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    2025’s top construction conferences

    Construction Dive rounds up the industry conferences, expos and meetings on tap this year.

    Updated Jan. 29, 2025
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    Sponsored by National Association of Women in Construction

    Futurist to share her vision for women in construction at NAWIC Annual Conference

    Innovation strategist Nikki Greenberg will discuss generational and technological industry changes, and how to best prepare for the future.

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    Top construction-related podcasts

    The AEC industry boasts a vast offering of informative, on-demand programs. Here are some to add to your playlist.

    Updated March 27, 2025
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    For AI, data is king: FutureTech presenters

    Even as a litany of artificial intelligence-based offerings floods the market, experts say their outputs are only as good as the data they crunch.

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    Skanska downgrades US construction outlook

    CEO Anders Danielsson said in an earnings call that customers have taken longer to decide to invest amid economic uncertainty, but its pipeline remains strong.

    Updated May 13, 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.

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    Q&A

    Chicago builder expands modular pipeline

    Z Modular, the offsite construction arm of steel pipe and tube manufacturer Zekelman Industries, tapped new leadership to support the growth push.

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    Burns & McDonnell opens new office in San Antonio

    The move expands the Missouri-based contractor’s presence in the Lone Star State and will enable it to meet growing demand for infrastructure.

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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.

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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.

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    Data centers, but little else, prop up construction planning

    The Dodge Momentum Index rose 0.9% in April as tariffs and policy uncertainty kept many owners and developers on the sidelines.

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    Project Milestones

    Balfour Beatty kicks off $385M Miami hotel project

    The U.S. arm of the London-based builder will deliver a 17-story hotel with 800 guest rooms, convention and meeting space and ground floor retail areas.

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    PPG to build $380M North Carolina manufacturing facility

    The new Shelby plant will produce the paint manufacturer’s complete line of aerospace coatings and sealants.

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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.

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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.

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    Opinion

    Why Trump’s tariffs alone aren’t enough

    Manufacturing projects are complex. Levies aimed at bringing these builds back to the U.S. need to be paired with broader initiatives, writes one construction executive. 

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    Safety Week 2025

    ‘Safety belongs to everyone’: What construction leaders value most

    Executives from companies such as Jacobs, Clayco and Shawmut detail overlooked areas for improving jobsite safety.

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    Safety Week 2025

    The Fatal 5? Balfour Beatty highlights risk of live traffic.

    The contractor has added speeding vehicles to the well-known “Fatal Four” list and is taking steps to mitigate the danger.

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    Tariffs trigger pauses on some retail, industrial real estate deals

    It’s too soon to know exactly how tariffs will impact commercial real estate. But some cracks are emerging in the U.S. retail and industrial sectors, CBRE’s Whitley Collins says.

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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.

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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.

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    KPMG rolls out AI-powered tool for mitigating tariff risks

    The new tool can help with complex analyses that play a role in mitigation strategies a CFO might choose to adopt, according to KPMG’s Andrew Siciliano.

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    Safety Week 2025

    Safety leaders tout innovative data, planning practices

    In recognition of Construction Safety Week, leaders from Granite, Fluor, DPR and other firms talk about protecting workers on their jobsites.

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    AI, robots take top spot in contech investments

    Nearly half of all funding went to artificial intelligence, marking a sharp uptick from past years, according to a report from Nymbl Ventures.

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    Trump orders FDA to help speed building of new drug factories

    Yet regulatory relief for U.S. expansion could be accompanied by new tariffs and drug pricing rules.

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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.