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$3.6B Mexico City airport targets June groundbreaking
A more conservative replacement for the $13 billion megaproject the Mexican president nixed last year is scheduled to open in June 2021.
By Kim Slowey • April 30, 2019 -
Panel: Next gen, industry deserve better career narrative
Businesses can demonstrate to young people that their dreams don't require a four-year degree, said leaders from Fluor, ABC and more.
By Kathleen Brown • April 29, 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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Investigation looks at new player in deadly Google campus crane collapse
A state investigation into the incident has expanded to include Seaburg Construction Corp., the firm that employed the crane's operators before dismantling began.
By Kim Slowey • Updated May 3, 2019 -
$4B Miami Worldcenter breaks ground on new retail, parking
This latest construction start will add to the retail and residential projects already under construction at the mega-development.
By Kim Slowey • April 29, 2019 -
NYC's 'Green New Deal' to ban glass, steel skyscrapers
Mayor Bill de Blasio wants to reduce greenhouse emissions 30% by 2030 while creating "tens of thousands" of well-paying green construction jobs.
By Kim Slowey • April 24, 2019 -
Marriott building world's tallest modular hotel in NYC
Final on-site assembly of 168 prefabricated guestrooms, which should take 90 days to finish, is scheduled for late fall.
By Kim Slowey • April 23, 2019 -
Seattle arena costs creep to $900M
Developers aren't scrimping on the design for an expansive venue under the historic KeyArena roof, said an official explaining the project's price tag, which in 2017 was $660 million.
By Kim Slowey • April 23, 2019 -
Little Caesars Arena construction worker suicide case goes to state AG
Some have accused state safety inspectors of showing favoritism toward the Detroit project's stakeholders in determining that the death wasn't accidental.
By Kim Slowey • April 22, 2019 -
Developer delays $3B The Drew Las Vegas project for 2 years
The real estate mogul wants to finish a construction budget for the property, which a prior developer had sunk billions into before a 2009 bankruptcy.
By Kim Slowey • April 22, 2019 -
Construction runoff at Legoland New York spurs 22 violations
Officials for the $500 million destination said above-average rainfall and a town plan prohibiting the removal of soil from the site resulted in $228,050 of fines.
By Kim Slowey • April 21, 2019 -
$1B Las Vegas Circa Resort & Casino starts concrete work
Construction of the city's first ground-up resort in 30 years, led by McCarthy and Tré Builders, is expected to be complete next year.
By Kim Slowey • April 18, 2019 -
Foxconn releases first bid packages for $10B Wisconsin plant
Bid packages for excavation, concrete work, materials testing and more are due to general contractor Gilbane | Exyte next month.
By Kim Slowey • April 18, 2019 -
$600M Miami transit-oriented development breaks ground
The five-tower, mixed-use development in Coconut Grove is one of southern Florida's biggest projects ever.
By Kim Slowey • April 17, 2019 -
St. Louis' $260M Ballpark Village expansion hits milestone
The Cordish Cos. and contractor Paric Corp. topped off the city's first Class A office in 30 years as part of a mixed-use expansion outside Busch Stadium.
By Kim Slowey • April 16, 2019 -
$252M soccer stadium coming to Sacramento, California
Construction is expected to create between 1,310 and 1,640 jobs while supporting infrastructure work would generate up to 245.
By Kim Slowey • April 15, 2019 -
Salesforce Transit Center repairs could be complete in May
"Sandwiching" cracked and stressed girders with steel plates is underway, but the reopening of the San Francisco transit facility is on hold for now.
By Kim Slowey • April 15, 2019 -
Chicago council approves $6B Lincoln Yards, $7B The 78
As a condition of city subsidies, Sterling Bay and Related must use 30% minority- and 10% woman-owned contractors on their respective mixed-use megaprojects.
By Kim Slowey • April 12, 2019 -
Amazon chooses Whiting-Turner, Kokosing to build $1.5B air cargo hub
The joint venture will reportedly work with designer AECOM and engineer Woolpert on the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport facility.
By Kim Slowey • April 11, 2019 -
World's most expensive place to build is now San Francisco
The city's average construction costs of $416 per square foot increased 5% in 2018 to surpass New York City.
By Kim Slowey • April 11, 2019 -
NYC construction worker fatally struck by stone slab
A coping stone was reportedly either disturbed by or moved for the installation of scaffolding and hit the 51-year-old as he did rehab on the building's facade.
By Kim Slowey • April 11, 2019 -
$4.6B construction bill heads to Washington state's Senate
Public schools and colleges receive record funding and the largest share under the plan, which is part of a national push for infrastructure investment.
By Kim Slowey • April 10, 2019 -
University of Idaho
Deep DiveTest lab for timber technology: college campus construction
With 34 mass timber college buildings completed or in the works across the country, the technology is seeing a lot of support despite challenges.
By Hallie Busta • April 10, 2019 -
25 woman-, minority-owned firms graduate from Kansas City Airport project JV's management course
The free training is part of a broader community benefits program that was a condition of the $1.5 billion design-build contract Edgemoor won for the Missouri terminal project.
By Kim Slowey • April 9, 2019 -
Developer-builder to invest $1B in heartland opportunity zones by 2022
Decennial Group aims to direct up to $20 billion of construction to the economically challenged tax havens during the next 10 years.
By Kim Slowey • April 9, 2019 -
The simple safety tweak to boost engagement, competition
AGC conference speakers showed how phones can be paired with interactive Q&A sessions to derive more value from typically blasé safety briefings.
By Kathleen Brown • April 8, 2019
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