Commercial Building: Page 43

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    New construction technology releases: March 2023

    Autodesk, HCSS, Trimble and others have recently released new products and updates to keep construction projects running on time and on budget.

    By • March 28, 2023
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    Battery component maker Entek to invest $1.5B in Indiana facility

    The site will produce enough battery separators to power up to 1.6 million EVs a year by 2027. 

    By Kate Magill • March 27, 2023
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    Trendline

    Recruiting, retention and training in construction

    A roundup on articles focus on recruiting and retention for construction.

    By Construction Dive staff
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    Racism in Construction

    EEOC obtains $2.6M judgment against construction staffing firm

    The agency alleged in a discrimination suit that Maryland-based Green JobWorks refused to hire women for demolition and laborer jobs.

    By • March 27, 2023
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    Albemarle to invest $1.3B in South Carolina lithium processing facility

    The location will bring the company closer to its customers as the supply chain is built out in North America, said CEO Kent Masters.

    By Sara Samora • March 24, 2023
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    Q&A

    Despite labor shortages, construction in Texas is booming

    Adolfson & Peterson’s new central Texas director of preconstruction also discussed how the industry has changed over the past three decades and how the role of tech is evolving.

    By • March 24, 2023
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    Q&A

    Angie’s List co-founder: It doesn’t take a ‘tidal wave shift’ to tackle labor crisis

    Angie Hicks, chief customer officer of the home services review site now known as Angi, spoke to Construction Dive about the educational and cultural shifts that construction needs.

    By • March 23, 2023
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    Atlanta transit agency’s $2.7B expansion program will get city council-mandated audit

    The “More MARTA Atlanta” program initially consisted of 17 projects with the first to be completed by 2025. The agency has since reduced the scope and extended the timeline.

    By Dan Zukowski • March 23, 2023
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    Trades teacher contest with $1.5M in prizes kicks off

    The Harbor Freight Tools for Schools program pays career technical education instructors and their schools up to $100,000.

    By • Updated April 3, 2023
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    Opinion

    What The New York Times got wrong about construction

    What is holding the industry back from broader tech adoption and more collaboration?

    By Reid Senescu • March 22, 2023
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    Defunct Katerra sues former CFO for bonus

    The failed Softbank-backed startup is alleging its former CFO is obligated to pay back his signing and relocation bonuses amid intensifying scrutiny of executive compensation.

    By Grace Noto • March 22, 2023
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    Construction starts rebound on manufacturing, housing strength

    After a massive dropoff in January, new groundbreakings for factories and homes contributed to the bounceback, but jitters remain, according to Dodge.

    By • March 21, 2023
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    Opinion

    Will banking woes drag down commercial real estate?

    Given the current economic climate, the dominant outlook is that things might get worse, but there is a silver lining, writes proptech executive David Bitton.

    By David Bitton • March 21, 2023
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    Executive Moves

    Skanska USA hires first mass timber, prefab lead

    Dean Lewis has 13 years of experience in mass timber roles on the West Coast.

    By • March 21, 2023
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    CONSTRUCTION DIVE INVESTIGATION

    Tutor Perini had the most OSHA violations among contractors during the past decade

    Agency officials cited the company more often than any construction contractor in its database over a 10-year period.

    By , , Noelle Knox • March 21, 2023
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    Labor Department seeks to diversify workforce on megaprojects

    The new program will offer free assistance to certain federally funded projects to help them find diverse, local talent.

    By • March 21, 2023
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    Solar developer to invest over $600M toward Ohio manufacturing plant

    The 1.1 million-square-foot build will utilize 150 union jobs for construction, which will begin in April.

    By Sara Samora • March 21, 2023
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    Project Wins

    DOD taps 7 contractors for $2.5B in Navy projects

    About 80% of the work will be performed in Guam, per the Department of Defense, with the remainder in other areas of the Pacific and Indian oceans.

    By • March 20, 2023
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    Sponsored by PCL Construction

    Overcoming risk and unforeseen circumstances when constructing seismic retrofits

    Discover the challenges and complexities of seismic retrofitting older buildings, and how PCL Construction has become a leader in the field.

    March 20, 2023
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    Project Wins

    EllisDon tapped for steel furnace job in Ontario

    Algoma Steel’s new $508 million facility, located near Michigan, will produce 70% lower emissions compared to its existing operations.

    By • March 17, 2023
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    Tutor Perini ‘negatively impacted’ by legal issues, canceled work

    The Los Angeles contractor also said in its earnings call that it lost billions in potential new jobs in 2022 when owners canceled projects.

    By • March 16, 2023
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    Biden’s 2024 budget proposal bolsters OSHA funding by 17%

    The plan would increase the agency’s number of full-time positions, but it still has a hard time filling jobs.

    By • March 16, 2023
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    Bank failures cause uncertainty for contractors

    The collapses of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank could weaken this year’s outlook for commercial real estate and construction, an economist said.

    By • March 16, 2023
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    Materials prices inch up slightly

    Declining energy costs are masking persistent inflation and supply chain challenges, said Anirban Basu, ABC chief economist.

    By • March 15, 2023
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    Q&A

    How multifamily builders are getting ahead of inflation

    Bozzuto Construction’s newly minted VP advocates for the use of 3D modeling tech to increase efficiency.

    By Mary Salmonsen • March 15, 2023
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    Project Wins

    Bechtel to build EV charging infrastructure

    The Reston, Virginia-based contractor sees the sector as a “very high priority,” per a company executive.

    By • March 15, 2023