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9 of the year’s top construction stories
The economy, lawsuits, labor challenges and supply chain woes: These are the topics that have resonated most with readers in 2022.
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LG Chem plans $3B Tennessee EV battery plant
The new plant will be the largest of its kind in the U.S., with construction to begin in the first quarter of 2023.
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Did the pandemic really kill just-in-time? Experts weigh in.
Supply chain pros say the lean operating model may need to make a comeback to maintain resilience while keeping costs down.
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House passes bills to avert US rail shutdown, add paid sick leave
The vote comes just two days after President Joe Biden urged congressional intervention, warning “a rail shutdown would devastate our economy.”
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Commercial real estate downturn to slow construction starts in 2023
Dodge Chief Economist Richard Branch expects pullbacks in the warehouse, office, hotel and retail sectors.
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NYC construction worker falls 15 floors to his death
A worker who fell Monday became the eighth construction worker to die in New York City this year.
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NASA awards 3D printing firm Icon $57.2M for space construction research
The funding will enable the Austin, Texas-based company to continue its work toward building infrastructure on the moon and Mars.
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Q&AVC firm launches $52M fund for contech, real estate
Max Brickman, managing director of Heartland Ventures, said contech will ride construction’s unmet demand to become a leading sector in the overall tech space.
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Project WinsBechtel selected for $20B Intel facility in Ohio
The contractor will be in charge of Phase 1 of the semiconductor project, which will span approximately 2.5 million square feet.
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Racism in ConstructionNY lawsuit alleges Black workers assigned to ‘the dungeon,’ denied PPE
Supervisors for a New York developer subjected Black employees to racial slurs, shorted their pay and refused them safety gear, according to the complaint.
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NJ Turnpike rehab cost jumps to $10.6B
Inflation and rising interest rates have more than doubled the estimated price to repair and widen the heavily trafficked highway.
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ColumnThe Dotted Line: Construction’s top 3 disputes, and how to avoid them
Plan for the unexpected, document everything and lean on third-party experts to keep issues out of court, attorneys say.
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Biden calls on Congress to prevent rail shutdown
A rail workers’ strike would carry devastating consequences for the economy and compound supply chain woes, business leaders say.
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$1.9B Ohio State hospital project resumes after repairs to cracked column
The Walsh-Turner JV had paused work through Thanksgiving weekend after cracking was discovered last week.
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Construction Dive’s 2023 conference guide
It’s time to plan for next year and Construction Dive has you covered with a full list of the industry conferences, expos and meetings coming up in 2023.
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Will Big Tech’s troubles kill data center construction?
Demand for new data center projects remains strong despite the economic challenges of tech giants such as Meta, Amazon and Twitter, analysts and contractors say.
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Diesel’s big price jump puts pressure on contractors
The quadrupling of the fuel's price has both caused and been exacerbated by supply-side kinks as project costs climb.
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Project WinsPCL to build Phase 1 of $300M Toronto stadium renovation
Demolition has concluded and construction has begun on Rogers Centre stadium.
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ABI breaks bad in October
Design work on architects' boards slowed considerably after nearly two years of growth.
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Construction resumes on $2.4B Los Angeles Metro Purple Line
The October suspension following safety issues and dozens of injuries was lifted last week when tunnel work restarted.
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Q&ASupplier diversity to play key role in IIJA work: Skanska director
Skanska USA’s new head of supplier diversity Joycelyn Yue highlighted what makes supplier diversity important in the face of IIJA funding.
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Q&A // ConTech ConversationTech is advancing exponentially. Keep up or get left behind, says expert.
"The time to be hesitant has passed” when it comes to construction technology.
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Contech FundingSoftware firm Beti raises $11M, eyes US expansion
The money will also shore up the company’s existing customer base in Israel.
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Construction on $4.2B JFK Terminal 6 to start in early 2023
The P3 project, which will be built with union labor, represents the final phase of the airport’s $18 billion transformation.
