Top Cities for Investment to Spread by 2020

In a report coming out today, Jones Lang LaSalle says there will be more big-investment cities.

U of M installs new lighting at Crisler Player Development Center

The new practice facility has illumination from EverLast Lighting, like that shown here, that helps people see better.

Preconstruction

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

Vyhanek joins Thornton Tomasetti’s Kansas City office

Joe Vyhanek, P.E., will help build an expanded mechanical/electrical/plumbing team in the Midwest region.

'World of Concrete' Opens in Las Vegas

The international meeting with seminars and wide-ranging exhibitions runs through Friday.

Oregon Tries Top-Down Construction on Bridge

Restrictions on in-water work in salmon rivers prompted the new approach by the state DOT.

Georgia's 'Go Build' Aims To Boost Skilled Trades

Gov. Nathan Deal says the state will need more skilled trade workers soon despite unemployment levels now.

Pulse information about contracts, bids and proposals for week ending Feb. 5

Contract awards and bid dates as tracked by Dodge/The McGraw Hill Construction Network.

California High-Speed Rail Board Leaders Defect

The agency's chairman and executive dcirector resigned this month. Costs have zoomed.

Association Pushes for Federal Construction Funding

The group says it is past time for infrastructure funding that would help reduce unemployment.

Survey: Flat Values Expected for Hotels

Frewer than  half of experts surveyed at a national conference said they expect values to rise in 2012.

Unions Not Uniformly Against Obama Keystone Decision

The United Steelworkers union came out supporting the president's killing the pipeline project.

Hartz Mountain Opens Ground Solar Array in N.J.

The company has others, but says this will be the last for a while because of costs and logistics.

Survey: Pension Plans Top Equity Source in 2012

A  law firm says it appears that retirees' savings will remain as the prime source of investment money.

Banking on More Headwinds This Year

"More disappointments than pleasant surprises" are ahead in 2012 for the banking sector.

ING Real Estate Anticipates Big Deals Ahead

Michael Shields talks about Manhattan office and retail investments.

Experts Shed Light on $1.7T of CMBS Maturities on Horizon

Most of the debt coming due was originated when values and rents were at all-time highs.

Murdoch Throws Support to Carried Interest Foes

Will the famous publisher succeed where politicians can't?

Willard Jones To Focus on C Leasing in Chicago

Jonathan Zimmerman's firm  will handle 1.2 million square feet in the Central Business District.

Port of Long Beach Reaches Tentative $4.6B Lease

AGC Mounts Push for Public Spending

Congress will get pressure to put serious funding into highway, bridge and transit projects.

CBRE Beefs Up Orlando Land Services Group With Disney Vet

David Pace says he is after mixed-use opportunities.

LEED Puts the "Gold" in Riverside Golden Arches

A McDonald's restaurant in Riverside, Calif., was recently awarded LEED Gold certification

OKA Powell-designed Facility at Texas A&M Bryan Campus

Skanska USA Building and BOKA Powell LLC announced the completion of a 130,000-square-foot, clinical building.

Tampa Streamlining Online Permitting System

The city is getting a fully automated system to handle building permits.

Industry Challenges Connecticut’s Suit Over Defective Construction Work

The industry wants Connecticut's Supreme Court to keep the state from using a 13th-century legal doctrine about defective work on state jobs.