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American Airlines building $250M hotel, conference center
The 620,000-square-foot, nine-story building will sit at the center of the airline's new $1 billion Fort Worth, Texas, headquarters.
By Kim Slowey • June 5, 2019 -
NYC awards AECOM-Hill JV contract to manage $8.7B Rikers replacement
The $107 million deal will see the team select design-build firms for four new jails that will replace the soon-to-be-shuttered Rikers Island detention facility.
By Kim Slowey • June 5, 2019 -
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TrendlineRecruiting, retention and training in construction
A roundup on articles focus on recruiting and retention for construction.
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Mapping the coronavirus impact on US construction
New Jersey changed its stance on construction and ordered a closing of all nonessential jobsites as of Friday night. See where all 50 states currently stand.
By Construction Dive Team • Updated April 24, 2020 -
Mortenson developing first CLT office building in Arizona
The five-story, 185,000-square-foot structure will feature 15-foot-tall exposed-wood ceilings with glulam supports as well as concrete and steel.
By Kim Slowey • June 3, 2019 -
Las Vegas Stadium Co. official outlines key project challenges
Chief Operating Officer Don Webb told local media about elements of the Raiders' NFL project that keep him awake at night.
By Kim Slowey • May 31, 2019 -
Top construction execs reveal challenges, opportunities
Leaders at AECOM, PCL and STO Building Group discuss labor, tariffs, integrated project delivery and preparing for a potential slowdown.
By Jennifer Goodman • May 30, 2019 -
Deep Dive
$1.6B LAX expansion team highlights BIM, AR/VR and other tech for staying on budget, schedule
The design-build team behind a massive Los Angeles International Airport project recently outlined the benefits they've found in sharing models across stakeholders.
By Joe Beeton • May 29, 2019 -
Tech an increased focus of ENR Top 400 firms
A trend among the country's highest-earning contractors, according to an Engineering News-Record analysis, is to attribute part of their success to specific tech tools.
By Jennifer Goodman • May 29, 2019 -
Port of Alaska, short on cash, moving forward with portion of $2B modernization
Officials plan to use the $60 million they currently have on hand to fund the first year of construction.
By Kim Slowey • May 29, 2019 -
Florida bill could help deregulate hospital construction
The measure would eliminate the requirement that general hospitals undergo a certificate of need review before being issued a state license.
By Kim Slowey • May 28, 2019 -
Iowa office first to be built with dowel-laminated timber
The all-wood mass timber product employed on the Des Moines project is the first in North America to not require nails or other fasteners.
By Kim Slowey • May 24, 2019 -
ENR's Top 400 2019: Bechtel holds No. 1 in market growth streak
Nearly 69% of the contractors participating in the list increased revenue in 2018 compared to a year prior.
By Kathleen Brown • May 24, 2019 -
FERC approves fourth train at $14B Freeport LNG terminal
KBR won a fixed-price engineering, procurement and construction contract for the Texas expansion this month and will oversee the up to five-year build-out.
By Kim Slowey • May 23, 2019 -
Shell eyes $1.2B plant expansion in Louisiana
The energy giant could approve construction on the Ascension Parish chemicals facility next year, its latest in a string of massive investments in the state.
By Jennifer Goodman • May 22, 2019 -
Toggle Industries Inc.
Robots tie rebar at startup Toggle
The automated system could boost productivity and halve labor costs, says the firm, which is engaged on large-scale New York City civil infrastructure projects.
By Jennifer Goodman • May 22, 2019 -
Delays mount at Denver airport over ongoing concrete concerns
Estimated delays have climbed from 10 months to 20 months since JV contractor Great Hall Partners discovered weak concrete in December.
By Kim Slowey • May 22, 2019 -
Construction on pause at Detroit's $830M Monroe Blocks high-rise project
Despite breaking ground six months ago, no workers have been spotted at Bedrock's mixed-use development, where Turner is general contractor.
By Kim Slowey • May 21, 2019 -
American Airlines, DFW announce up to $3.5B capital program
Design work on a sixth terminal at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport should start immediately.
By Kim Slowey • May 21, 2019 -
Sierra Tuscon
OpinionHow to demolish the construction worker suicide epidemic
With swelling numbers impossible to ignore, there’s no better time than now to learn how to make your employees’ mental health a priority.
By Aaron Wilson • May 20, 2019 -
Report: Some construction safety programs are 'just talk'
The latest FireStarter survey found a big gap between safety rhetoric and action, particularly in the field, and offered some remedies.
By Kim Slowey • May 20, 2019 -
Deep Dive
Where safety innovation fits in the heads-down construction environment
Underscoring pilots' low risk and prioritizing people are two strategies to introduce new technology within tough project cost and schedule constraints.
By Kathleen Brown • May 20, 2019 -
Trump lifts US tariffs on North American steel and aluminum
The lifting of tariffs on industrial metals from Mexico and Canada is good news for the construction industry, says AGC's chief economist.
By Jennifer Goodman • May 17, 2019 -
Related's $8B Bay Area project near stadium to start in 2020
The 9 million-square-foot Related Santa Clara mixed-use project will be built on a former landfill next to the San Francisco 49ers' stadium.
By Kim Slowey • May 17, 2019 -
Atlanta's $5B Gulch project emerges as Centennial Yards
Forty acres will be transformed into residencies, hotel rooms, a plaza and transportation infrastructure over a 10-15 year period.
By Kim Slowey • May 16, 2019 -
Experts: Early removal of bolts likely cause of deadly Seattle crane collapse
But that's not definitive nor is it clear which, if any, of the five contractors being investigated would be on the hook.
By Kim Slowey • May 16, 2019
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