Tariffs drive surge in construction project stress

As companies deplete their pre-Liberation Day stockpiles, rising construction costs are pushing owners and developers to cancel builds, according to ConstructConnect. 

Facing extreme rainfall and flooding, NYC is turning Brooklyn’s Prospect Park into a natural buffer

A $68 million Bluebelt system includes drainage upgrades, ponds and rain gardens designed to manage intensifying rainfall while easing pressure on the city’s aging sewer system.

Alberici, JE Dunn land $300M Louisiana shipyard job

The project, which broke ground in November, will add more than 300,000 square feet for the production of autonomous ships.

Why strategy trumps process in pursuing construction bids

Most contractors have trusted go/no-go criteria. But looking at the bigger picture is also important for jobs that create new opportunities, a consultant writes. 

Battery Park City inks PLA for $1.7B NYC resiliency project

Turner Construction and SPC Construction have begun work on the city’s first progressive design-build project, according to a spokesperson.

Inflation holds steady, bolstering case for Fed benchmark rate cut

Most Fed watchers and futures traders expect the Federal Reserve will trim the federal funds rate by a quarter point to a range of 3.5% to 3.75% on Dec. 10.

Balfour Beatty touts growth despite US weakness

The U.K. construction market continues to propel the contractor even as its U.S. segment experiences difficulties, according to its end-of-year trading update.

Construction planning falls again, but data center boom continues

Megaprojects are boosting the building pipeline as overall momentum dipped for a second consecutive month, according to Dodge Construction Network.

$10B One Beverly Hills project goes vertical

Turner is overseeing overall construction in the ultralux mixed-use development, while Layton and Suffolk build its two residential towers and PCL leads construction on its Aman Hotel.

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H-1B visa applicants will now have their social media scrutinized

The move is the latest measure from President Donald Trump’s administration to make the immigration process more stringent.

NYC pegs $7B in work to new project labor agreements

City officials say the framework, which comes amid scrutiny of PLAs at the federal level, strengthens safety and overall construction workforce development efforts.

Companies cut 32,000 from payrolls as Fed debates trimming main rate: ADP

Futures traders have increased the odds that the Federal Reserve on Dec. 10 will cut borrowing costs to 89% from 83.4.% last week.

McCarthy leverages logistics, prefab on St. Louis hospital tower

Prefabrication elements played a major role in the delivery of the 16-story, 660,000-square-foot Plaza West Tower.

Has your construction firm hit a revenue ceiling? You might be the problem.

When growth stalls in a building business, sometimes an owner’s best move is to get out of the way, writes a construction consultant.

Smart permitting, phase-out of diesel generators could curb data center impacts

A look at what’s happening in California shows that even in an environmentally progressive state, unhealthy emissions and resource depletion is a problem needing a solution, an academic report says.

Ferrovial wins $721M in Texas water projects

Work includes a 105-foot-deep pump station and a major plant expansion in Austin and Fort Worth, Texas, according to the contractor.

Suffolk touts its 2025 contech startup picks

As builders grow more technologically literate, the Boston-based contractor showcased the cohorts of its sixth BOOST contech startup accelerator.

Swinerton, Timberlab top out mass timber factory

Scheduled for completion in 2027, the 192,000-square-foot facility, made with glue-laminated timber, is expected to be one of the largest cross-laminated timber manufacturing plants in the U.S.

Why adopting better helmets in construction is a no-brainer

Type II helmets better protect workers from fatal falls, yet are underused, writes the director of Virginia Tech’s helmet safety research lab.

Walmart, other retailers to 3D-print more than 12 projects

Contractor FMGI claims it can have AI-trained robots operating 24/7, supported by a team of five human operators.

Stop emailing people on the jobsite. Talk to them instead.

A newly appointed JE Dunn superintendent writes about why actually speaking face to face in the field can increase the overall efficiency of a build. 

Construction costs climb for 5th straight month

Rising materials prices are keeping procurement unpredictable for contractors, said Macrina Wilkins, senior research analyst at Associated General Contractors of America.

Fluor kicks off $671M Texas highway rebuild

The Irving, Texas-based contractor expects work along a 12-mile stretch of State Highway 6 to wrap up by the end of 2030, per a company news release.

Data center developer breaks ground on $3B Virginia campus

The 900-megawatt campus will span multiple phases with full buildout expected by 2035, according to CleanArc Data Centers.

4 strategies to boost recruiting through employer branding

Retaining and upskilling construction workers requires a clear message and follow-through on employer culture, writes a strategic communication leader.