by Shanghai Tower Construction & Development Co. Ltd. in Shanghai, China. It mentions the Emergency & Carryover Storage Project (E&CSP) owned by water distributor San Diego County Water Authority in San Diego, California.

The article offers information on the repair of the Flood Forces Highway by the construction company Kiewit Infrastructure Co., in Loveland, Colorado. The topics discussed include the reasons why the said project is among the recipients of the Project of the Year Award and the flood that erased the Highway 34 in September 2013.

The article focuses on Colorado State University, "ENR Mountain States" magazine's 2016 Owner of the Year for Colorado and Wyoming. Topics include the university's 700 million U.S. dollar campus improvement program that includes an on-campus stadium with an office complex and academic facility, and the emphasis given by the campus' construction campaign on inspiring architecture, high functionality and solid partnerships.

The article focuses on Award of Excellence of the periodical which recognize the best construction project and will be held in New York Hilton Midtown in New York City on April 5-6, 2018. It mentions construction project of the year has been given to Elizabeth River Tunnels Project in Virginia which is owned by Virginia Department of Transportation and constructed by SKW Constructors. It also mentions the project under a public-private partnership (P3) for the first all-concrete.

The article announces that Bill Yates, chairman of The Yates Cos. Inc., has received the ENR Texas & Louisiana's Legacy Award.

The article reports that former officer in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Carl Sciple was awarded the ENR New England's Legacy Award for his service and contribution to the construction industry.

The article announces the winners of the Excellence in Construction awards program organized by Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) including the Tampa International Airport, in Hillsborough County, Florida; Opal Sands Resort, in Clearwater Beach, Florida; and others.

The article offers information on the firm Bridgers & Paxton that has been named periodical's Southwest's Design Firm of the Year award due to its services and the complexity of the projects it performs. Topics discussed include business expansion of the firm, comments from Phil Sena of the firm, on supercomputing and John Heck of Bridgers & Paxton, diversification of their business model.

The article discusses the Safety and Excellence in Construction Awards Gala which was hosted by the organization Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Georgia Inc. on July 20, 2016. The annual Safety Awards is sponsored by companies including Bardi Mechanical, Bo Phillips Co. and CLP Resources which aims to recognize Georgia contractors who have low rates of on-the-job injuries.

The article offers information on Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based contractor Performance Contractors. Topics mentioned include the 2016 Contractor of the Year award to the company, the business development of the company due to energy and industrial markets, the focus of the company to develop and retain skilled workforce, and the importance of employees performance development.

The article announces the engineering industry executives who were selected for the 2016 Northwest's Top Young Professionals award from "Engineering News-Record" (ENR) magazine which include Tyler Kimberley, Ian Cotton, and Lynne Fenley.

The article features construction company Shawmut Design and Construction which received the Contractor of the Year award from the periodical "ENR New England."

The article announces the Top 25 newsmakers for 2013, chosen by the "Engineering News-Record" (ENR) journal, which include Michael Adlerstein, the architect who is leading the renovation of the United Nations headquarters in New York City, Alan Barnhart who leads Barnhart Crane & Rigging, which transported the world's largest tunnel-boring machine (TBM) to Seattle, Washington, and Daniel Christian of Victaulic which produced a handbook of best practices for engineering contractors.

The article focuses on Intermountain Healthcare, a nonprofit health-care provider in the U.S. selected as the "ENR Mountain State" magazine's 2016 Intermountain Owner of the Year. Topics include the health-care provider's appetite for creating important new community facilities, its plan to invest half-billion dollars per year between 2016 and 2020 to expand or build new facilities, and the projects it completed in 2015 including the expansion of the Budge Clinic at Logan Regional Hospital.

The article features Jeffrey M. Baker, one of the winners of the top 25 newsmakers in the Award of Excellence by "ENR; Engineering News-Record." He serves as the director of laboratory operations in the Golden, Colorado field office of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, and also oversees the energy department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). He led the launch of the laboratory's Research Support Facility. His main goal is to build a replicable model for the design and construction of affordable, ultra-green buildings.

The article announces winners of the third annual Best of the Best Awards, which include the Musical Instrument Museum, the Johns Creek Environmental Campus and the O.C. Tanner Flagship Store.

The article announces the top 25 newsmakers who have been recognized by "Engineering News-Record" for their innovations and achievements in 2008 which include engineering professor Bernard Amadei, county engineer Warren Schlatter, and architect Shaun Killa.

The article focuses on efforts of Kathi Littmann, the winner of the Award of Excellence, for the construction project of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), the second largest in the U.S. with 750,000 students. It had literally run out of space and couldn't figure out how to accommodate its exploding school-age population. To win state money to help fund the projects, Littmann and LAUSD had to complete state environmental reviews of properties, obtain ownership or an order of possession and complete enough design for stamped and permitted drawings.

Presents the award presentation for the top 2002 newsmakers in the construction industry selected by the 'Engineering News-Record' editors in the New York, New York. Recipient for the Award of Excellence; Expertise of Dan M. Fraunfelter in making layout and search areas for rescue workers; Honor for Robert G. Berger.

Profiles John G. Voeller, the senior vice president and Chief Knowledge Officer of Kansas City, Missouri-based Black & Veatch Corp. His reception of the `Engineering News-Record' magazine's 1999 Award of Excellence; His contributions to information technology management; His educational and professional background.

The article offers information on the life and works of Jim King, owner of construction firm Bradbury Stamm Construction in New Mexico and recipient of the ENR Southwest's Legacy Award. He joined the firm in 1972 and in 1979, he became an owner. Bradbury did substantive work on projects which have become touchstones in New Mexico under the guidance of King, which include the New Mexico State Penitentiary Renovation, S&H Green Stamp Store and El Rey Theater.

Presents information as it relates to Dennis G. Majors, civil engineer and dam builder, who has been awarded the award of excellence by Engineering News-Record, periodical. Details on some of Majors' contributions; Background information on Majors; How Majors views his work. INSETS: Ballooning protests forced majors to find another dam site;Major deals with reservoirs angry neighbors;The gallery of winners: A history of excellenc.

The author discusses the mission of the Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance (GBRIA) focusing on workforce development and safety performance, and its strategic objectives including achieving injury-and incident-free work environment, and ensuring access to a competitive and skilled company and contractor workforce. He discusses GBRIA celebrating its 22nd Annual Contractor Safety Excellence Awards in March 2018, its achievements, and its externship programs and resources.

The article focuses on the 55th annual ENR Award of Excellence celebration, which honors construction industry achievement, will be a series of virtual events taking place 3-7 August, 2020.

The article reports that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers award border wall contract to contractor Fisher Sand & Gravel Co. Topics discussed include border wall projects on private land and filing federal lawsuits to be part of the massive U.S. government wall-building program, construction cost for the new project and suit challenging unapproved funding diversion from other Department of Defense (DOD) projects.

The article informs that bid protest by Bechtel Corp., led team of a 10-year plutonium waste cleanup contract won by a team formerly led by AECOM at the federal Hanford nuclear site in Washington state was rejected by the U.S. Government Accountability Office, which released its ruling on May 13, 2020. It mentions that the U.S. Energy Deptarment awarded a separate team led by BWX Technical Services and Fluor Corp. to manage cleanup of the site's complex of underground storage tanks.

The article reports that bidding team of engineering firm Bechtel is disputing U.S. Energy Department nuclear waste management contract to rival team and mentions bid protest to the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

The article informs that federal courts in California and Texas ruled that the U.S. President Donald Trump's use of the National Emergencies Act to divert military construction funds to build 11 border barriers between the U.S. and Mexico was unlawful. Topics discussed include information on use of executive power by Trump to declare a national emergency to reallocate funds; information on Section 2808 of the emergency law; and information on 400-million dollar border wall contract.