Infrastructure

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    Opinion

    How should construction companies handle DEI under Trump?

    Given the president’s order targeting “illegal” equity programs, firms need to prepare for challenges from both the government and workers, writes an employment attorney.

    By Neil C. Schur • June 5, 2025
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    GlobalFoundries commits $16B to expand New York, Vermont facilities

    The chipmaker said the move resulted from President Trump’s push to onshore U.S. manufacturing and expand the domestic semiconductor supply chain for companies like Apple and General Motors.

    By Sara Samora • June 4, 2025
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    White House unveils plan for tech-focused permit reforms

    The initiative follows a recent Supreme Court ruling that narrowed the scope of environmental reviews required on major infrastructure projects.

    By • June 4, 2025
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    DOE cancels $3.7B in carbon capture, decarbonization awards

    Calpine, PPL Corp., Ørsted and Exxon Mobil are among the companies affected by the decision.

    By Ethan Howland • June 3, 2025
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    Project Milestones

    $1.6B East River Tunnel rehab starts in NYC

    Skanska and E-J Electric Installation Co. crews will overhaul the century-old rail tubes that Hurricane Sandy damaged in 2012.

    By • June 3, 2025
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    Texas plans $20B to mitigate looming water crisis

    The cash comes as droughts intensify throughout the Lone Star State and the broader region.

    By • May 30, 2025
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    Project Milestones

    Florida’s $328M Sanibel Causeway restoration completed

    The Superior-de Moya team has restored the span, which was damaged by Hurricane Ian in 2022.

    By • May 28, 2025
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    Opinion

    Navigating the impact of new Buy America requirements on FHWA projects

    With the Manufactured Products General Waiver gone, contractors must prepare for potential cost, schedule and quality control issues, legal experts say.

    By Michael Peloso & Dan McCrave-Bessette • May 27, 2025
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    House’s 60-day deadline for IRA eligibility would trigger ‘scramble’: EY experts

    “From a commercial perspective, it's not a unilateral decision most of the time on whether you can begin construction,” said Greg Matlock, a tax leader at EY Americas.

    By Diana DiGangi • May 27, 2025
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    Column // The Dotted Line

    How GCs can cope with problem subs

    Given construction’s labor and skills shortages, primes sometimes need to hire less-than-optimal partners. Here’s how to succeed when that happens.

    By Keith Loria • May 27, 2025
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    Project Wins

    JE Dunn, Nabholz tapped for proposed $825M Arkansas prison

    The controversial 3,000-bed detention facility in Franklin County has yet to secure funding.

    By • May 20, 2025
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    US DOT opens $1.5B funding round for transit buses and bus facilities

    This year’s funding round, part of the 2021 infrastructure law, drops equity- and sustainability-related requirements.

    By Dan Zukowski • May 20, 2025
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    Project Milestones

    Whiting-Turner breaks ground on $880M Pennsylvania hospital expansion

    The centerpiece of the Geisinger project is an 11-story tower with a new, larger emergency room.

    By • May 20, 2025
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    New water infrastructure firm launches in Arizona

    RS Contracting will specialize in the construction and rehabilitation of water and wastewater systems.

    By • May 20, 2025
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    Project Wins

    Kiewit, WSP tapped for $3.2B Canada nuclear waste project

    The team, along with three other firms, will build the deep geological repository in northwestern Ontario.

    By • May 19, 2025
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    Project Milestones

    $500M Kelso Solar Project breaks ground in Missouri

    Renewables developer Arevon Energy is supplying Meta with its 430-megawatt project in Scott County.

    By • May 13, 2025
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    DOT awards $3.2B to 180 projects

    Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the Biden administration left the Transportation Department with 3,200 unobligated grants.

    By Dan Zukowski • May 13, 2025
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    Tutor Perini turns a profit on growing backlog

    The Los Angeles-based contractor reported a record pipeline of work, raised its outlook for the first time in company history and expressed confidence in the face of tariffs.

    By • May 12, 2025
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    M&A activity cools amid instability: WSP

    CEO Alexandre L’Heureux nonetheless sees a strong year ahead for North America, he said in a Q1 earnings call.

    By • May 9, 2025
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    IRA’s fate unclear as Republicans look to finance megabill

    The Inflation Reduction Act is a likely target in a plan to cut $2 trillion in spending, but certain provisions have been benefiting red districts.

    By Diana DiGangi • May 9, 2025
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    Safety Week 2025

    Granite JV plays it safe at Sacramento’s American River Bridge rehab

    The California-based team has taken a 20/20/20 approach, pausing their work every 20 minutes to perform a 20-second scan of the area 20 feet around them.

    By • May 7, 2025
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    AECOM sees delays, deferrals tied to Trump policies

    Although some clients have postponed decisions due to uncertainty in Washington, in a Q2 earnings call CEO Troy Rudd maintained he is bullish on the president’s deregulation push.

    By • May 7, 2025
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    Dallas Fort Worth airport expansion jumps to $4B

    The new Terminal F will be double the size originally planned after American Airlines increased its investment.

    By • May 6, 2025
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    Opinion

    What NEPA changes mean for projects, permitting timelines

    The framework for environmental reviews is shifting as federal agencies revise or develop their own implementing regulations, according to attorney Alexaida Collet.

    By Alexaida Collet • May 6, 2025
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    PCL to open Phoenix office

    A 20-year company vet will lead the charge in the contractor's push to bolster its commercial building focus in the region.

    By • May 5, 2025