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    Election 2024

    Where the 2024 presidential candidates stand on construction’s top issues

    Here are Kamala Harris’ and Donald Trump’s views on the industry’s most pressing topics, including immigration, permitting, infrastructure and more.

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    Sponsored by Safety Management Group

    Transforming Construction Safety: The Shift From Compliance to Compassion

    Discover three crucial components to building successful safety programs that don’t cost a thing.

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    Construction’s manufacturing boom: Mapping the biggest facilities underway in the US

    New projects added to the tracker this month include a $2 billion Johnson & Johnson project in Wilson, North Carolina, and a $1 billion Lyten battery manufacturing facility near Reno, Nevada.

    Updated Oct. 25, 2024
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    Databank secures $2B to build data centers

    AECOM Tishman, Rogers-O’Brien and Brasfield & Gorrie have won contracts to build facilities in Virginia, Dallas and Atlanta.

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    Q&A

    Apprenticeships help workers see construction as their first choice

    To combat the labor shortage, John Mielke, senior director of apprenticeship for ABC, says contractors need to provide more on-ramps to careers in the industry.

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    Project Wins

    Tutor Perini subsidiary to dig $1.1B water tunnel

    The Kensico-Eastview Connection Tunnel will help provide a clean drinking supply to more than 9 million people in and around New York City.

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    Executive Moves

    Newly acquired Phoenix contractor picks VP of business development

    Chanen tapped Dean Howard to drive growth as it combines with Dick Anderson Construction.

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    $13B overhaul of I-45 in Houston breaks ground after years of delays

    The controversial highway widening project, one of Texas’ largest infrastructure efforts, is expected to take 18 years to complete.

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    2025’s top construction conferences

    It’s time to plan for the year to come. Construction Dive has you covered with a full list of industry conferences and tech expos on tap for 2025.

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    Project Milestones

    McCarthy JV tops out Georgia’s first mass timber municipal building

    The 58,250-square-foot, $78 million Brookhaven City Centre houses the 12-year-old municipality’s inaugural city hall.

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    Q&A

    Construction CEO helps other women make connections

    Engineer and business owner Schillivia Baptiste is committed to bringing more workers from underrepresented groups into AEC jobs.

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    Contech startup contest taps 8 finalists

    From an AI chatbot plumbing project specs to cosmic rays peering inside infrastructure, the Cemex Ventures-led annual contest surfaced an array of emerging construction tech.

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    Opinion

    Avoid these common mistakes around software implementation

    Software itself is rarely the problem — it’s how you deploy it that makes all the difference, according to a construction accounting consultant.

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    Project Wins

    Jacobs books $267M Navajo water treatment project

    The Dallas-based company will design and build the plant in New Mexico to treat up to 18.8 million gallons of water per day.

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    Tutor Perini pulls guidance, anticipates Q3 loss

    The Los Angeles-based contractor said it has resolved several disputes on past projects, resulting in $145 million in charges to the company.

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    Interior approves 2-GW Fervo Energy geothermal project in Utah

    The Bureau of Land Management also proposed a categorical exclusion to NEPA that would streamline the permitting process for some geothermal projects.

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    Project Milestones

    NBA’s Cavs break ground on Cleveland training complex

    The venue is the first vertical development in the $3.5 billion Cuyahoga Riverfront master plan.

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    Economic Reports

    The 9 largest commercial construction starts of September 2024

    Total groundbreakings dipped 6% to kick off the fall, according to Dodge Construction Network.

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    Construction leaders form executive council on suicide prevention

    Some of the biggest names in the industry have created a group to meet quarterly on how to improve mental health offerings.

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    White House touts low-carbon concrete buy-in from suppliers, contractors

    The Biden administration, in partnership with the likes of Turner Construction, Clark Pacific and Ozinga, wants to leverage public procurement as a decarbonization tool.

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    Lyten to build $1B lithium-sulfur battery factory in Nevada

    The manufacturer received a $4 million Department of Energy grant in January to accelerate its EV battery production.

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    Project Wins

    Gilbane JV to build Charlotte Hornets practice facility

    It is part of a larger, $275 million project that will also renovate Spectrum Arena, the NBA franchise’s home.

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    Construction Inclusion Week

    Inclusion Week 2024: Contractors double down on diversity

    Even as DEI efforts have faced backlash in business, education and the courts, construction leaders continued their push to make the industry more inclusive.

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    Project Milestones

    $2.3B Virginia bridge will have impact ‘from Boston to Miami’

    The new Long Bridge will relieve one of the largest rail traffic bottlenecks on the East Coast.

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    Q&A // Election 2024

    Politics in the workplace can become a nightmare for employers

    Employers and HR teams must contend with a polarized electorate — also known as their employees — as the November U.S. election nears.

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    Election 2024

    Harris, Trump nail down construction endorsements

    As the election draws near, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have earned nods from organizations across the building industry.