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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.

    Updated June 3, 2025
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    Amid the hype, contractors find practical safety uses for AI

    Construction pros sort through a flood of information about artificial intelligence to find the applications that make sense for their firms.

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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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    Courtesy of University of California Berkeley
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    Q&A // CASE STUDY

    How 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 Milestones

    Bechtel 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 Wins

    Bechtel 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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    Courtesy of Swinerton
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    Q&A

    Swinerton 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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    Courtesy of Jacobs
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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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    Courtesy of Foster + Partners & Kerry Hill Architects
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    Project Wins

    Turner 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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    Courtesy of Adolfson and Peterson / PBK Architects
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    Project Milestones

    Adolfson & 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.

  • The Paradise Hills area of Henderson, Nev. A Granite-led joint venture won a water infrastructure contract in the region.
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    Project Wins

    Granite-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.

  • An aerial shot shows the convergence of the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges in New York City.
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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.

    Updated June 26, 2025
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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 Wins

    Fisher 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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    Courtesy of C.D. Smith / Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture
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    Project Milestones

    World’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.

    Updated June 26, 2025
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    Courtesy of Brent Spence Bridge Corridor
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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.

  • An aerial view of the Shotwick Solar Energy Park on February 25, 2025 in Deeside, Wales.
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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.