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Election 2024Where the 2024 presidential candidates stand on construction’s top issues
Here are Kamala Harris’ and Donald Trump’s views on the industry’s most pressing topics, including immigration, permitting, infrastructure and more.
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2025’s top construction conferences
It’s time to plan for the year to come. Construction Dive has you covered with a full list of industry conferences and tech expos on tap for 2025.
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Project Milestones$2.3B Virginia bridge will have impact ‘from Boston to Miami’
The new Long Bridge will relieve one of the largest rail traffic bottlenecks on the East Coast.
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Construction’s manufacturing boom: Mapping the biggest facilities underway in the US
New projects added to the tracker this month include a $200 million Collins Aerospace facility expansion in Spokane, Washington, and a $175 million Nanograf battery factory project in Flint, Michigan.
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Q&A // Election 2024Politics in the workplace can become a nightmare for employers
Employers and HR teams must contend with a polarized electorate — also known as their employees — as the November U.S. election nears.
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Election 2024Harris, Trump nail down construction endorsements
As the election draws near, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have earned nods from organizations across the building industry.
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Economic ReportsConstruction backlog rebounds in wake of rate cut
After briefly falling at the end of the summer, the amount of work on builders’ books rose again following the Fed’s loosening last month.
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Q&A // Construction Inclusion WeekRound Table: Has Inclusion Week made a difference?
Construction Dive talks with sponsors of the event to learn whether the sector has made strides in welcoming a broader array of workers.
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Family of employee killed in Baltimore work zone sues contractor, drivers
In March 2023, motorists killed six construction workers on I-695. Now one of their families is suing the drivers, the state and the road builder.
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Haselden opens Montana office
The Denver-based contractor is expanding its reach beyond Colorado and Wyoming into the rapidly growing market around Bozeman.
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Deep Dive // Election 2024A fifth of construction workers lack permanent legal status. Can the next president change that?
Illegal immigration has dominated the headlines during this election season, but building pros are calling for help to get skilled workers to jobsites.
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Q&A // Construction Inclusion WeekTo improve diversity, help people get in the room: VC leader
Clelia Warburg Peters, managing partner of an $88 million fund, talks about the contech environment and welcoming different perspectives when they land on your doorstep.
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Q&A // Construction Inclusion WeekAt Shawmut, DEI is anything but a passing fad
Marianne Monte, chief people officer at the contractor where 35% of workers are women, talks about why Construction Inclusion Week is here to stay.
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Despite elevated fears, contractors still lack cyber insurance
Participants in a Travelers survey ranked cyber threats as their top concern for the fourth time in six years.
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5 airport megaprojects reach new heights
Priced in the billions, these new gates, runways, concourses and other improvements are underway around the country.
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Project WinsKiewit beats out 2 firms for Texas desalination plant job
The city of Corpus Christi picked the firm to design and build its first seawater purification system, expected to cost at least $750 million, to drought-proof its water supply.
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Construction Inclusion WeekConstruction Inclusion Week turns 4 with DEI under fire
The industry’s initiative to combat hate on jobsites kicks off Monday amid rising tensions during a presidential election year.
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Construction Inclusion WeekSkanska picks New England supplier diversity lead
With 27 years of experience at the Massachusetts Port Authority, Cassandra Campbell brings a plethora of skills in diversity, management and logistics.
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Vacuum maker gets CHIPS money for New York facility
Edwards Vacuum will use the money to build a $319 million dry vacuum pump plant in the Finger Lakes region for the semiconductor industry.
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5 tips for businesses filing hurricane-related insurance claims
With Helene and Milton estimated to have cost tens of billions of dollars in damage, it’s important for businesses to carefully document the impact when filing insurance claims.
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Economic ReportsConstruction input prices tick down on lower energy costs
The decline reflects overall stabilization over the past 12 months, as material expenses remain 1.9% lower than a year ago.
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Project WinsPCL wins $300M Amtrak project in Seattle
The project will help Amtrak reach its goal of sourcing 100% carbon-free electricity by 2030.
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Economic ReportsUS crane count holds steady in Q3
American and Canadian cities saw 15 fewer total cranes in the third quarter of 2024 than in the first, but construction activity remains robust.
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Rays’ stadium roof blown off by Hurricane Milton
The storm also toppled a crane at a St. Petersburg, Florida, construction site, tearing a hole in an office building.
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9 of the biggest OSHA fines of Q3 2024
One of the heftiest citations issued last quarter was to the contractor responsible for the January hangar collapse in Idaho.
