February 2024 wins: Contractors report their latest awards

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

By Construction Dive Staff • Feb. 29, 2024

Walsh subsidiary leads $855M DFW Terminal F Concourse JV

In addition to Archer Western Construction, other contractors include Turner, H.J. Russell, Carcon Industries and Phillips|May.

By Joe Bousquin • Feb. 28, 2024

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Construction Dive editors curate some of the industry’s top stories from this year.

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Climate risk planning portal from Argonne National Lab gets new features

The platform uses one of the world's largest supercomputers to model climate change hazards for vulnerable populations and infrastructure.

By Ysabelle Kempe • Feb. 27, 2024

Infrastructure builders optimistic, despite drop in some sectors

Inflation and a lack of workers continue to challenge these projects amid the federal funding boost.

By Jen A. Miller • Feb. 27, 2024

Tampa’s sunny construction market has builders feeling good

Contractors in Tampa — a big city with a small town feel — reap the benefits of one of the fastest-growing metros in the U.S.

By Matthew Thibault • Feb. 27, 2024

McCarthy/Vaughn JV tapped for $5B Dallas hospital build

The new complex will have 552 beds in what the owners claim will be one of the largest pediatric hospital campuses in the country.

By Matthew Thibault • Feb. 26, 2024

Granite posts profit for 2023, earns $26M in Q4

The California-based road builder’s pivot to small jobs is paying off, but charges from outstanding legacy projects left a blot on its quarterly results.

By Joe Bousquin • Feb. 23, 2024

Biology background shapes Jacobs exec’s approach to construction

Chrissy Thom leads the contractor’s Americas East division in developing advanced AI products, digital twins, new commercial models and other innovative solutions.

By Jennifer Goodman • Feb. 22, 2024

Detroit GC Walbridge confident in EV plant construction boost

Executive Vice President Randy Abdallah talks about manufacturing projects, improving site safety with AI and using smart contracts in construction.

By Sebastian Obando • Feb. 21, 2024

IIJA may increase transportation’s GHG emissions as states spend more on highways

The White House is also expected to delay the transition to electric vehicles in a revision to the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed emissions regulation.

By Dan Zukowski • Feb. 20, 2024

Millstone Weber nabs $405M Missouri I-70 expansion job

The contractor is teaming up with designer Jacobs to build the first portion of the 200-mile, $2.8 billion highway overhaul.

By Julie Strupp • Feb. 20, 2024

EV battery plant construction booms even as automakers hit the brakes

Although demand for electric vehicles has slowed, EV-related projects are continuing to help power the construction industry.

By Sebastian Obando • Feb. 20, 2024

Buy America rollout causes confusion and delays: trade groups

The White House must adjust how it implements requirements for construction materials or risk weakening the impact of federal infrastructure funding, the groups said in a petition.

By Julie Strupp • Feb. 20, 2024

Turner JV breaks ground on $550M Texas hospital

University Health’s Palo Alto Hospital is one of two facilities being built by the state entity in the San Antonio metro area.

By Joe Bousquin • Feb. 14, 2024

WSP names Shawn Wilson as transportation, infrastructure lead

Wilson, who previously served as secretary of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, will help the firm find growth opportunities.

By Julie Strupp • Feb. 13, 2024

Five Star Electric wins $67M New York MTA cabling project

The Tutor Perini subsidiary will lay approximately 150,000 feet of fiber-optic cable for North America’s largest transportation network.

By Joe Bousquin • Feb. 13, 2024

PCL nabs $667M Saskatchewan hospital job

The firm will design and build a new acute care tower at Prince Albert Victoria Hospital with a heliport and an expanded emergency department.

By Matthew Thibault • Feb. 12, 2024

Kiewit-Shea JV nabs $1B Baltimore Amtrak tunnel contract

It’s part of the $6 billion effort to replace the Baltimore & Potomac Tunnel, which poses the biggest bottleneck on the Northeast Corridor.

By Julie Strupp • Feb. 7, 2024

Drexel researchers create AI system to spot cracks in infrastructure

The team wants to use the same technology leveraged in facial recognition and drug development to flag warning signs in aging public works.

By Matthew Thibault • Feb. 7, 2024

AECOM Q1 revenue, profits up as backlog dips

CEO Troy Rudd cited strength in water, resilience and other infrastructure markets, but the firm pulled two previously announced deals from its development pipeline.

By Julie Strupp • Feb. 7, 2024

Flatiron wins $350M in resiliency projects

The Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Port Arthur, Texas, infrastructure upgrades will help protect against flooding and storm surges.

By Julie Strupp • Feb. 6, 2024

Granite wins $55M Tucson, Arizona, road-widening job

The Grant Road Improvement Project is part of Pima County’s $2.1 billion, 20-year regional transportation plan.

By Joe Bousquin • Feb. 6, 2024

Amazon to invest $10B in 2 Mississippi data centers

The retail giant will build multiple complexes in two industrial parks across Madison County amid continued growth in the industrial sector.

By Matthew Thibault • Jan. 31, 2024

January 2024 wins: Contractors report their latest awards

Construction Dive rounds up the newest project wins from some of the country’s biggest builders.

By Construction Dive Staff • Jan. 31, 2024

Hensel Phelps names new president, other leaders

The Colorado construction giant has tapped Brad Jeanneret and added new executive roles: chief administrative officer and chief health and safety officer.

By Julie Strupp • Jan. 31, 2024