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Racism in ConstructionNY lawsuit alleges Black workers assigned to ‘the dungeon,’ denied PPE
Supervisors for a New York developer subjected Black employees to racial slurs, shorted their pay and refused them safety gear, according to the complaint.
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NJ Turnpike rehab cost jumps to $10.6B
Inflation and rising interest rates have more than doubled the estimated price to repair and widen the heavily trafficked highway.
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ColumnThe Dotted Line: Construction’s top 3 disputes, and how to avoid them
Plan for the unexpected, document everything and lean on third-party experts to keep issues out of court, attorneys say.
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Biden calls on Congress to prevent rail shutdown
A rail workers’ strike would carry devastating consequences for the economy and compound supply chain woes, business leaders say.
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$1.9B Ohio State hospital project resumes after repairs to cracked column
The Walsh-Turner JV had paused work through Thanksgiving weekend after cracking was discovered last week.
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Construction Dive’s 2023 conference guide
It’s time to plan for next year and Construction Dive has you covered with a full list of the industry conferences, expos and meetings coming up in 2023.
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Will Big Tech’s troubles kill data center construction?
Demand for new data center projects remains strong despite the economic challenges of tech giants such as Meta, Amazon and Twitter, analysts and contractors say.
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Diesel’s big price jump puts pressure on contractors
The quadrupling of the fuel's price has both caused and been exacerbated by supply-side kinks as project costs climb.
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Project WinsPCL to build Phase 1 of $300M Toronto stadium renovation
Demolition has concluded and construction has begun on Rogers Centre stadium.
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ABI breaks bad in October
Design work on architects' boards slowed considerably after nearly two years of growth.
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Construction resumes on $2.4B Los Angeles Metro Purple Line
The October suspension following safety issues and dozens of injuries was lifted last week when tunnel work restarted.
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Q&ASupplier diversity to play key role in IIJA work: Skanska director
Skanska USA’s new head of supplier diversity Joycelyn Yue highlighted what makes supplier diversity important in the face of IIJA funding.
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Q&A // ConTech ConversationTech is advancing exponentially. Keep up or get left behind, says expert.
"The time to be hesitant has passed” when it comes to construction technology.
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Contech FundingSoftware firm Beti raises $11M, eyes US expansion
The money will also shore up the company’s existing customer base in Israel.
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Construction on $4.2B JFK Terminal 6 to start in early 2023
The P3 project, which will be built with union labor, represents the final phase of the airport’s $18 billion transformation.
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Jacobs beats estimates, shares slump on currency headwinds
The construction and engineering giant reported higher revenues and backlog, but interest and foreign currency exchange impacts weighed on its shares.
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Project Wins3 project wins give Granite reason for thanks
The contractor came into the end of November with a trifecta of project announcements.
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Lendlease adds new leadership in California
The Australian builder has promoted or hired three new principals-in-charge to lead its San Francisco-area projects.
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Total construction starts jump 8% following 2-month decline
Nonresidential and nonbuilding starts led the increase, while residential starts tumbled, according to the Dodge Construction Network report.
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U.S. will ‘narrowly avoid recession’: Goldman Sachs
The Fed will slow the pace of tightening next month and early next year but won’t cut the federal funds rate until Q2 2024, Goldman Sachs predicted.
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Project WinsSuperior nabs 2 Florida road projects for $112.5M total
The work entails I-4 interchange repairs near Orlando as well as improvements to I-295 and U.S. 17 in Northeast Florida.
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Percentage of women in construction higher than ever
The share of women employed in construction has steadily increased since 2016, new analysis found.
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Q&ASuffolk sees opportunity and a ‘swift rebound’ out West
Construction Dive spoke with the Boston-based firm's new business development lead for Northern California about life sciences, being nimble and a soft landing in the Bay Area.
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Online map tracks IIJA funding
The American Society of Civil Engineers’ resource allows users to explore examples of what’s being done with infrastructure act money.
