Bechtel in the News
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Interview with Bechtel's Saudi Country Manager
San Francisco-based Bechtel is one of the largest engineering, construction, and project management companies in the world, and it’s been doing business in Saudi Arabia for 75 years. Following the announcement of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 economic and social reform plan, the company hired its first Saudi national as country head of its operations in the Kingdom in 2016.
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6 ideas for a better New York Subway
The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) wants to know if anyone, anywhere, can figure out how to fix New York City’s beleaguered subway. With the hopes of solving problems such as persistent overcrowding, train delays, and crumbling physical infrastructure, the MTA launched a Genius Transit Challenge in June. Offering as much as *$1 million for the best idea, nearly 500 groups hailing from 23 different countries sent in submissions.
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Vogtle builders note progress on new project timeline
Plant Vogtle’s new nuclear units may become operational considerably ahead of the schedule that Georgia Power announced last fall when Bechtel officially took over the beleaguered project.
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Construction: the solution to the skilled labor shortage
One way to drive the next generation of innovators in the construction industry is to connect local startups with industry experts. This is exactly what Bechtel is doing with a partnership with Station Houston.
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Muscat International Airport's MC3 Component crowned 2018 Infrastructure Project of the Year
The Muscat International Airport’s MC3 Component by the Bechtel-Enka-Bahwan (BEB) Consortium was crowned Construction Week Oman Awards 2018’s Infrastructure Project of the Year.
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Ballston Spa High School robotics team earns FIRST accolade
The Ballston Spa High School’s FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Team 3044 earned the Engineering Inspiration Award at the recent Central NY Regional FIRST Robotics Competition.
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MTA Genius Transit Challenge winners announced
The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on March 9 announced eight winners of the MTA Genius Transit Challenge, including two that "plan to immediately reinvest their cash awards from the competition and contribute seed money to advance their ideas in conjunction with the MTA."
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Longer trains, high-tech signals and robots: subway 'genius' ideas announced
The M.T.A. says it is committed to making the competition more than just a public-relations campaign.
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Bechtel finishes another UPF subproject
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and Bechtel National have finished the Site Infrastructure and Services subproject for the Uranium Processing Facility (UPF) at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
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Lhota says MTA must become more user friendly to lure more project bidders
New York City's Chairman Joseph Lhota confessed to the City Council in answer to a question about why the subway operator usually gets only two or three contractors to respond to each request-for-proposal it puts out.
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Mayor gives causes to celebrate -- details city's growth, successes
Citing the City of Glendale’s unparalleled growth as reason to celebrate, Mayor Jerry Weiers delivered his 2018 State of the City address to a sellout crowd of more than 600 business owners and leaders, as well as state and local elected and public officials during the Glendale Chamber of Commerce’s 67th annual address and dinner.
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2,400 cubic yards of concrete placed for Vogtle Unit 4 'turbine tabletop'
Georgia Power announced the latest construction milestone at the Vogtle nuclear expansion near Waynesboro, Georgia - a 13-plus hour continuous concrete placement for the Unit 4 "turbine tabletop."