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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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    The most negotiated insurance clauses in construction contracts

    ‘Standard’ construction contract language isn’t always ‘standard.’ Learn what to look for, and why it matters.

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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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    Red Bull moves ahead with $1.7B factory after delay

    The plant is expected to can 3 billion energy drinks annually and distribute throughout the U.S.

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    Project Milestones

    Construction launches on $152M Port Everglades bulkhead project

    Seawalls dating back to the 1950s are getting an upgrade to handle rising sea levels as well as reverse storm surges during Florida’s hurricane season. 

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    Project Wins

    Tutor Perini unit lands $960M California children’s hospital job

    Subsidiary Rudolph and Sletten will build a seven-floor facility in Oakland for UCSF as well as an adjacent parking structure with a rooftop heliport deck. 

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    As mental health crisis grows, encourage workers to ‘be the helper’

    New CPWR data shows a significant jump in anxiety and depression among construction workers, according to a Sept. 11 webinar.

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    Executive Moves

    STO Building Group parent appoints new president

    Scott Kolbrenner joins Global Infrastructure Solutions after nearly 27 years at investment bank Houlihan Lokey, where he led the infrastructure services practice.

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    Illinois pre-apprenticeship programs boost tradesworker diversity

    Tuition-free, on-the-job training brought in larger shares of underrepresented groups in the trades, a study by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute found.

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    California lawmakers pass bill to expand manufacturing decarbonization projects

    The bill would make thermal energy storage and industrial heat pumps eligible for financial incentives under various state programs.

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    Economic Reports

    ‘There is a limit’: Rising materials costs test construction’s breaking point

    Prices for steel, aluminum and other key inputs “rose at an especially rapid pace,” said ABC chief economist.

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    Executive Moves

    Balfour Beatty’s new CEO starts work

    Philip Hoare, who has a civil engineering background, assumes leadership from Leo Quinn, who guided the firm for the past decade.

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    San Francisco’s permitting reform seeks an end to building project ‘death by a thousand cuts’

    San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie’s latest permitting reform package loosens restrictions on historic buildings, reduces fees and clears the path for accessory dwelling units in the city.

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    DOL moves to repeal independent contractor rule

    A recently released agenda flags the removal of the Biden-era regulation, itself a replacement for guidance from the first Trump administration.

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    Q&A

    ‘Be vulnerable’: Shawmut safety chief on value of partnerships to lower suicide rates

    This Construction Suicide Prevention Week, the contractor is among the many participating in stand-downs and education sessions.

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    Leader calls construction labor crisis a ‘national security issue’

    Panelists at the Elevate 2025 conference in Washington, D.C., called for solutions ranging from immigration reform to new pipelines for veterans and women.

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    6 labor and employment issues that are in flux, according to law firm Littler

    “In less than nine months, the new administration has transformed more than six decades of labor and employment policy,” Littler Workplace Policy Institute experts said.

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    Schneider Electric announces major data center order, ‘white space’ collaboration

    The collaboration with Compass Datacenters is intended to accelerate data center delivery timelines.

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    Economic Reports

    Construction planning booms, up 51% in 12 months

    The Dodge Momentum Index points to “stronger construction activity in late 2026 or early 2027,” said Sarah Martin, associate director of forecasting at Dodge Construction Network.

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    Virginia Tech-HITT coalition awards $280K in innovation grants

    The seed money, the first from the university’s Coalition for Smart Construction, targets projects that focus on energy, sustainability and construction operations.

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    How one firm uses digital twins to develop large transportation infrastructure projects

    The technology can help build buy-in, minimize costly errors and facilitate monitoring and maintenance, a Bentley Systems senior director says.

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    After 475 arrests at Georgia jobsite, feds vow more raids

    Government agents detained hundreds of South Korean workers at the future EV battery plant, co-owned by Hyundai and LG, in the administration’s highest-profile immigration crackdown to date.

    Updated Sept. 9, 2025
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    Project Wins

    Whiting-Turner wins $137M Coast Guard Seattle base work

    The agency tapped the builder to upgrade ship berths, demolish a building and stabilize the waterfront.

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    California city adopts AI permitting

    Lancaster will embark on a public-private partnership with Labrynth, a contractor-side artificial intelligence permitting platform, to speed up the review process.

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    Sodium-ion battery maker Natron Energy shuts down, halts $1.4B factory plans

    The North Carolina plant would have expanded the company’s capacity 40 times over. Its facilities in Michigan and California have also closed.

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    Project Wins

    Hensel Phelps nabs $700M Idaho airport contract

    The project's scope includes 10 new gates in Boise to accommodate future passenger growth and air service offerings.