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New TV show to highlight the benefits of work in the trades
"The Money Machine," coming to JUL-TV, will showcase career paths that don't require a college degree.
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White House releases roadmap for solving supply chain woes
The Biden administration's plan for strengthening American supply chains ignores "the most promising solutions," said AGC CEO Stephen Sandherr.
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McDermott CEO David Dickson resigns
While the energy giant did not give a reason for Dickson's departure, it announced that its interim CEO is former Bechtel executive Lee McIntire.
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Warren Buffett targets commercial modular construction
Berkshire Hathaway-owned MiTek is partnering with Danny Forster & Architecture to ship kits of components to jobsites, where contractors will put them together.
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Noose found at Merck's federally funded vaccine retrofit project
The pharmaceutical company confirmed the discovery of the racist object at its COVID-19 vaccine facility under renovation near Durham, North Carolina.
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Transit funding a flashpoint in surface transportation debate
Should the U.S. government fund more public transportation or less? FAST Act reauthorization proposals take opposing positions on the issue.
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OpinionWhat to know before starting a drone program
Contractors need a robust system for storing, sharing and filing the images gathered by drones, according to a data capture expert.
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New York state legislature passes construction wage theft bill
The bill, which would likely raise liability costs and insurance for contractors, is headed to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s desk.
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Katerra files for Chapter 11
After reportedly informing employees via email it was shutting down, the offsite construction and technology firm filed for bankruptcy Sunday.
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Q&AMultifamily builder JPI seeks partners as it looks to triple its apartment starts
The Texas-based firm is shifting away from urban projects to garden-style units in the suburbs, according to senior vice president Katie Willis.
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$12B chip fabrication complex underway in Arizona
The facility being built by the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. could lead to as much as $35 billion in investments over 15 years.
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Japanese maglev megaproject stalled by local authorities
The $64 billion Chuo Shinkansen magnetic levitation rail project has run into environmental obstacles along its planned route.
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NYC, San Francisco among top 10 global cities with highest pandemic construction costs
Construction should benefit from its strong position coming out of the pandemic, according to the Arcadis 2021 International Construction Cost Index.
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Cash flow problems could hinder subcontractors growth: report
Almost 40% of subcontractors surveyed by finance company Billd said lacking access to cash would have a significant impact on their businesses in 2021.
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Roundup: Protecting workers goes beyond COVID-19 protocols
Even though the threat of COVID-19 infection seems to be declining, construction pros continue to remain vigilant for other health and safety issues.
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Report: Offsite construction firm Katerra to shut down
The California-based company, which has raised more than $2 billion from backers such as SoftBank, told employees it is shutting down.
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NYC building inspectors crack down on large construction sites
After three recent construction worker deaths, the Department of Buildings is visiting thousands of jobsites across the city.
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Pensacola Bay Bridge reopens as repair work winds down
The state is withholding $35,000 per day from Skanska USA Civil Southeast's payments until all four lanes of the bridge are open.
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Report: COVID-19 cost NYC construction industry $9.8 billion
A new analysis also claims that New York City's construction sector lost 74,000 in direct and indirect jobs due to the pandemic.
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Baltimore contractor pilots low-carbon concrete product
The new concrete formulation is designed to cut the material's embodied carbon by 40% compared to ordinary Portland cement-based concrete, the maker says.
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ConTech Conversations: SDSU professor says robots 'not close' to replacing human workers
Reza Akhavian spoke with Construction Dive on the role construction robotics can play on a jobsite, including how they can benefit women in construction.
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$27K reward offered in bizarre attacks on warehouse construction site
Dead raccoons were left on the construction trailer steps while security cameras were riddled with bullets on a jobsite near Kansas City.
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DPR employees remember co-founder Doug Woods
Woods, who helped create the construction company in 1990, died last month at the age of 70.
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Why lumber prices are spiking
An economist expects the labor part of the sawmill problem to start resolving itself later this year, but said prices will remain high into 2022.
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Amazon jobsite noose incidents highlight the challenges contractors face in combating racism
After shutting down its Connecticut project a second time when an eighth noose-like rope was found, Amazon said it is assessing its GC's performance.
