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The article features several people within the U.S. construction industry who are said to have made significant contributions to the sector. It notes that Textura chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) Patrick Allin was able to establish the company into the bill-pay Web site of the sector. It mentions that Kenneth E. Atkins was able to get seven road construction projects rolling following his appointment as public works administrator at Osceola County Public Works Department in Florida. Another notable person is Mike Betz of Caterpillar Inc.

The article addresses the impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 on infrastructure projects across the country. California will receive $2.6 billion for infrastructure construction work on highways, roads and bridges. Colorado will receive nearly $7.2 billion in total stimulus money over the next two years. The Utah Transportation Commission approved plans for distributing more than $215 million in federal economic-stimulus funds for local and state projects.

The article discusses how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is unfolding across the U.S. The stimulus package is delivering about $130 billion in new funding for highways, buildings and other public works. California will receive a fund for insfrastructure construction work on highways, roads, and bridges.

The article looks at the allocation and distribution of funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 by several U.S. states. Transportation work received $49.3 billion which was praised by politicians and officials in cash-strapped state highway departments. For work on highways, roads and bridges, Caltrans will receive $1.72 billion of $2.6 billion. On the other hand, the state of Texas will receive $2.2 billion.

The article reports that most engineers and construction teams working in Lower Manhattan are forced to find ways to work around the area's high water table and the foundation and excavation problems it can cause. The new tower at 123 Washington St. is being developed by the Moinian Group of New York using a design from New York's Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects.

The article focuses on the construction market for sports facilities in New York. According to the article, stadium and arena projects worth nearly $3 billion are under construction in the New York City metropolitan area and another $1 billion is under consideration. The capacity of the contractors will be an issue as these projects move forward, says Lou Coletti, president of the Building Trades Employers' Association of New York. INSET: The Stadium Specialists.

The article talks about some of the major construction projects in Long Island, New York. A planned, mixed-use development that includes the dramatic renovation of the aging Nassau Coliseum is expected to be a new suburban hub for sports, entertainment and tourism with additional housing and office space. Work has already begun on the initial phase of the retail outlet Arches at Deer Park. Spector Group is serving the master planner for the redevelopment efforts of downtown Riverhead and central Suffolk County, as well as Enterprise Park of Calverton.

The article focuses on the construction of Prudential Center, a sports arena in Newark, New Jersey. The arena, which will be the future home of the franchise of hockey team, the New Jersey Devils, is scheduled to open in October 2007, just in time for the 2007-2008 National Hockey League season. The team is leaving the Continental Airlines Arena at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey where it has played since relocating from Denver, Colorado in 1982.

The article looks at the status of the construction industry in Newark, New Jersey in 2007. The city of nearly 280,000 people is in the midst of its biggest development spurt in decades. Municipal officials are pinning their hopes for a civic renaissance on the Newark Downtown Core Redevelopment District. According to Ted Domuracki, president of MAST Construction Services, the idea is to give the downtown an identity that is attractive enough to lure residents out of the suburbs.

The article focuses on the engineering firm EN Engineering. The firm's significant growth in revenue and in the number of its employees since 2007-2012 are noted. The growth is discussed in relationship to the firm's specialty of design, corrosion control and integrity management of safety measures for natural gas and petroleum pipelines.

The article offers details on the construction of a large-scale interstate natural gas pipeline.

The article discusses the April 10, 2012 release of a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report in which New Jersey governor Chris Christie is accused of exaggerating the state's share of costs related to the Trans-Hudson Express passenger-rail tunnel project. Christie halted the tunnel's construction following the results of a 30-day project review, announcing that the state would no longer participate in the project due to cost overruns.

The article discusses the controversy between New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) and the Department of Buildings (DOB) regarding an accident involving a crane collapse at a construction site in March 2012 that killed one worker and injured three others. MTA and DOB officials have blamed each other for lack of oversight that led to the accident with the MTA arguing that the crane's inspection history is an important factor in determining who is to blame.

The article reports on a capacity expansion project on the U.S. crude oil Seaway Pipeline by energy industry firms Enbridge Inc. and Enterprise Products Partners. This project, along with another planned Enbridge pipeline initiative, will help transport shale crude oil from Canada to the Gulf Coast of the U.S. The partners hope to alleviate an oil bottleneck caused by increases in crude production, and exceed capacity of the disputed Keystone XL oil pipeline project from Canada to the U.S.

The article reports that Shell Oil Company has agreed to a land option deal with zinc producer Horsehead Corp. that would allow Shell to build a Marcellus Shell ethane cracker plant in western Pennsylvania.

The article looks at plans by the U.S. Green Building Council (USBGC) to create energy-efficiency standards for data-center construction projects. Topics include Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System project certification, the distinction between building and information technology (IT) infrastructure energy costs, and the use of monitoring and testing to implement the standards.

The article discusses the construction of a solar farm by Apple Computer near its data center in Maiden, North Carolina that was built in 2011. Apple plans to use power from the solar farm and fuel cells to provide energy for the center's cloud computing servers instead of power from the electrical grid. Topics include the data center's Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System certification and plans for erosion control and stormwater management.

The article reports that the firm Suburban Maintenance Construction will sue Cleveland, Ohio for turning down its $5.6 million bid to upgrade the Cleveland Browns Stadium. It notes that the project has been given to the company Platform Cement which Suburban has claimed to have not satisfied the goal of the city to hire companies owned by minorities or women. It mentions that Platform Cement has offered a $5.8 million bid.

The article reports that the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has been concerned that hydraulic fracturing in New York will contaminate aqueducts which carry drinking water. It notes that the recovery of shale gas deposits in the Marcellus shale formation has prompted Governor Andrew Cuomo to consider lifting a two-year moratorium on hydraulic fracturing. It mentions that the fracturing process has chemical-infused liquids which can reach aqueducts.

The article discusses a court case wherein a state Supreme Court judge in Albany, New York has disallowed a contract for an express highway interchange project for requiring compliance with a project labor agreement (PLA). It notes that such transaction from the State Department of Transportation has violated laws for letting of contracts. It mentions that PLAs must not be recognized in the letting process.

The article discusses the results of a survey conducted by "ENR: Engineering News-Record" in February 2012, in which readers were asked to share their thoughts on the best existing technology tools they use and the technology tools they would like to see in the future. Topics include cloud computing technologies, security concerns regarding cloud computing, and building information modeling (BIM) technology.

The article discusses a court case in which U.S. federal prosecutors have charged owner of Perdel Contracting Co. and Accurate Steel Installers Inc., Elizabeth Perino, with fraud. Perino is accused of using her company as a pass-through firm on four major public work projects in Chicago, Illinois. Also accused of fraud is owner of concrete cutting and sawing contractor Diamond Coring, Anthony Cappello, who worked with Perino on various state and city projects between 1999-2006.

The article reports that the U.S. Army is seeking proposals for the largest-ever renewable resources program. According to the author, the Army has increased its efforts to power its domestic bases with renewable energy resources and its program could potentially generate nationwide, large-scale renewable energy projects in the construction market.

The article focuses on the future of the proposed Access to the Region's Core (ARC), the 8.7-billion U.S. dollar trans-Hudson River rail tunnel project in New Jersey. New Jersey Governor Christopher Christie has decided to end the project but later agreed to a two-week study of unspecified project. The governor fears that the project's cost overruns could cost New Jersey between 2 billion and 5 billion dollars.

An introduction to articles published within the issue that focus on the total regional revenue of design and architectural firms in New York in 2009 is presented.

An interview with Robert Harvey, who leads the Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center (LMCCC) in New York City, is presented. Harvey explains the primary objective or mission of the LMCCC. He discusses the level of authority of the LMCCC. He cites the challenges he heard the most when listening to the contractors talking about construction jobs, one of which is the constraints put on them on the very tight roadway network.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue including one about the manslaughter trial of crane rigger William Rapetti and his acquittal, another on the acquisition of Tishman Construction by AECOM Technology Corp. and one on the rankings of specialty contractors.

An interview with Richard Cavallaro, president of Skanska USA Civil, Mike McNally, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Skanska USA and Bill Flemming, president of Skanska USA Building, is presented. when asked about the success of Skanka in the past 18 months, Cavallaro responds that their civil projects were very long term projects so most work in 2009 were secured in 2006 and 2007. McNally expresses pride in how the company improves cities and neighborhoods. Flemming mentions the financial risks they faced with thte AirTrain project.

This article presents an interview with Caswell F. Holloway, commissioner of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), and his senior staff members about the operation of the department. The staff members include James Mueller, Kathryn Mallon and Bernard Daly. They discuss the selection of the DEP as the recipient of the 2010 Owner of the Year award by the magazine "New York Construction." They also talk about the future construction projects of the department.

The article announces the selection of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection as the recipient of the 2010 Owner of the Year award from the magazine "New York Construction."

The article reports on the agreement made by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey with developer Larry Silverstein on March 24, 2010 to rebuild the World Trade Center Towers in New York City. The Port Authority, New York City and New York State will fund the construction loans for two of Silverstein's towers at Ground Zero. The deal requires Silverstein to raise 300 million U.S. dollars and pre-lease 400,000 square feet in Tower 3. The details of the agreement are cited.

An introduction to the Top Contractor issue of "New York Construction" is presented.

The article reports on the indictment of Testwell Laboratories guilty of racketeering in New York City on February 25, 2010 on claims that it distorted concrete test results of 82 buildings. Chief executive officer (CEO) V. Reddy Kancharla and vice president Vincent Barone could face up to 25 years of imprisonment after they were found guilty of enterprise corruption. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. said that the firm ignored public safety in exchange of profit. Among the buildings involved are the Yankee Stadium and Avenue Subway.

The article offers information on the February 7, 2010 explosion at a powerplant under construction in central Connecticut which is scheduled to open this summer. The accident which occurred during blowdown operations is suspected to have been caused by a welder's torch which created the spark causing the blast. Project owner, Kleen Energy Systems says criminal investigation is under way. Moreover, there are speculations that "gas purging" may have caused the explosion which killed five workers and injuring several others.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue including one on the construction industry in New York City and one on the higher education sector.

Interviews with notable people in the construction industry are presented, which include Building Trades Employers' Association (BTEA) President Lou Colletti, Building and Construction Trades Council (BCTC) President Gary LaBarbera and Steven Spinola of the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY). According to Colletti, no one knew what to do during the start of the financial crisis in 2008. LaBarbera stated that lenders are backing out from loans, especially for construction. Spinola mentioned that there are projects that have been delayed.

The article presents a dairy of daily business schedules and travel activities of George Leventis, president of Langan International, international division of Langan Engineering & Environmental Services. It discusses how the international division was formed. It details his work in the company's international offices, including Greece, Dubai, and Kuwait.

The article presents information on the business status of construction firm Tishman Construction Corp. Dan Tishman, chairman and chief executive officer of the company, talks about his passion for the building construction business. It explores some of the construction contracts and projects of the company in 2008, including the World Trade Center and Freedom Tower in New York City. It also describes the commitment of Tishman Construction to sustainable building.