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    Conferences for the second half of 2025

    Construction Dive rounds up the industry conferences, contech expos and meetings on tap through the rest of the year.

    Updated June 3, 2025
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    Top construction-related podcasts

    The AEC industry boasts a vast offering of informative, on-demand programs. Here are some to add to your playlist.

    Updated June 3, 2025
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    USACE breaks ground on $332M Alaska training center

    The facility, located at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, will help the military simulate realistic combat.

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    Jacobs scores $3.3B add-on for LA colleges modernization

    The five-year contract extends the Dallas-based contractor’s role in one of the nation’s largest higher education construction programs.

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    US Steel approves $300M in factory investments, JD Fields expands to Maryland

    Meanwhile, Fujifilm Biotechnologies opened a North Carolina manufacturing center, New Balance completed its Maine expansion and Owens Corning selected Alabama for a shingle plant.

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    Virginia Tech unveils hard hat, helmet rating system

    After more than a year of research, the university’s Helmet Lab ranks how different kinds of headwear best protect workers from falls.

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    Rosendin buys new HQ space amid data center surge

    The move better positions the company to grow and leverage its Silicon Valley location for talent and potential work.

    Updated Sept. 26, 2025
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    Opinion

    Construction must continue to adopt new tools

    The most successful contractors balance speed and risk as they assess and implement new technology, writes a senior construction consultant.

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    How transit leaders learned to handle multibillion-dollar megaprojects

    “The expectation going in is that you better spend that money wisely,” said the leader of the $16 billion Hudson Tunnel project in New York and New Jersey.

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    On Site

    On site: Digging into National Geographic’s museum build

    HITT Contracting leaned heavily on design-assist and digital modeling to integrate systems across four historic buildings for the Museum of Exploration.

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    Procore names first new CEO in over 2 decades

    The contech giant has picked a Hewlett-Packard vet to lead the firm as founder Tooey Courtemanche steps away from the C-suite.

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    Los Angeles greenlights controversial $2.6B convention center

    Despite concerns about L.A.'s fiscal health and the project’s impacts, the job will proceed as the city prepares for the 2028 Summer Olympics.

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    Project Wins

    Findorff wins $95M Milwaukee airport expansion

    The Madison, Wisconsin-based contractor began demolition of the existing structure this month and expects to complete construction in late 2027.

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    Coast Guard taps Whiting-Turner for $69M Hawai’i hangar job

    The Baltimore-based contractor will start work on two new hangars for the Coast Guard’s Super Hercules search-and-rescue planes at Air Station Barbers Point in Kapolei in 2026.

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    Revolution Wind to resume construction after judge grants injunction

    The project’s developers are likely to succeed in their claims, and the project is likely to suffer irreparable harm in the absence of an injunction, Judge Royce Lamberth ruled.

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    5 NFL teams pursue stadium plans

    Franchises are moving the ball down the field on large, multibillion-dollar projects.

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    Opinion

    Why employers can’t afford to wait for an I-9 audit or an ICE raid

    The dignity of workers, the legal security of the business and the integrity of the employer-employee relationship is at stake, writes Alejandro Pérez, partner at Pierson Ferdinand. 

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    Project Milestones

    Turner, FlatironDragados deliver Phase 1 of $3B San Diego airport terminal

    The joint venture will begin construction next month on another 11 gates expected to be complete by early 2028, according to a release.

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    Economic Reports

    The 9 largest commercial construction starts of August 2025

    The pace of groundbreaking growth is beginning to level off, according to Dodge Construction Network.

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    Opinion

    Why builders should focus on the ‘tone’ of a project from the start

    By assessing language and communicating clearly about public project costs, builders can vastly improve project delivery, writes Clayton Gilliland, president of Stacy Witbeck.

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    Q&A

    How 1 JV blended disciplines to succeed with mass timber

    Carter Schmid, project manager for McCarthy, said the partnership mixed crews of carpenters and steel workers to deliver the Georgia government building.

  • New FERC Chairman Rosner outlines priorities: ‘We need to build, build, build.’

    At the agency's open meeting, Commissioner Lindsay See highlighted the tension between issuing orders swiftly and ensuring those decisions are “worth their weight” in court.

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    Project Wins

    McDermott lands role on $25B Louisiana LNG plant

    Amid a groundswell of government support for large energy projects, Monkey Island LNG expects to begin production in the early 2030s.

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    Opinion

    Why relationships matter more than titles or pedigree

    When everyone is highly qualified, clients pick partners based on trust. It takes time and attention to detail to cultivate it, writes one construction executive. 

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    Apartment starts rise 16% YOY in August

    The number of buildings with five-plus units beginning construction fell 20% year over year, while completions fell almost 30%.