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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.
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Sponsored by YoozPrepare your accounting infrastructure for what’s next: lean financial operations
Lean financial operations help construction firms scale. Discover how modern accounting systems boost visibility, speed, and profitability.
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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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Amid hot data center market, Skanska grows advanced tech unit
Following its launch in February, the division will look to capitalize on the booming sector, even as material prices stymie builders in other segments.
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OpinionWhy design-build is the key to building smart and stronger
The design-bid-build delivery model has been the backbone of U.S. construction for decades, but today’s more complex projects need a different approach, writes a contractor CEO.
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California set to allow denser housing by transit
Gov. Gavin Newsom will soon review SB 79, which will make it easier to build multifamily housing near major train stops and rapid bus lines.
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Suicide prevention initiative reaches 188K construction workers
A partnership spurred by Bechtel’s $7 million donation to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention has made strides in its goal of aiding half a million workers.
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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 MilestonesConstruction 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 WinsTutor 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 MovesSTO 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 MovesBalfour 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 ReportsConstruction 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.
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