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    Why the schedule is construction’s most underused profit lever

    SmartPM’s 2025 industry benchmark reveals how project teams can turn schedule data into real-time insight and improved margins.

    By Claire Turner • June 2, 2025
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    Project Wins

    AdventHealth taps Brasfield & Gorrie for $660M medical tower

    A centerpiece of the organization’s $1 billion investment in its Orlando, Florida, campus, the building will include 24 operating rooms and 440 inpatient beds.

    By • May 30, 2025
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    Trendline

    Data center construction

    New projects from customers like Meta, Google and Amazon make this a burgeoning sector for contractors.

    By Construction Dive staff
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    Opinion

    IRA tax credits spur construction, manufacturing in red and blue states

    Repealing the Inflation Reduction Act could slow our ability to build more power generation and increase the risk of rolling blackouts and higher energy costs.

    By Emmanuel Martin-Lauzer • May 30, 2025
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    Q&A

    Safety expert calls for more risk assessment during design

    Professor Georgi Popov said safety assessment is typically done during the operational phase of projects, but that is changing.

    By • May 29, 2025
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    The top commercial contractors of 2025

    Turner maintained the No. 1 spot for another year, Bechtel reclaimed second place and HITT made its top 10 debut after a huge revenue boost.

    By • May 29, 2025
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    GM to invest $888M in New York to produce next-gen V8 engine

    The automaker will use the funds to install new machinery, equipment, tools and facility renovations at its Tonawanda Propulsion plant.

    By Eric Walz • May 29, 2025
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    Project Milestones

    Florida’s $328M Sanibel Causeway restoration completed

    The Superior-de Moya team has restored the span, which was damaged by Hurricane Ian in 2022.

    By • May 28, 2025
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    Executive Moves

    Massachusetts GC taps former Suffolk exec as CFO

    Suzanne Roeder, who held leadership roles at Suffolk and Bain, has joined Bond Brothers during a stretch of rapid expansion.

    By • May 28, 2025
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    3 in 5 road builders experienced a work zone crash in last year

    Contractors believe more can be done to protect workers and motorists alike, with 47% of respondents to an AGC survey saying jobsites are a greater risk now than a year ago.

    By • May 28, 2025
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    Column // The Dotted Line

    How GCs can cope with problem subs

    Given construction’s labor and skills shortages, primes sometimes need to hire less-than-optimal partners. Here’s how to succeed when that happens.

    By Keith Loria • May 27, 2025
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    Executive Moves

    Granite COO Jim Radich to retire

    The California-based road builder and materials supplier said it doesn’t plan to fill the role and will instead elevate four executives to report directly to CEO Kyle Larkin.

    By • May 22, 2025
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    Stop work order on Empire Wind 1 lifted, Equinor resumes construction

    Statements from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum imply that the restart approval was related to conversations about the state’s natural gas pipeline capacity.

    By Diana DiGangi • May 21, 2025
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    Project Milestones

    Whiting-Turner breaks ground on $880M Pennsylvania hospital expansion

    The centerpiece of the Geisinger project is an 11-story tower with a new, larger emergency room.

    By • May 20, 2025
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    Alabama home builder completes first commercial project

    Stone Martin Commercial has finished construction of a $1.8 million warehouse in Opelika, Alabama, its first ground-up job since it entered the nonresidential space last year.

    By • May 20, 2025
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    Q&A

    New president of Caddell’s commercial division aims to speed growth

    The Arkansas contractor, which has three new offices and a fourth on the way, has grown thanks to its focus on repeat clients, says Ricky Byrd.

    By • May 19, 2025
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    The Boundary

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    Lendlease puts finishing touches on $316M LA apartments

    The Habitat Residences is one of the developer’s last two multifamily projects underway in the U.S.

    By Mary Salmonsen • May 16, 2025
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    Contractors tout tech as AI arms race continues

    Big builders are exploring ways to use artificial intelligence to train employees and solve business problems.

    By • May 16, 2025
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    Safety data: Where to get started

    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.

    By • May 15, 2025
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    Public builders flag initial tariff impacts

    While a few major contractors characterized the environment as business as usual, some noted that uncertainty is keeping clients on the sidelines. 

    By Construction Dive Staff • May 15, 2025
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    Opinion

    Cash isn’t king. Cash flow is.

    Smart contractors know how long it takes for money to transform from an outgoing expense to an incoming payment, writes data scientist Bruce Orr.

    By Bruce Orr • May 14, 2025
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    For AI, data is king: FutureTech presenters

    Even as a litany of artificial intelligence-based offerings floods the market, experts say their outputs are only as good as the data they crunch.

    By • May 14, 2025
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    Economic Reports

    Backlog hits nearly 2-year high despite tariff worries

    Contractors’ expectations for their profit margins grew, but the gains in infrastructure building backlog were erased.

    By • May 14, 2025
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    Opinion // Business Matters

    How new construction execs can set themselves up to succeed

    Emerging leaders must be flexible in the face of change while also speaking up for what they need, writes consultant Matt Verderamo.

    By Matt Verderamo • May 14, 2025
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    Jacobs remains ‘well positioned’ amid economic uncertainty

    CEO Bob Pragada said the impact of White House changes has been minimal and tariffs have provided the firm with consulting and advisory work.

    By • May 14, 2025
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    Q&A

    Chicago builder expands modular pipeline

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

    By • May 13, 2025