How Portland, Ore., Recovered a Stolen $6.7M Payment Meant for MWH-Kiewit

A cybercrook impersonating an MWH employee in emails tricked the city of Portland, Ore. last March into sending them a $6.7 million filtration plant project payment. The money could have been out of reach. But a payment platform that entangled the crook, alerting bankers to possible fraud who then prompted quick action from Portland financial managers, […]

House Passes Bills Aimed at Streamlining Energy Project Permits

Through mostly partisan votes, lawmakers in the House of Representatives advanced legislation Sept. 18 that proponents say will accelerate some energy-related projects, but some Democrats warn will raise energy prices.  The Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act has a goal to make the process to authorize construction of international border-crossing facilities for import and export of […]

Developer Pauses $200M Milwaukee Mass Timber Tower, Citing Tariffs and Material Costs

Citing tariffs and escalating material costs, the developer of The Edison, a $200 million, 32-story mass timber-concrete hybrid building in Milwaukee has paused the project planned to be one of the world’s tallest buildings of its type  Neutral, the Madison, Wis.-based developer of the 378-unit residential building said in a statement that it has temporarily […]