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New York contractors boost pay, benefits to fight labor shortages

Construction Dive

MAY 15, 2025

A report that surveyed more than 200 contractors in New York also highlighted workforce development programs, flexible work options and mental health resources.

Surveying

Safety data: Where to get started

Construction Dive

MAY 15, 2025

Speakers on a Construction Safety Week panel discussed examples of using data to alter jobsite practices and expressed how it may be easier than it seems to begin analyzing stats.

$500M Kelso Solar Project breaks ground in Missouri

Construction Dive

MAY 13, 2025

Renewables developer Arevon Energy is supplying Meta with its 430-megawatt project in Scott County.

Burns & McDonnell opens new office in San Antonio

Construction Dive

MAY 13, 2025

The move expands the Missouri-based contractor’s presence in the Lone Star State and will enable it to meet growing demand for infrastructure.

Chicago builder expands modular pipeline

Construction Dive

MAY 13, 2025

Z Modular, the offsite construction arm of steel pipe and tube manufacturer Zekelman Industries, has brought in new leadership to support the growth push.

Modular Construction

Skanska downgrades US construction outlook

Construction Dive

MAY 13, 2025

CEO Anders Danielsson said in an earnings call that customers have taken longer to decide to invest amid economic uncertainty, but its pipeline remains strong.

PPG to build $380M North Carolina manufacturing facility

Construction Dive

MAY 12, 2025

The new Shelby plant will produce the paint manufacturer’s complete line of aerospace coatings and sealants.

Painting/finishing

Balfour Beatty kicks off $385M Miami hotel project

Construction Dive

MAY 12, 2025

The U.S. arm of the London-based builder will deliver a 17-story hotel with 800 guest rooms, convention and meeting space and ground floor retail areas.

Data centers, but little else, prop up construction planning

Construction Dive

MAY 12, 2025

The Dodge Momentum Index rose 0.9% in April as tariffs and policy uncertainty kept many owners and developers on the sidelines.

Tutor Perini turns a profit on growing backlog

Construction Dive

MAY 12, 2025

The Los Angeles-based contractor reported a record pipeline of work, raised its outlook for the first time in company history and expressed confidence in the face of tariffs.

Interested in AI? Here’s what construction leaders should do first.

Construction Dive

MAY 12, 2025

With the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, construction leaders may be tempted to join the fray.

A no-BS guide to building better early-stage budgets

Construction Dive

MAY 12, 2025

Stop building budgets on bad data: The no-nonsense approach to winning construction bids.

Budgeting

Futurist to share her vision for women in construction at NAWIC Annual Conference

Construction Dive

MAY 12, 2025

Innovation strategist Nikki Greenberg will discuss generational and technological industry changes, and how to best prepare for the future.

KPMG rolls out AI-powered tool for mitigating tariff risks

Construction Dive

MAY 7, 2025

The new tool can help with complex analyses that play a role in mitigation strategies a CFO might choose to adopt, according to KPMG’s Andrew Siciliano.

AI, robots take top spot in contech investments

Construction Dive

MAY 7, 2025

Nearly half of all funding went to artificial intelligence, marking a sharp uptick from past years, according to a report from Nymbl Ventures.

Granite JV plays it safe at Sacramento’s American River Bridge rehab

Construction Dive

MAY 7, 2025

The California-based team has taken a 20/20/20 approach, pausing their work every 20 minutes to perform a 20-second scan of the area 20 feet around them.

Safety leaders tout innovative data, planning practices

Construction Dive

MAY 7, 2025

In recognition of Construction Safety Week, leaders from Granite, Fluor, DPR and other firms talk about protecting workers on their jobsites.

Dallas Fort Worth airport expansion jumps to $4B

Construction Dive

MAY 6, 2025

The new Terminal F will be double the size originally planned after American Airlines increased its investment.

What NEPA changes mean for projects, permitting timelines

Construction Dive

MAY 6, 2025

The framework for environmental reviews is shifting as federal agencies revise or develop their own implementing regulations, according to attorney Alexaida Collet.

Permits

Fluor says most customers forging ahead despite tariffs

Construction Dive

MAY 6, 2025

Some clients are awaiting “market clarity and cost certainty” before making final investment decisions, new CEO Jim Breuer said in an earnings call.

Construction spending plummets on tariff fears

Construction Dive

MAY 2, 2025

Data centers are “perhaps the only remaining source of industry momentum” as most private sectors pulled back in March, according to ABC’s chief economist.

Policy uncertainty could trigger ‘recession’ for renewables, analyst says

Construction Dive

MAY 2, 2025

A lack of clarity surrounding tariffs and tax credits has triggered steep declines in funding for renewable energy in the first quarter of 2025, per Mercom Capital Group.

Granite shrugs off tariff impacts, hints at new IIJA

Construction Dive

MAY 2, 2025

The California-based civil builder’s CEO said the firm hasn’t been hampered by levies and that there’s political will in Congress for a follow-on infrastructure law.

Recordable SIFs drop, but there’s more work to be done

Construction Dive

MAY 1, 2025

Though the number of serious injuries and fatalities declined in a recent report, the overall fatality rate in construction has stagnated in the last decade.

Tariff fears ‘settling down’: Graycor Southwest lead

Construction Dive

MAY 1, 2025

Brett Helm talks with Construction Dive about policy worries, semiconductor competition and power constraints for data centers.

Jacobs-McCourt books $99M Boston-area road project

Construction Dive

MAY 1, 2025

The contractors expect to wrap up work on Massachusett’s first diverging diamond interchange by mid-2030.

Construction hiring slows to lowest rate ever recorded

Construction Dive

MAY 1, 2025

New job numbers point to a decreased demand for labor across the industry, according to Associated Builders and Contractors’ analysis.

Innovate for craftworkers, and tech will follow: Mortenson exec

Construction Dive

APRIL 30, 2025

Trent Mostaert, vice president of industrialization for the Minneapolis-based firm, says that a person-centered approach is key to implementing technology.

April 2025: Contractors report their latest awards

Construction Dive

APRIL 30, 2025

Construction Dive rounds up the newest project wins from some of the country’s biggest builders including Moss, Fluor and Herzog.

Dome Construction picks Matoza for CFO role

Construction Dive

APRIL 30, 2025

The South San Francisco-based contractor was an early player in the biotech and advanced manufacturing construction markets.

DOT will cut funds to transportation projects with DEI: Duffy

Construction Dive

APRIL 29, 2025

The U.S. transportation secretary also told funding recipients that they need to cooperate with immigration officers or potentially face civil or criminal prosecution.

IBM pledges $150B toward US-based manufacturing, research

Construction Dive

APRIL 29, 2025

The investment plans include $30 billion for domestic mainframe and quantum computing development, the company said Monday.

NFL’s Commanders ink $4B stadium deal

Construction Dive

APRIL 29, 2025

Washington, D.C.'s football team will return to the site of Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, where the franchise played on its way to three Super Bowl titles.

How contractors can mitigate the risks of joint ventures

Construction Dive

APRIL 29, 2025

JVs allow firms to combine resources, but contracts need careful wording to avoid disputes, attorneys say.

Contracts

Gilbane breaks ground on $84M Massachusetts college modernization

Construction Dive

APRIL 28, 2025

Salem State University’s BOLD project will add a geothermal wellfield to support heating and cooling of the forthcoming facilities.

Google pours billions into AI, cyber and infrastructure expansion

Construction Dive

APRIL 28, 2025

The tech giant's cloud profits more than doubled year over year as it invested more than $17 billion, primarily in servers and data centers.

$2.4B Inglewood people mover mothballed

Construction Dive

APRIL 28, 2025

The city council approved a new phased approach to its Transit Connector project that will instead emphasize new bus lanes ahead of the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

Approvals

The high cost of living: Rethinking fall protection in construction

Construction Dive

APRIL 28, 2025

Breaking down the cost and value of safety on your site.

New York builders awarded $251M contract on I-81 viaduct

Construction Dive

APRIL 25, 2025

Salt City Constructors, a team of three contractors, expects to begin work immediately on the $2.25 billion effort to reconnect neighborhoods in Syracuse.

Contracts

Trades skills course provides second chances

Construction Dive

APRIL 24, 2025

GAF Roofing Academy’s free weeklong training seeks to get students, some of whom have been charged with a crime or served prison sentences, job-ready.

Cash flow problems continue to plague subcontractors: report

Construction Dive

APRIL 24, 2025

A new survey, which pulled responses from 800 commercial construction professionals, highlighted how some firms maintain available capital via their profit margins.

Surveying

Connecticut starts $137M I-95 bridge replacements

Construction Dive

APRIL 24, 2025

The West Haven project aims to replace two aging spans and improve traffic flow in the area.

How Suffolk tracks steel erection with in-house tech

Construction Dive

APRIL 23, 2025

Live Dimensions, developed by the Boston-based contractor, helps keep tabs on the meticulous details of vertical construction.

Roche, answering tariff threat, pledges $50B to US drug production

Construction Dive

APRIL 23, 2025

The big pharma joined several of its peers in committing to invest billions of dollars in new and expanded manufacturing facilities in the U.S.

Construction Dive

New York contractors boost pay, benefits to fight labor shortages

Safety data: Where to get started

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$500M Kelso Solar Project breaks ground in Missouri

Burns & McDonnell opens new office in San Antonio

Chicago builder expands modular pipeline

Skanska downgrades US construction outlook

PPG to build $380M North Carolina manufacturing facility

Balfour Beatty kicks off $385M Miami hotel project

Data centers, but little else, prop up construction planning

Tutor Perini turns a profit on growing backlog

Interested in AI? Here’s what construction leaders should do first.

A no-BS guide to building better early-stage budgets

Futurist to share her vision for women in construction at NAWIC Annual Conference

KPMG rolls out AI-powered tool for mitigating tariff risks

AI, robots take top spot in contech investments

Granite JV plays it safe at Sacramento’s American River Bridge rehab

Safety leaders tout innovative data, planning practices

Dallas Fort Worth airport expansion jumps to $4B

What NEPA changes mean for projects, permitting timelines

Fluor says most customers forging ahead despite tariffs

Construction spending plummets on tariff fears

Policy uncertainty could trigger ‘recession’ for renewables, analyst says

Granite shrugs off tariff impacts, hints at new IIJA

Recordable SIFs drop, but there’s more work to be done

Tariff fears ‘settling down’: Graycor Southwest lead

Jacobs-McCourt books $99M Boston-area road project

Construction hiring slows to lowest rate ever recorded

Innovate for craftworkers, and tech will follow: Mortenson exec

April 2025: Contractors report their latest awards

Dome Construction picks Matoza for CFO role

DOT will cut funds to transportation projects with DEI: Duffy

IBM pledges $150B toward US-based manufacturing, research

NFL’s Commanders ink $4B stadium deal

How contractors can mitigate the risks of joint ventures

Gilbane breaks ground on $84M Massachusetts college modernization

Google pours billions into AI, cyber and infrastructure expansion

$2.4B Inglewood people mover mothballed

The high cost of living: Rethinking fall protection in construction

New York builders awarded $251M contract on I-81 viaduct

Trades skills course provides second chances

Cash flow problems continue to plague subcontractors: report

Connecticut starts $137M I-95 bridge replacements

How Suffolk tracks steel erection with in-house tech

Roche, answering tariff threat, pledges $50B to US drug production

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