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Mapping high-impact construction across the US
In case you missed it: Foxconn's $10 billion Wisconsin plant invites bids, San Diego airport project requires PLAs, Vegas' first ground-up resort in years starts concrete work and more.
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SponsoredWhy safety in construction won't change until we change the way we position it
If we want to reduce risks, we need to rethink safety’s position in construction companies.
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OpinionThe top 10 reasons contractor succession planning has evolved
Societal and economic forces like the labor shortage and the rise of technology have changed the way construction business owners plan their next steps.
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Deep DiveWhere safety innovation fits in the heads-down construction environment
Underscoring pilots' low risk and prioritizing people are two strategies to introduce new technology within tough project cost and schedule constraints.
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American Airlines, DFW announce up to $3.5B capital program
Design work on a sixth terminal at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport should start immediately.
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Construction on pause at Detroit's $830M Monroe Blocks high-rise project
Despite breaking ground six months ago, no workers have been spotted at Bedrock's mixed-use development, where Turner is general contractor.
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Construction takeaways from OSHA's July 2019 updates
Revisions announced last week will not be applicable to every contractor, but all fall under the rules by which every contractor must abide.
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Trump administration rescinds nearly $1B for California bullet train
The Federal Railroad Administration said the project's managing body has not made appropriate progress to fulfill the terms of a $928 million grant.
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Hard hats to helmets: How Skanska, Clark are improving workers' last line of defense
Traditional hard hats account for falling objects, not falling workers. Some general contractors are providing a more effective layer of protection.
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SponsoredHow to increase productivity without increasing headcount
Manage more work and protect your bottom line — all with the same staff you have today.
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Las Vegas tunnel could go to competitor of Musk's Boring Co.
Mayor Carolyn Goodman said the nascent company is too big a risk for the convention center people mover project, and is turning to a second bidder.
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Trump lifts US tariffs on North American steel and aluminum
The lifting of tariffs on industrial metals from Mexico and Canada is good news for the construction industry, says AGC's chief economist.
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Deep DiveVideo game-like tech draws younger, more skeptical workforce to construction
The modern jobsite's move to simulators, controllers, VR headsets and more is bucking the perspective that careers in the industry are all grunt work.
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OpinionHow to demolish the construction worker suicide epidemic
With swelling numbers impossible to ignore, there’s no better time than now to learn how to make your employees’ mental health a priority.
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Related's $8B Bay Area project near stadium to start in 2020
The 9 million-square-foot Related Santa Clara mixed-use project will be built on a former landfill next to the San Francisco 49ers' stadium.
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Report: Some construction safety programs are 'just talk'
The latest FireStarter survey found a big gap between safety rhetoric and action, particularly in the field, and offered some remedies.
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Colorado passes law making wage theft a felony
Effective next year, the state will consider it a criminal offense to underpay full-time, contract, migratory or foreign laborers by $2,000 or more.
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Illinois contractor convicted of bribing mayor to win work
In several instances, Michael Jarigese passed his bribes to the former mayor of Markham, Illinois, in coffee cups.
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Autodesk BIM 360 adds cost management
The new module allows users to visualize cost-related risks and track budget impacts in real time.
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Experts: Early removal of bolts likely cause of deadly Seattle crane collapse
But that's not definitive nor is it clear which, if any, of the five contractors being investigated would be on the hook.
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Atlanta's $5B Gulch project emerges as Centennial Yards
The start of construction will see historic railway buildings transformed into lofts and a $500 million steel and concrete platform raising the site to street level.
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Amazon breaks ground on $1.5B Cincinnati airport hub
The joint venture of Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. and Kokosing Construction Co. will reportedly act as general contractor.
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More than 7K robots to take on construction work by 2025
Midsize and major contractors are beginning to integrate intelligent machines to pair with BIM and building automation and to help with worker shortages and other productivity issues, a new report found.
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Construction begins at Baltimore's $5.5B Port Covington project
Site work for the waterfront redevelopment's first phase, which will add about 2.9 million square feet of mixed-use space, will begin immediately.
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PLA set for $800M Essentia Health Minnesota project
The Vision Northland project in Duluth should require 5,600 unionized craft construction jobs.
