Commercial Building: Page 32

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    Economic Reports

    Manufacturing continues to drive construction spending

    An uptick in megaproject funding drove overall nonresidential outlays higher for the third consecutive month, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

    By • Oct. 2, 2023
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    Greenbuild 2023: Building execs champion ESG

    Panelists at last week’s event urged contractors to craft a three-pronged strategy for environmental, social and governance initiatives.

    By • Oct. 2, 2023
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    Trendline

    Preconstruction

    Careful collaboration before shovels hit dirt is key to a successful project, experts say.

    By Construction Dive staff
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    Local, industry policies can cut embodied carbon

    Targeted incentives and building code changes can support the transition to more climate-friendly building materials, say research, advocacy and industry groups.

    By Ysabelle Kempe • Oct. 2, 2023
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    Megaproject boom squeezes supplies for life sciences construction

    Contractors say lead times for generators, electrical switchgears and elevators stretch to two years because of billion-dollar builds.

    By • Oct. 2, 2023
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    Project Wins

    Gilbane wins luxury Florida condo-rental project

    The West Palm Beach tower will include 485 units, 2 million square feet of space and a marina.

    By • Oct. 2, 2023
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    Travel rebounds, boosts hotel projects

    A recovery in the hospitality industry and an increase in consumer confidence have led hotel companies to prime their construction pipelines.

    By Industry Dive Staff • Oct. 2, 2023
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    September project wins: Contractors reveal their latest awards

    As summer came to a close, builders announced big infrastructure wins.

    By • Sept. 29, 2023
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    $300M Jacksonville airport concourse delayed

    Environmental reviews and staffing shortages at the FAA have pushed back groundbreaking at the Florida airport’s Concourse B.

    By • Sept. 28, 2023
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    Unused parking adds over $2M to typical multifamily projects

    Reducing parking spaces can save money and minimize environmental impact, a Rutgers University white paper found.

    By Mary Salmonsen • Sept. 28, 2023
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    $2B Disney-sized theme park set to break ground in Oklahoma

    American Heartland will sprawl over 1,000 acres in the northeastern part of the state, according to developer Mansion Entertainment Group.

    By • Sept. 28, 2023
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    Executive Moves

    Suffolk taps Clark exec for EVP role

    Brett Earnest will take over as the Boston-based builder’s aviation and transportation, federal and mission critical leader.

    By • Sept. 27, 2023
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    Bracing for rising seas, a Hawaii county makes builders prep for year 2100

    Kaua’i County is one of the nation’s first to base construction regulations on projected sea-level rise. A planning official explains how others could follow.

    By Ysabelle Kempe • Sept. 27, 2023
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    Racism in Construction

    Workers sue Amazon, contractors for nooses at Connecticut site

    A federal complaint alleges supervisors initially tried to keep the 2021 discovery out of the news before suggesting workers of color planted the items. 

    By • Sept. 26, 2023
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    Ford reportedly pausing construction of Michigan EV plant

    The automaker broke the news a day before President Biden heads to Michigan in support of the UAW strike.

    By Kate Magill • Sept. 26, 2023
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    Consigli expands in North Carolina

    The Milford, Massachusetts-based contractor nabbed directors from Lendlease and Gilbane to lead its office in the Raleigh-Durham region.

    By • Sept. 26, 2023
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    2 more manufacturing megaprojects break ground

    Public money is keeping factory construction humming along at a record pace, including for new North Carolina and Louisiana facilities worth $3.6 billion total.

    By • Sept. 26, 2023
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    Executive Moves

    Mycon names senior VP for Texas, Arizona

    Rick Dubec will helm the distribution center sector for the Dallas-based firm, which counts multiple Walmart projects in its portfolio.

    By • Sept. 25, 2023
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    Amazon earmarks $3.5B for Ohio data centers

    The investment marks the initial part of the tech giant’s $7.8 billion commitment to expand data centers in the state.

    By • Sept. 25, 2023
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    Lactation pods keep nursing moms on the jobsite

    The spaces give women privacy for pumping breast milk, an action that is covered by the federal PUMP Act that went into effect late last year.

    By • Sept. 25, 2023
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    Project Wins

    Tutor Perini lands $47M Everglades National Park job

    The contractor will build a new visitor center able to withstand hurricane-force winds, a bulkhead and docks at the southern Florida site. 

    By • Sept. 22, 2023
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    Economic Reports

    Manufacturing, transportation gains lift construction starts

    Factory project kickoffs continued their tear, rocketing 285% from the month before.

    By • Sept. 22, 2023
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    IHG’s Avid opens first NYC hotel amid Americas expansion

    The midscale brand will enter new markets this year as its pipeline grows.

    By Noelle Mateer • Sept. 22, 2023
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    Disney to invest $60B in parks, cruises over 10 years

    The entertainment conglomerate said it has 1,000 acres ready for possible development at existing sites throughout the country.

    By • Sept. 22, 2023
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    Q&A

    Construction M&A deals slow after record run

    A rebound in mergers and acquisitions should come later this year as economic confidence and financing conditions improve, says a banking executive.

    By • Sept. 21, 2023
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    Feds earmark $2B for Chicago’s Red Line extension

    The city's transit authority got a commitment from Washington for the 5.6-mile extension and has shortlisted three contractors for the job.

    By • Sept. 21, 2023