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Report: 2019 record year for supertall construction

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At 1,739 feet, the Tianjin CTF Finance Centre in China was the tallest building completed in 2019.

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10 biggest OSHA fines of 2019

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million in 2019. Fall protection violations are by far the most common among the heaviest fines, which reached as high as $1.8

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Tutor Perini closes out 2019 with stable revenue, net loss

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The company had two major charge-offs in 2019, one related to losing a court case related to the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project in Seattle and the other associated with a decrease in the price of its stock.

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AIA predicts nonresidential spending growth through 2019

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in 2018, but that institutional will take the lead in 2019. The Consensus Construction Forecast Panel said spending in the commercial/industrial sector will outpace institutional outlays by 2.2%

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Hotel construction pipeline ends 2019 with record high

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Though there were a record number of hotels planned and underway as of the close of the year, Lodging Econometrics' results and forecast do not include the potential impact of the coronavirus.

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Technology's critical place in construction in 2019

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Automation and connected devices will play an increasingly vital role in the coming year as they supplement, rather than replace, humans.

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The top OSHA fines of Q1 2019

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Leading violations show that once again, inspections focused heavily on fall protection.