The Latest
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Construction’s manufacturing boom: Mapping the biggest facilities underway in the US
Updates include Austin Commercial's contract on TSMC's $40 billion Phoenix plant and Fluor's win on a $1.6 billion Eli Lilly facility in Indiana.
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Why you should rethink what you know about construction safety
Safety goes beyond hazard identification. Explore a new perspective, prioritizing workforce well-being and mindset.
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Racism in Construction
Workers sue Amazon, contractors for nooses at Connecticut site
A federal complaint alleges supervisors initially tried to keep the 2021 discovery out of the news before suggesting workers of color planted the items.
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Ford reportedly pausing construction of Michigan EV plant
The automaker broke the news a day before President Biden heads to Michigan in support of the UAW strike.
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Column
The Dotted Line: How to prepare for Davis-Bacon updates
There are a slew of changes that contractors need to be aware of, or risk paying back wages and penalties.
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Retrieved from House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
Buttigieg grilled over rollout of infrastructure funds by House committee
Some Republican committee members questioned the pace of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s rollout and its climate and equity aims.
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Amtrak to triple infrastructure investment over 2 years
With funding from the 2021 infrastructure law, Amtrak plans major work on bridges, tunnels and other projects.
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2 more manufacturing megaprojects break ground
Public money is keeping factory construction humming along at a record pace, including for new North Carolina and Louisiana facilities worth $3.6 billion total.
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Amazon earmarks $3.5B for Ohio data centers
The investment marks the initial part of the tech giant’s $7.8 billion commitment to expand data centers in the state.
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Executive Moves
Mycon names senior VP for Texas, Arizona
Rick Dubec will helm the distribution center sector for the Dallas-based firm, which counts multiple Walmart projects in its portfolio.
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NY announces first-in-the-nation state concrete mandate
Set for January 2025, the state’s Buy Clean Concrete rules establishing greenhouse gas emission limits will cover all agency projects.
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Lactation pods keep nursing moms on the jobsite
The spaces give women privacy for pumping breast milk, an action that is covered by the federal PUMP Act that went into effect late last year.
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Disney to invest $60B in parks, cruises over 10 years
The entertainment conglomerate said it has 1,000 acres ready for possible development at existing sites throughout the country.
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Economic Reports
Manufacturing, transportation gains lift construction starts
Factory project kickoffs continued their tear, rocketing 285% from the month before.
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Q&A
Construction M&A deals slow after record run
A rebound in mergers and acquisitions should come later this year as economic confidence and financing conditions improve, says a banking executive.
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Project Wins
Tutor Perini lands $47M Everglades National Park job
The contractor will build a new visitor center able to withstand hurricane-force winds, a bulkhead and docks at the southern Florida site.
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Feds earmark $2B for Chicago’s Red Line extension
The city's transit authority got a commitment from Washington for the 5.6-mile extension and has shortlisted three contractors for the job.
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This $1B federal lab project has been on hold since a worker’s fall in May
An ironworker plunged approximately 23 feet at Fermilab’s accelerator project near Chicago, sustaining serious injuries including head trauma.
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$583M stormwater tunnel complete in DC
A Salini Impregilo and Lane Construction JV built the Northeast Boundary Tunnel, the largest part of a $2.7 billion system in progress.
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3 manufacturing megaprojects delayed by labor, permitting issues
Teams have hit pause on Scout Motors’ $2 billion EV plant in South Carolina and American Battery Factory’s $1.2 billion facility in Arizona.
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Deep Dive
Security has an underlying defect: passwords and authentication
Cyberattacks are fueled by the shortcomings of business authentication controls. Bad things happen when access falls apart and credentials land in the wrong hands.
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NIBS panelists hash out AI adoption
Precision, performance and materials are three categories where the tech is helping AEC pros, according to a recent conference session.
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Tampa Bay Rays debut $1.3B stadium deal
The MLB venue in St. Petersburg, Florida, would sit on the same site as the team’s existing Tropicana Field and benefit from $600 million in public money.
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Executive Moves
Lendlease names head of development for Americas
Meg Spriggs will oversee the region’s $21 billion pipeline, which includes projects in New York City, Boston and Chicago.
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Major construction in Vegas ahead of Formula 1 race
The city will see $8 billion worth of projects this year, including some for the Grand Prix in November.
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US tower tops out on $5.7B Gordie Howe Bridge
A Fluor, ACS Infrastructure and Aecon JV is building the project that will span Detroit and Windsor, Canada. Work is entering final stages.