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Conferences for the second half of 2025
Construction Dive rounds up the industry conferences, contech expos and meetings on tap through the rest of the year.
Updated June 3, 2025 -
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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.
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Construction restarts on $2.1B Portland water plant
The Bull Run Filtration Project in Oregon has been paused since February due to a legal fight with area residents.
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Project Milestones$1.3B Harbor Bridge opens in Texas after series of delays
FlatironDragados built the project, which will allow Corpus Christi’s ship channel to accommodate taller cargo vessels.
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Q&A // CASE STUDYHow XL Construction built a building on top of a building in an earthquake zone
Cal Berkeley’s $95 million Grimes Engineering Center sits just 1,300 feet from the menacing Hayward Fault.
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Home Depot goes after pro market with $4.3B acquisition
The retailer has inked a deal for its SRS Distribution subsidiary to acquire GMS, which specializes in drywall, ceilings and steel framing.
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Project MilestonesBechtel completes $3.5B Sydney airport 7 months early
The new Western Sydney Airport is the country’s first international, greenfield airport in over 50 years.
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Yale pauses 10 projects as funding worries grow
Several universities are reassessing their capital plans due to rising costs and uncertain federal support.
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Project WinsBechtel nabs $9B more Rio Grande LNG work
The Reston, Virginia-based contractor has been tapped for trains 4 and 5 of the plant in Brownsville, Texas, where it is already building Phase 1 of the project.
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Q&ASwinerton scales up with public work
The Concord, California-based contractor is finding ways to grow by leaning into public sector projects and shoring up its supply chain, according to a company executive.
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OSHA hearings hint at revised heat rule
Though many expected the Trump administration to kill the proposed regulation, the agency may simply tone it down to a more performance-based standard, experts say.
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June 2025: Contractors report their latest awards
Construction Dive rounds up the newest project wins from some of the country’s biggest builders including Walsh, Yates and Lunda.
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Project WinsTurner expands to Phase 1 on $5B One Beverly Hills project
The New York City-based firm has been doing overall site management since last year’s groundbreaking at the development, which will include a full facelift of the iconic Beverly Hilton.
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Office conversions accelerate, but many older buildings face demolition: reports
High vacancy rates have driven building owners to repurpose space, which should help the U.S. office market’s recovery. But high costs and incompatible structural designs remain challenges, CBRE says.
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Project MilestonesAdolfson & Peterson starts 2 Texas high school projects
The renovation jobs located in the Austin Independent School District will cost approximately $114 million combined.
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Contractors back New York’s Scaffold Law update
Liability insurance premiums in New York generally run about 30% higher than in other states due to the legislation, builders say.
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Project WinsGranite-led JV taps into $240M Nevada water job
The firm teamed up with Las Vegas-based Contri Construction for the Paradise Hills portion of the $2.7 billion Horizontal Lateral Program near Henderson.
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Volvo CE to sell off ownership in China-based SDLG
The roughly $839 million sale would allow the construction equipment giant to refocus its regional strategy as it expands operations across Europe and North America.
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FlatironDragados spins out SPC Construction for New York region
Three longtime area companies will form a transportation and water infrastructure specialty firm aimed at the region’s maze of tunnels, bridges, roadways and water systems.
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Employers should regularly check E-Verify for authorization status changes, DHS warns
The Trump administration recently revoked work authorization status for more than half a million noncitizens from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela.
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Project WinsFisher Sand & Gravel nabs $309M border wall job
The North Dakota firm will construct 27 miles of new barrier in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, the second such contract issued during President Donald Trump’s current term.
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Project MilestonesWorld’s tallest mass timber building breaks ground in Wisconsin
Neutral Edison, a 31-story mixed-use tower in Milwaukee, will break the record set by another apartment complex in the state once complete.
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DBEs kept out of Brent Spence Bridge project, lawsuit says
The suit alleges that the Walsh Kokosing joint venture circumvented federal requirements on the Cincinnati-area span.
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Senate Finance Committee reduces House IRA cuts, but few changes for wind and solar
Wind and solar projects must begin construction by the end of 2025 to qualify for the Inflation Reduction Act’s full 45Y and 48E tax credits in the Finance Committee's proposed budget bill.
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Swiss cement giant Holcim completes North American spinoff
The 100% split allows the companies to focus on driving growth in their respective global markets.
Updated June 23, 2025
