50 years in the making, $2.9B Chicago Red Line extension finds contractors

A Walsh-Vinci team will design and build the 5.6-mile project, which includes four new stations.

By Matthew Thibault • Aug. 22, 2024

Vegas convention center on track for 2025 completion

An AECOM Hunt-Penta JV recently placed the final beam on the city’s $600 million exhibition hall.

By Sebastian Obando • Aug. 22, 2024

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

By Construction Dive staff

Data centers, water, infrastructure fuel public firms’ profits

On recent earnings calls, construction executives highlighted a range of lucrative sectors, most notably environmental and technical work.

By Construction Dive Staff • Aug. 21, 2024

Lendlease reports $1B loss as it sells off US work

The Australian company is moving away from international projects with a plan to deploy funds from divesting into successful sectors at home.

By Zachary Phillips • Aug. 20, 2024

Clippers’ $2B Intuit Dome opens doors

The NBA arena built by an AECOM Hunt-Turner joint venture in Inglewood, California, hosted its inaugural concert this month, although with some technical difficulties.

By Zachary Phillips • Aug. 19, 2024

Abandonments, delays ease due to anticipated interest rate cut

Developers are taking a wait-and-see approach to projects, expecting that conditions are about to improve, according to economist Michael Guckes.

By Sebastian Obando • Aug. 19, 2024

DOL to hold Davis-Bacon seminar for contractors

The Labor Department will offer a free online session on Aug. 29 to discuss how to comply with newly updated prevailing wage rules.

By Zachary Phillips • Aug. 16, 2024

‘Momentum’ the word of the day for Balfour Beatty

The London-based builder reversed its decline in pre-tax profit and signaled that it is eyeing big opportunities in U.K. and U.S. markets.

By Matthew Thibault • Aug. 16, 2024

OSHA’s walkaround rule raises questions of liability, safety

Several industry groups have filed suit to stop the change, which expands the definition of who can be present during jobsite inspections.

By Jen A. Miller • Aug. 15, 2024

How tech can solve the buying vs. renting riddle

National concrete contractor Lithko went digital to analyze hidden costs in owning equipment and take advantage of the urgency renting creates.

By Rob Coakley • Aug. 14, 2024

Market headwinds force owners to hit the brakes on EV projects

Financing woes, soaring material prices and waning demand are causing auto and battery makers to delay jobs, even those that have already started.

By Sebastian Obando • Aug. 13, 2024

Disney’s kingdom is expanding

The entertainment giant has revealed plans for new attractions at its theme parks in Orlando, Florida, and Anaheim, California.

By Zachary Phillips • Aug. 13, 2024

Rio Grande LNG ruling underscores risk of megaprojects

After Bechtel won a $4.3 billion contract for Train 4 of the Texas energy facility, a court overturned the project’s federal authorization, putting its timeline in doubt. 

By Joe Bousquin • Aug. 12, 2024

Turner launches new heat safety study

Building on a program from last summer, the contractor will measure the impact of high temperatures on 200 workers this month.

By Zachary Phillips • Updated Aug. 12, 2024

Successful mentorship is a 2-way street

Bidirectional mentoring isn’t just valuable, the future of our industry depends on it, writes Nancy Novak, chief innovation officer of Compass Datacenters.

By Nancy Novak • Aug. 8, 2024

US hotel construction pipeline grows to new highs — again

In Q2 2024, hotels in the total pipeline grew 9% annually, with extended stay remaining popular and upper midscale leading other segments, according to Lodging Econometrics.

By Jenna Walters • Aug. 6, 2024

Purdue University’s capital plan includes $239M for construction and renovation

The spending blueprint calls for a $160 million life sciences project, a $56 million dormitory and a $23 million renovation of the student union and library. 

By Sebastian Obando • Aug. 6, 2024

Florida contractor wins luxury condo tower project

Coastal Construction will lead preconstruction on the next phase of a Tampa waterfront development.

By Zachary Phillips • Updated Aug. 9, 2024

Turner-Walsh JV breaks ground on contested, $800M Northwestern University stadium

The new Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois, will have 12,000 fewer seats, allowing it to host smaller events in addition to football, but some local residents are fighting it.

By Joe Bousquin • Aug. 5, 2024

Marriott to emphasize conversions over new builds, CEO says

The hospitality company is scaling back on new projects largely due to the high cost and complex financing involved in ground-up construction, according to its second quarter earnings call.

By Sebastian Obando • Aug. 5, 2024

July 2024 wins: Contractors report their latest awards

Construction Dive rounds up the newest project wins from some of the country’s biggest builders including Granite, Gilbane, Tutor Perini, Bechtel and McCarthy.

By Construction Dive Staff • July 31, 2024

Construction job openings plummet 19%

Analysts continue to attribute major changes in labor demand to residential construction, as the commercial sector retains momentum.

By Zachary Phillips • July 31, 2024

DPR lead sees growing demand for US life sciences projects

The firm is deploying tech earlier in the design process to influence sequencing and how the facilities are built, before extending it to the jobsite to track and manage progress.

By Matthew Thibault • July 30, 2024

Skanska to manage $6.5B St. Petersburg redevelopment project

The Florida city has tapped the contractor as the owner’s representative for the biggest development in Tampa Bay history.

By Zachary Phillips • Updated July 31, 2024

Indiana GC to build $100M Toyota manufacturing facility

Force Construction will add 295,000 square feet to the Toyota Material Handling campus in Columbus, Indiana.

By Sebastian Obando • July 29, 2024