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    Jacobs scores $3.3B add-on for LA colleges modernization

    The five-year contract extends the Dallas-based contractor’s role in one of the nation’s largest higher education construction programs.

    By • Sept. 26, 2025
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    Rosendin buys new HQ space amid data center surge

    The move better positions the company to grow and leverage its Silicon Valley location for talent and potential work.

    By • Updated Sept. 26, 2025
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    Trendline

    Labor

    A roundup of articles about issues affecting the workforce.

    By Construction Dive staff
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    Lilly to build $6.5B Houston factory for its first obesity pill

    The Houston facility is the second of four manufacturing sites Lilly plans to unveil this year in the U.S. Last week the firm unveiled another $5 billion facility in Virginia.

    By Nathan Owens • Sept. 25, 2025
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    Los Angeles greenlights controversial $2.6B convention center

    Despite concerns about L.A.'s fiscal health and the project’s impacts, the job will proceed as the city prepares for the 2028 Summer Olympics.

    By • Sept. 25, 2025
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    Revolution Wind to resume construction after judge grants injunction

    The project’s developers are likely to succeed in their claims, and the project is likely to suffer irreparable harm in the absence of an injunction, Judge Royce Lamberth ruled.

    By Diana DiGangi • Sept. 24, 2025
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    On Site

    On site: Digging into National Geographic’s museum build

    HITT Contracting leaned heavily on design-assist and digital modeling to integrate systems across four historic buildings for the Museum of Exploration.

    By • Sept. 24, 2025
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    5 NFL teams pursue stadium plans

    Franchises are moving the ball down the field on large, multibillion-dollar projects.

    By • Sept. 23, 2025
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    New FERC Chairman Rosner outlines priorities: ‘We need to build, build, build.’

    At the agency's open meeting, Commissioner Lindsay See highlighted the tension between issuing orders swiftly and ensuring those decisions are “worth their weight” in court.

    By Ethan Howland • Sept. 23, 2025
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    Opinion

    Why builders should focus on the ‘tone’ of a project from the start

    By assessing language and communicating clearly about public project costs, builders can vastly improve project delivery, writes Clayton Gilliland, president of Stacy Witbeck.

    By Clayton Gilliland • Sept. 23, 2025
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    Opinion

    Why relationships matter more than titles or pedigree

    When everyone is highly qualified, clients pick partners based on trust. It takes time and attention to detail to cultivate it, writes one construction executive. 

    By Jennifer Kinsey • Sept. 22, 2025
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    Apartment starts rise 16% YOY in August

    The number of buildings with five-plus units beginning construction fell 20% year over year, while completions fell almost 30%.

    By Leslie Shaver • Sept. 22, 2025
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    Project Wins

    McDermott lands role on $25B Louisiana LNG plant

    Amid a groundswell of government support for large energy projects, Monkey Island LNG expects to begin production in the early 2030s.

    By • Sept. 22, 2025
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    Q&A

    How 1 JV blended disciplines to succeed with mass timber

    Carter Schmid, project manager for McCarthy, said the partnership mixed crews of carpenters and steel workers to deliver the Georgia government building.

    By • Sept. 22, 2025
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    Opinion

    The 8 mistakes I see most in construction contracts

    Lack of clarity over payment, change orders, timelines and quality of work all contribute to projects ending up in litigation, writes a consultant. 

    By James Gallagher • Sept. 19, 2025
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    Lilly to build $5B cancer drug facility in Virginia

    It is expected to create 1,800 construction jobs and is one of four U.S. manufacturing facilities the pharmaceutical giant plans to unveil this year.

    By Nathan Owens • Sept. 19, 2025
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    Microsoft, Nvidia pour billions into UK data center buildout

    The U.S. tech giants are joining the largest AI infrastructure rollout in the country’s history, Nvidia said Tuesday.

    By Matt Ashare • Sept. 18, 2025
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    Bechtel gets green light on $6.7B LNG project

    The Rio Grande LNG Facility was stalled after an appeals court nixed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s authorization last year.

    By • Sept. 18, 2025
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    California set to allow denser housing by transit

    Gov. Gavin Newsom will soon review SB 79, which will make it easier to build multifamily housing near major train stops and rapid bus lines.

    By • Sept. 17, 2025
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    Opinion

    Why design-build is the key to building smart and stronger

    The design-bid-build delivery model has been the backbone of U.S. construction for decades, but today’s more complex projects need a different approach, writes a contractor CEO.

    By Robert Brown • Sept. 16, 2025
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    Red Bull moves ahead with $1.7B factory after delay

    The plant is expected to can 3 billion energy drinks annually and distribute throughout the U.S.

    By Laurel Deppen • Sept. 16, 2025
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    Amid hot data center market, Skanska grows advanced tech unit

    Following its launch in February, the division will look to capitalize on the booming sector, even as material prices stymie builders in other segments.

    By • Sept. 16, 2025
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    California lawmakers pass bill to expand manufacturing decarbonization projects

    The bill would make thermal energy storage and industrial heat pumps eligible for financial incentives under various state programs.

    By Nathan Owens • Sept. 15, 2025
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    Executive Moves

    STO Building Group parent appoints new president

    Scott Kolbrenner joins Global Infrastructure Solutions after nearly 27 years at investment bank Houlihan Lokey, where he led the infrastructure services practice.

    By • Sept. 15, 2025
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    Schneider Electric announces major data center order, ‘white space’ collaboration

    The collaboration with Compass Datacenters is intended to accelerate data center delivery timelines.

    By Brian Martucci • Sept. 11, 2025
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    Executive Moves

    Balfour Beatty’s new CEO starts work

    Philip Hoare, who has a civil engineering background, assumes leadership from Leo Quinn, who guided the firm for the past decade.

    By • Sept. 11, 2025