Commercial Building: Page 2

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    Project Wins

    Turner-led JV nabs $200M contract for Case Western Reserve University facility

    The construction team, which includes three local partners, will build the Cleveland, Ohio, university’s first new research structure in more than two decades.

    By • April 1, 2024
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    Baltimore bridge collapse

    Crews begin to remove Key Bridge debris

    The DOT released $60 million for a “down payment” on efforts to clean up the Baltimore-area span that collapsed last week.

    By • Updated April 1, 2024
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    Trendline

    Data center construction

    New projects from customers like Meta, Google and Amazon make this a burgeoning sector for contractors.

    By Construction Dive staff
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    Q&A // ROUND TABLE

    Meet the 5 women leading major construction firms in Chicago

    The heads of Turner, Mortenson, Gilbane, AECOM Hunt and Powers & Sons in the Windy City talk inclusion, overcoming stereotypes and market dynamics.

    By • Updated March 29, 2024
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    Project Milestones

    Balfour Beatty gives 109-year-old Coca-Cola plant a modern facelift

    The builder leveraged technology to access plans in real time, as it transformed the century-old bottling facility in Atlanta into a mixed-use space.

    By • March 29, 2024
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    AESC investing $1.5B to expand South Carolina operations

    The company is adding a second battery factory at the site, which will supply BMW's EV assembly facility in Mexico.

    By Sara Samora • March 29, 2024
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    Column // Help Wanted

    Chicago nonprofit recruits hundreds to apprenticeships

    Hire360 targets recruiting minorities and women to the trades, leveraging partnerships with big name developers, contractors and unions.

    By • March 28, 2024
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    Baltimore bridge collapse

    Engineer: Baltimore collapse will change how bridges are built

    The Key Bridge’s modest protections couldn’t stop the massive cargo ship, but safeguards strong enough to do so would be impractical, experts say.

    By • March 28, 2024
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    Schott Pharma to build $371M syringe factory

    The North Carolina plant is part of the company's effort to triple its U.S. supply of glass and polymer syringes used in GLP-1 therapies by 2030.

    By Joelle Anselmo • March 27, 2024
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    Baltimore bridge collapse

    Key Bridge ‘couldn’t have been expected to withstand impact’

    The federal government intends to pay for the bridge near Baltimore to be rebuilt, President Biden pledged Tuesday.

    By • Updated March 26, 2024
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    Oracle, Google and Meta lead data center construction surge

    Digital transformation spurred a 46% year-over-year increase in these high-tech builds, according to CBRE, with even bigger numbers on tap for 2024.

    By • March 26, 2024
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    DOL recovers $1.5M in back wages from contractors on California project

    Among construction firms, Greeley, Colorado-based Hensel Phelps was ordered to pay the highest amount to make 37 workers whole.

    By • March 26, 2024
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    Dotted Line: Tips to de-risk chip factory projects

    The federal push to onshore semiconductor manufacturing has opened up big opportunities for contractors, as well as unique challenges.

    By • March 26, 2024
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    Project Milestones

    Gilbane breaks ground on $410M Florida hospital complex

    The new healthcare center, located on the state’s Space Coast, was engineered to withstand a Category 4 hurricane.

    By • March 25, 2024
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    Office real estate value likely to plunge 26% through 2025: Moody’s

    An above-average amount of commercial real estate debt will soon mature and property owners will need to refinance at the highest rates in years, Moody’s said.

    By Jim Tyson • March 25, 2024
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    Sponsored by Revizto

    Quantifying the ROI of BIM coordination

    General contractor virtually eliminates change orders with an integrated collaboration platform.

    March 25, 2024
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    Project Wins

    Army enlists Turner for $133M renovation of West Point stadium

    Home to the Black Knights, Michie Stadium will get improvements to the east stands, behind where cadets in dress grays cheer on their team.

    By • March 22, 2024
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    Communities hoping to build disaster resilience request record $8B in FEMA grants

    The requested sum is more than quadruple the amount offered, continuing what the agency said is an ongoing trend of applications exceeding available funds.

    By Ysabelle Kempe • March 22, 2024
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    ‘Infrastructure academy’ coming to Austin

    The initiative will seek to reduce barriers to entry for potential workers and provide career services designed to staff the booming civil sector in Texas.

    By • March 21, 2024
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    Texas immigration battle has implications for contractors

    A new law that was halted by an appeals court this week presents ramifications for the industry, where an estimated one in four workers is foreign-born.

    By • March 21, 2024
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    Economic Reports

    Construction starts plunge 8% as Fed toes line on rates

    January’s manufacturing gains were wiped away as the prolonged impact of higher interest rates and labor issues caught up with the sector.

    By • March 21, 2024
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    Intel nabs $8.5B in CHIPS funding

    The award is the largest yet from the Biden administration and will help advance the chipmaker's plants in Arizona, New Mexico, Ohio and Oregon.

    By Sara Samora • March 21, 2024
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    $1.5B Detroit mixed-use project delayed

    District Detroit, developed by the Related Cos. and Olympia Development of Michigan, was initially scheduled to start construction last summer.

    By • March 20, 2024
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    Q&A

    Boldt VP witnesses US onshoring boom firsthand

    Working in construction is an opportunity to learn new things, according to Linda Rosati, the Wisconsin contractor’s new vice president of business development.

    By • March 20, 2024
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    Developer sues Minnesota contractor after $735K payment disappears

    Court documents point to “one or more insiders” who allegedly diverted funds by accessing an executive’s email and doctoring a notary's stamp of approval.

    By • March 19, 2024
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    Biden administration announces expansion of registered apprenticeships

    The administration previously announced $200 million in grant funding to support apprenticeship programs in high-demand areas.

    By Carolyn Crist • March 19, 2024