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Raiders' Las Vegas stadium progress: on schedule and hitting hiring goals
The Mortenson and McCarthy joint venture-led project appears to be on track to meet its accelerated 30-month construction schedule and has exceeded minority participation goals by 82%.
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5 architect teams on short list for $8.7B Chicago O'Hare airport expansion
The teams now move to a request for proposals stage from which a committee will select the winning design, taking into account feedback from the public and technical advisories.
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Tech strategy requires a new type of construction worker
Construction firms are scaling up their strategies by tapping tech talent with deep expertise in the nuances of construction, said an expert at Procore’s Groundbreak conference.
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What you need to know about Amazon HQs in New York City, Virginia
Navigating the legal agreements of $5 billion in investments — and requests for helipads.
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Autodesk CEO: Automation creates an opportunity to be better
In his keynote address Tuesday at Autodesk University in Las Vegas, Andrew Anagnost touted the strength of automation in construction roles as a means of creating efficiencies and empowering certain human roles.
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AECOM to exit 30 countries, change leadership
Full-year income dropped 5%, and due to some “avoidable and unacceptable” issues in its fourth quarter, the firm will make changes to segments such as construction services, which is no longer led by Dan McQuade.
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The 7 KPIs of construction, and how technology can measure them
Autodesk recently commissioned Dodge Data & Analytics to identify and quantify seven key performance indicators of construction to effectively measure and manage performance.
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Being 'value generators' instead of 'order takers'
A contractor turned college professor tells attendees at Procore's Groundbreak conference that they need to find solutions to customers' complex problems — even if they don't ask.
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Tellurian on track to start construction on $27B Louisiana LNG terminal
Construction on the Driftwood Holdings liquefied natural gas export terminal will begin in 2019 and the facility expects to produce LNG by 2023.
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Los Angeles-area light-rail extension reshuffles resources due to higher costs
Higher-than-expected bids forced the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority to fast-track one phase by two years, delay another and propose an increase in the budget from $570 million to a total of $2.1 billion.
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NYC delays worker safety training requirement to June 2019
The Department of Buildings postponed a Dec. 1 deadline for city workers to complete 30 hours of safety training after reportedly determining that the number of providers cannot meet demand.
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Which hazards top OSHA's 10 most-cited safety violations list?
Here is a breakdown of the total number of violations on this year's list per standard as well as details about each standard.
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NYC, Northern Virginia win Amazon's HQ2 split
Local officials in Long Island City and Crystal City said Amazon's official announcement will spur not only construction and repurposing to support 25,000 employees in each location, but regional building booms as well.
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Federal judge blocks $8B Keystone XL Pipeline construction
The court order prevents construction until the administration performs an in-depth review of the project's potential environmental and cultural impacts.
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NYC charges construction supers in mini crane accident
The Manhattan District Attorney's office announced criminal charges against two construction supervisors in the wake of a June crane accident that resulted in serious injuries to two workers.
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ICC releases collaborative 2018 green building code
The unified green building code — which addresses topics such as energy efficiency, water safety, land use, site development and building performance — is meant to make it easier for jurisdictions and contractors.
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Fall project roundup: What's being built where?
With so many hotbeds of construction activity across the country, it can be hard to keep up. Construction Dive has rounded up some of the top projects at various stages of development this season.
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Midterm wins tally at least $24B in construction bonds
More than $76 billion of bond referendums were put to voters last week, and, as results continue to come in, the number of funded construction initiatives nationwide could rise.
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Wieland chalks up productivity gains to paperless project
At a rural Ohio jobsite, Wieland Construction and its subcontractors are managing progress entirely from mobile devices — an investment they say has been offset by hours of time saved and countless mistakes avoided.
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Top takeaways from the US' biggest design-build event
The Design-Build Institute of America reflected last week on the delivery method's 25-year progression from "alternative" to one that accounts for nearly half of new all nonresidential projects.
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Coastal Construction breaks ground on dual-tower Tampa high-rise, part of $3B development
The project is backed by Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik and Bill Gates' Cascade Investment.
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Deep DiveHow military veterans can help fill the skills gap
Construction company officials and advocates say their intense loyalty, dedication and teamwork make veterans inherently good employees.
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Hawaiian court OK's construction of $1.4B observatory
The Thirty Meter Telescope International Observatory has been stalled since the same court rescinded its permit in 2015 and faces opposition from Native Hawaiian activists.
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Related scores $630M loan for AECOM-led Los Angeles mixed-use project
The deal paves the way for the $1 billion, Frank Gehry-designed The Grand development, a public-private partnership with the Los Angeles Grand Avenue Authority, to begin site work this month.
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Tutor Perini's Q3 income, revenue fall
The contractor attributes 4% income and 6% revenue declines to continued delays on the California High-Speed Rail and other projects, but said that its $8.5 billion backlog is just shy of its record high.
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