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Mapping high-impact construction across the US
Groundbreaking at $1B Sapphire Bay Land Development's Crystal Lagoons near Dallas, Manhattan's $1.5B convention center expansion set for completion by mid-2021 and changing Hawaii's beleaguered $9B rail project to a P3 round out the update.
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Stadium projects scoring construction goals in 2020
Loaded with high-tech features and surrounded by expansive mixed-use developments, they require massive contracts only fit for the all-stars of construction management.
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Robot shaves time from Windover Construction's laser-scanning process
Construction Dive got exclusive details about the development and implementation of the robot from software developer RCML and Windover's VDC head.
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Mortenson: Roof issues won't delay $1.9B Allegiant Stadium opening
Despite reports to the contrary, construction of the Raiders' football stadium in Las Vegas is on track for a July opening, a VP told Construction Dive.
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Report: Real estate leasing will continue to expand in 2020
The Commercial Real Estate Market Sentiment Survey found that medical space will outpace office and industrial leasing, but there are market red flags that could impact contractors building in these sectors.
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Construction Dive's 'mini megacities' to watch: Nashville, Tennessee
Music City's construction market is buoyed by open competition for labor and one of the country's best economies.
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Oregon DOT launches office to tackle traffic congestion
The three executives hired for the new ODOT office first will address two major highway projects and develop a new tolling and congestion pricing program.
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Q&AConTech Conversations: Windover's Amr Raafat
The contractor's vice president of VDC and technology talks about tech adoption, on-site challenges and the future of robotics.
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Construction Dive's 'mini megacities' to watch: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
From medical marijuana manufacturing to infrastructure upgrades, a range of diverse projects is fueling a massive uptick in construction activity.
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St. Louis subcontractor releases rap video to promote construction careers
UPCO's “Old Town Road” parody song highlights the brand and aims to draw new recruits to the industry.
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Construction Dive's 'mini megacities' to watch: Rochester, Minnesota
The small town's construction boom is being fueled by the growth of a world-renowned healthcare system.
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Skanska selects third-party cybersecurity firm
While some large construction firms oversee in-house monitoring of cyberthreats, the use of a third-party vendor makes sense for many contractors, says one legal expert.
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Study: Construction apprenticeships lead to higher average pay than college degrees in Illinois
By midcareer, those who completed a union construction apprenticeship were making an average hourly wage of $40.40, while those with bachelor's were making $35.28.
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AECOM reportedly in talks with WSP
Bloomberg reported that the acquisitive Canadian professional services firm approached the Los Angeles-based construction and engineering giant.
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Report: White House planning to divert additional $7.2B of military funds to border wall
The administration is planning to take $3.5 billion from counternarcotics programs and $3.7 billion intended for construction projects.
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Construction Dive's 'mini megacities' to watch: Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha’s inexpensive land and centralized location have helped fuel an explosion in construction-related employment.
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Autonomous security bot monitors construction jobsites with facial recognition technology
A British firm has developed a two-wheeled robot that can recognize people and vehicles and whether they’re allowed to be on the site.
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Survey ranks toughest construction jobs
Roofing is perceived as the most physically demanding construction trade, while electrical work seems to be the most difficult to master, according to contractors and consumers responding to a recent CraftJack survey.
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TxDOT seeks removal of FIGG from $800M Harbor Bridge design
The agency decided that the engineering firm's role in the 2018 FIU bridge collapse is "significant enough" to warrant asking Flatiron-Dragados to have another firm design the bridge's main spans. Last week, a Texas authority halted construction on another FIGG bridge.
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ColumnModular Monitor: Getting 'heads in beds' means building hotels in factories
When it comes to heralding the advantages of offsite construction, the hospitality segment is checking in newcomers to the method like no other.
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SNC-Lavalin ex-exec sentenced to 8 years in prison for fraud
The firm's construction arm also pleaded guilty to fraud and must pay a fine of CA$280 million and hire an independent monitor.
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Lawsuits follow last year's Google Seattle site crane collapse
Families of two of the four deceased are suing crane owner Morrow Equipment, general contractor GLY Construction, Northwest Tower Crane Service, Omega Morgan and Seaburg Construction.
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The public construction firms to watch in 2020
Risk reduction, deleveraging and even bankruptcy are on the table for some of the industry's top publicly traded companies this year.
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Top trends: 5 ways construction will evolve in 2020
Though the nation's second-largest industry seems like it doesn't change much, there are myriad, nuanced forces shaping the way contractors do business and buildings get built, and more so now than ever before.
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USDOT launches interactive map to encourage opportunity zone investment
The map highlights infrastructure and transportation improvements that can create greater access to the distressed areas, making them more attractive to investors.
