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2025’s top construction conferences
Construction Dive rounds up the industry conferences, expos and meetings on tap this year.
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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.
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‘I can’t find any help’: Employers scramble to solve worker shortages caused by immigration crackdowns
President Donald Trump recently said the government would seek to let some undocumented persons return to the country “if they’re good,” but he was scant on details.
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Project WinsJacobs-McCourt books $99M Boston-area road project
The contractors expect to wrap up work on Massachusett’s first diverging diamond interchange by mid-2030.
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DOT will cut funds to transportation projects with DEI: Duffy
The U.S. transportation secretary also told funding recipients that they need to cooperate with immigration officers or potentially face civil or criminal prosecution.
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Trader Joe’s continues its store growth zeal
The specialty grocer opened two locations earlier this month and has 20 more in the pipeline for this year.
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Executive MovesDome Construction picks Matoza for CFO role
The South San Francisco-based contractor was an early player in the biotech and advanced manufacturing construction markets.
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NFL’s Commanders ink $4B stadium deal
Washington, D.C.'s football team will return to the site of Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, where the franchise played on its way to three Super Bowl titles.
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April 2025: Contractors report their latest awards
Construction Dive rounds up the newest project wins from some of the country’s biggest builders including Moss, Fluor and Herzog.
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Q&A // ConTech ConversationsInnovate for craftworkers, and tech will follow: Mortenson exec
Trent Mostaert, vice president of industrialization for the Minneapolis-based firm, says that a person-centered approach is key to implementing technology.
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Column // The Dotted LineHow contractors can mitigate the risks of joint ventures
JVs allow firms to combine resources, but contracts need careful wording to avoid disputes, attorneys say.
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IBM pledges $150B toward US-based manufacturing, research
The investment plans include $30 billion for domestic mainframe and quantum computing development, the company said Monday.
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$2.4B Inglewood people mover mothballed
The city council approved a new phased approach to its Transit Connector project that will instead emphasize new bus lanes ahead of the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
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Project MilestonesGilbane breaks ground on $84M Massachusetts college modernization
Salem State University’s BOLD project will add a geothermal wellfield to support heating and cooling of the forthcoming facilities.
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Project Milestones$1.3B San Diego border station snares new funding
The DOT announced a $150 million grant for the Otay Mesa East Port of Entry and removed Biden-era clean construction requirements.
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Google pours billions into AI, cyber and infrastructure expansion
The tech giant's cloud profits more than doubled year over year as it invested more than $17 billion, primarily in servers and data centers.
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Project WinsBalfour Beatty nabs $889M Texas highway job
The U.S. arm of the London-based builder will reconstruct a 2.3-mile section of I-30 on the east side of Dallas County.
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Clean energy manufacturers cancel projects as Trump-era policies take hold
Companies scrapped, closed or downsized nearly $8 billion in projects in Q1.
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Project WinsNew York builders awarded $251M contract on I-81 viaduct
Salt City Constructors, a team of three contractors, expects to begin work immediately on the $2.25 billion effort to reconnect neighborhoods in Syracuse.
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Bill O’Neil, former W.E. O’Neil CEO, dies at 83
A third-generation builder, O’Neil led the Chicago-based construction firm for 29 years and oversaw the company’s national expansion.
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Cash flow problems continue to plague subcontractors: report
A survey of 800 construction pros found a majority of firms dip into profit margins to maintain working capital.
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Column // Help WantedTrades skills course provides second chances
GAF Roofing Academy’s free weeklong training seeks to get students, some of whom have been charged with a crime or served prison sentences, job-ready.
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Project MilestonesConnecticut starts $137M I-95 bridge replacements
The West Haven project aims to replace two aging spans and improve traffic flow in the area.
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Project WinsGranite reaps $80M Texas farm-to-market highway job
Farm to Market Road 548 near Dallas, part of the state’s historic network of rural byways connecting agricultural centers to cities, will get a concrete makeover.
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Roche, answering tariff threat, pledges $50B to US drug production
The big pharma joined several of its peers in committing to invest billions of dollars in new and expanded manufacturing facilities in the U.S.
