2025’s top construction conferences

Construction Dive rounds up the industry conferences, expos and meetings on tap this year.

Updated Jan. 29, 2025

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 March 27, 2025

US DOT opens $1.5B funding round for transit buses and bus facilities

This year’s funding round, part of the 2021 infrastructure law, drops equity- and sustainability-related requirements.

Whiting-Turner breaks ground on $880M Pennsylvania hospital expansion

The centerpiece of the Geisinger project is an 11-story tower with a new, larger emergency room.

Alabama home builder completes first commercial project

Stone Martin Commercial has finished construction of a $1.8 million warehouse in Opelika, Alabama, its first ground-up job since it entered the nonresidential space last year.

New president of Caddell’s commercial division aims to speed growth

The Arkansas contractor, which has three new offices and a fourth on the way, has grown thanks to its focus on repeat clients, says Ricky Byrd.

Kiewit, WSP tapped for $3.2B Canada nuclear waste project

The team, along with three other firms, will build the deep geological repository in northwestern Ontario.

New water infrastructure firm launches in Arizona

RS Contracting will specialize in the construction and rehabilitation of water and wastewater systems.

Cash isn’t king. Cash flow is.

Smart contractors know how long it takes for money to transform from an outgoing expense to an incoming payment, writes data scientist Bruce Orr.

Construction costs dip, but tariffs hike some materials’ prices

Inputs declined overall in April due to falling energy prices, but steel and copper rose significantly while nonresidential costs continued their upward march.

Contractors tout tech as AI arms race continues

Big builders are exploring ways to use artificial intelligence to train employees and solve business problems.

Lendlease puts finishing touches on $316M LA apartments

The Habitat Residences is one of the developer’s last two multifamily projects underway in the U.S.

Public builders flag initial tariff impacts

While a few major contractors characterized the environment as business as usual, some noted that uncertainty is keeping clients on the sidelines. 

Safety data: Where to get started

Speakers on a Construction Safety Week panel discussed examples of using data to alter jobsite practices and expressed how it may be easier than it seems to begin analyzing stats.

New York contractors boost pay, benefits to fight labor shortages

A report that surveyed more than 200 contractors in New York also highlighted workforce development programs, flexible work options and mental health resources.

Backlog hits nearly 2-year high despite tariff worries

Contractors’ expectations for their profit margins grew, but the gains in infrastructure building backlog were erased.

House committee advances bill with ‘big three’ business tax relief

The bill advanced Wednesday by the House Ways and Means Committee would extend some business-friendly tax cuts from President Donald Trump’s first term.  

Jacobs remains ‘well positioned’ amid economic uncertainty

CEO Bob Pragada said the impact of White House changes has been minimal and tariffs have provided the firm with consulting and advisory work.

How new construction execs can set themselves up to succeed

Emerging leaders must be flexible in the face of change while also speaking up for what they need, writes consultant Matt Verderamo.

Foreign job seeker interest in US jobs has plummeted, Indeed says

“This drop could have real economic consequences, especially for sectors like healthcare and construction that depend heavily on immigrant labor,” according to the report.

Stanley Black & Decker raises prices to mitigate tariff impacts

The company is also making supply chain moves to become more compliant with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada agreement and reduce its manufacturing footprint in China.

For AI, data is king: FutureTech presenters

Even as a litany of artificial intelligence-based offerings floods the market, experts say their outputs are only as good as the data they crunch.

Skanska downgrades US construction outlook

CEO Anders Danielsson said in an earnings call that customers have taken longer to decide to invest amid economic uncertainty, but its pipeline remains strong.

Updated May 13, 2025

$500M Kelso Solar Project breaks ground in Missouri

Renewables developer Arevon Energy is supplying Meta with its 430-megawatt project in Scott County.

Chicago builder expands modular pipeline

Z Modular, the offsite construction arm of steel pipe and tube manufacturer Zekelman Industries, tapped new leadership to support the growth push.