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 -
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 -
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 Matthew Thibault • June 4, 2025 -
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 -
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 Julie Strupp • June 3, 2025 -
Texas plans $20B to mitigate looming water crisis
The cash comes as droughts intensify throughout the Lone Star State and the broader region.
By Matthew Thibault • May 30, 2025 -
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 Zachary Phillips • May 28, 2025 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 Julie Strupp • May 20, 2025 -
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 -
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 Matthew Thibault • May 20, 2025 -
New water infrastructure firm launches in Arizona
RS Contracting will specialize in the construction and rehabilitation of water and wastewater systems.
By Julie Strupp • May 20, 2025 -
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 Julie Strupp • May 19, 2025 -
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 Julie Strupp • May 13, 2025 -
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 -
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 Joe Bousquin • May 12, 2025 -
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 Julie Strupp • May 9, 2025 -
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 -
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 Joe Bousquin • May 7, 2025 -
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 Julie Strupp • May 7, 2025 -
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 Julie Strupp • May 6, 2025 -
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 -
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 Matthew Thibault • May 5, 2025