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AECOM to exit 30 countries, change leadership
Full-year income dropped 5%, and due to some “avoidable and unacceptable” issues in its fourth quarter, the firm will make changes to segments such as construction services, which is no longer led by Dan McQuade.
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NYC, Northern Virginia win Amazon's HQ2 split
Local officials in Long Island City and Crystal City said Amazon's official announcement will spur not only construction and repurposing to support 25,000 employees in each location, but regional building booms as well.
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Federal judge blocks $8B Keystone XL Pipeline construction
The court order prevents construction until the administration performs an in-depth review of the project's potential environmental and cultural impacts.
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NYC charges construction supers in mini crane accident
The Manhattan District Attorney's office announced criminal charges against two construction supervisors in the wake of a June crane accident that resulted in serious injuries to two workers.
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ICC releases collaborative 2018 green building code
The unified green building code — which addresses topics such as energy efficiency, water safety, land use, site development and building performance — is meant to make it easier for jurisdictions and contractors.
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Fall project roundup: What's being built where?
With so many hotbeds of construction activity across the country, it can be hard to keep up. Construction Dive has rounded up some of the top projects at various stages of development this season.
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Midterm wins tally at least $24B in construction bonds
More than $76 billion of bond referendums were put to voters last week, and, as results continue to come in, the number of funded construction initiatives nationwide could rise.
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Wieland chalks up productivity gains to paperless project
At a rural Ohio jobsite, Wieland Construction and its subcontractors are managing progress entirely from mobile devices — an investment they say has been offset by hours of time saved and countless mistakes avoided.
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Top takeaways from the US' biggest design-build event
The Design-Build Institute of America reflected last week on the delivery method's 25-year progression from "alternative" to one that accounts for nearly half of new all nonresidential projects.
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Coastal Construction breaks ground on dual-tower Tampa high-rise, part of $3B development
The project is backed by Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik and Bill Gates' Cascade Investment.
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Deep DiveHow military veterans can help fill the skills gap
Construction company officials and advocates say their intense loyalty, dedication and teamwork make veterans inherently good employees.
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Hawaiian court OK's construction of $1.4B observatory
The Thirty Meter Telescope International Observatory has been stalled since the same court rescinded its permit in 2015 and faces opposition from Native Hawaiian activists.
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Related scores $630M loan for AECOM-led Los Angeles mixed-use project
The deal paves the way for the $1 billion, Frank Gehry-designed The Grand development, a public-private partnership with the Los Angeles Grand Avenue Authority, to begin site work this month.
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Tutor Perini's Q3 income, revenue fall
The contractor attributes 4% income and 6% revenue declines to continued delays on the California High-Speed Rail and other projects, but said that its $8.5 billion backlog is just shy of its record high.
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Skanska confirms exit from some US segments to focus on 'sweet spot'
Skanska chief Anders Danielsson said today that the company's construction business is focused on profit over volume.
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ColumnTech Toys: Propeller, DJI partner on drones, Ditch Witch releases VR simulator
This round of product announcements also includes TrueLook's high-resolution jobsite camera and Trimble's mobile app for compact machine grade control.
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Atlanta City Council commits $2B for $5B Gulch development
Developer CIM Group has agreed to provide a community benefits package worth at least $58 million, but critics of the mixed-use project don't think it's enough to dodge gentrification.
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Montreal P3 falls behind schedule on CA$3B bridge
Faced with $52 million or more in potential penalties, New Champlain Bridge builders maintain that project delays were caused by a week-long crane operator strike and government-imposed bridge load limits.
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3 robots mechanizing construction sites, plus 3 to watch
When trying to keep up with robotic research and prototypes, it’s easy to short circuit, so here's a short list of some of the technologies already making a difference on jobsites, along with a few that promise to make their mark soon.
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Midterms 2018: Which voters said yes — or no — to funding infrastructure?
While voters in some states pledged to pay more for new projects and maintenance through increased taxes, others rejected initiatives that could have generated billions for transportation projects.
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Atlantic Coast Pipeline costs reach $7B
Duke Energy says permitting delays and a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission stop-work order drove estimated project costs $500 million higher.
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Permitting head retires amid scrutiny of MGM National Harbor construction flaws
Haitham Hijazi is leaving the department that permitted the $1.4 billion Maryland project, which the FBI and local police are investigating following a child's severe electric shock from a lighted handrail.
UPDATED: Nov. 7, 2018 at 8:33 a.m.
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Pennsylvania bill would open door to competitive school construction bids
The legislation was spurred by a study that found that from 2005 to 2010, state schools wasted more than $100 million in taxpayer dollars on roofing through cooperative purchasing instead of competitive bidding.
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How 3D laser scanning can guarantee future business
By capturing existing site conditions, Brady Industries says it's prefabricating piping assemblies more accurately, installing systems more rapidly and eliminating surprises for customers.
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Reports: Amazon to split HQ2 between NYC, Northern Virginia
Just days after word spread that three cities were in “late-stage” talks for the much-anticipated HQ2, this latest news has sent shock waves.
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