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Athletics reveal Las Vegas stadium renderings
Designed to evoke baseball pennants, overlapping roof shells will shelter the field from Sin City’s harsh sun.
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Texas judge vacates joint employer rule
The rule, which would have gone into effect Monday, would have lowered the bar for joint employer status.
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Opinion // Business Matters
2 steps to boost your win rate
Build credibility and relationships with potential clients to negotiate more deals, writes a construction consultant.
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Independent contractor rule takes effect
In a statement, SHRM said the rule “fosters ambiguity” and deters businesses from extending essential training to independent workers.
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Economic Reports
Office sector drags down construction planning
Nonresidential planning slowed as workers continue to log in from home, but most other categories showed growth, according to Dodge Construction Network.
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Workers raised concerns before Boise hangar collapse
Employees told police they saw bent beams and snapped cables on the day before the fatal construction site collapse, according to the Idaho Statesman.
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Rise in project abandonments signals continued industry turmoil
The uptick in on-hold or discontinued work could mean challenges ahead for construction, according to an industry economist.
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Construction job openings surge 41% year over year
The industry counted 413,000 open jobs in January, but fewer workers quitting and more layoffs could indicate softening labor demand, one economist said.
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Q&A // Women in Construction Week 2024
Growth opportunities key to hiring, retaining women in construction
Mortenson’s Maja Rosenquist says while progress has been made there is more work to do to welcome and keep underrepresented groups.
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Women in Construction Week 2024
How major contractors open doors for women
Industry leaders have taken steps to make construction more welcoming.
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Project Wins
Team selected for Hudson Tunnel work
The Mace-Parsons-Arcadis JV beat out two other finalists competing to deliver a key part of the Gateway Project, which President Joe Biden called one of the “most consequential projects in the country.”
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Landmark breaks ground on 1,286 beds near University of Southern California
The Standard at Los Angeles is the developer’s second student housing project in the city.
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Meet Sidekick, Skanska’s new AI chatbot
To avoid the types of sensitive data leaks that have occurred at other companies, the contractor has walled off the tech inside its proprietary cloud.
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Bechtel pledges $7M to combat suicide in construction
The largest donation ever from the firm's foundation is designed to help reduce the suicide rate in the industry, which is the second-highest of all U.S. sectors.
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Earnings roundup: High interest rates catch up to construction
On their earnings calls, publicly traded firms said they are feeling the sting of a sustained period with higher costs of borrowing.
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Resorts World New York City launches bid for $5B development
The racetrack casino in Queens will create a full “Las Vegas-style” gaming complex — if the New York State Gaming Commission awards it a highly competitive license.
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Contractors apply AI to design, infrastructure monitoring, safety
Other uses include measuring a structure’s carbon footprint and streamlining RFIs, according to panelists at the recent New York Build conference.
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Q&A
Think holistically about infrastructure, ASCE’s new president urges
Marsia Geldert-Murphey is passionate about structures that will stand up to climate change and serve the next generation.
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Project Milestones
JV breaks ground on $2.1B Tennessee Titans stadium
Sports arena stalwarts Turner and AECOM Hunt, along with hometown firms Polk & Associates and ICF Builders, will build the NFL's newest venue in Nashville.
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Executive Moves
HITT announces senior appointments
The changes include new leaders for the Washington, D.C.-based firm’s offices in California and New York.
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Corning to build $900M solar component facility in Michigan
The Solar Technology plant will create over 1,100 jobs in Richland Township.
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WSP profits up 27% in 2023
The Montreal-based firm also posted higher revenue and backlog, and said it’s well positioned to take advantage of infrastructure opportunities in the U.S. and beyond.
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Report pins Fern Hollow Bridge collapse on lack of oversight
Multiple agencies did not act on red flags raised during inspections, leading to the span’s failure, a National Transportation Safety Board investigation found.
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Economic Reports
Weather, financing woes end 19-month construction spending streak
Despite the drop, contractor confidence remains high for the near term, according to Associated Builders and Contractors.
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US led record-high global hotel construction pipeline in Q4
America had the largest project count of any country in the quarter, with Dallas and Atlanta leading cities worldwide for the most hotels underway.
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