Hiring rate, job openings remain historically low

Though contractors are optimistic in the face of a subdued labor market, it’s not yet clear how President Donald Trump’s immigration policies have affected the data.

Data center vacancy rates hit record low

As AI adoption ramped up, colocation facility rental rates rose precipitously during the first three months of the year, according to CBRE research.

Suffolk starts $750M New York hospital expansion

The Boston-based contractor will use its proprietary artificial intelligence-based steel tracking system, along with handheld scanners, to construct the project.

How synthetic lichens can launch Martian construction

The NASA-funded system can form building materials with no outside intervention, which could lead to 3D printing in space.

Amid the hype, contractors find practical safety uses for AI

Construction pros sort through a flood of information about artificial intelligence to find the applications that make sense for their firms.

Construction restarts on $2.1B Portland water plant

The Bull Run Filtration Project in Oregon has been paused since February due to a legal fight with area residents.

$1.3B Harbor Bridge opens in Texas after series of delays

FlatironDragados built the project, which will allow Corpus Christi’s ship channel to accommodate taller cargo vessels.

How XL Construction built a building on top of a building in an earthquake zone

Cal Berkeley’s $95 million Grimes Engineering Center sits just 1,300 feet from the menacing Hayward Fault. 

Home Depot goes after pro market with $4.3B acquisition

The retailer has inked a deal for its SRS Distribution subsidiary to acquire GMS, which specializes in drywall, ceilings and steel framing.

Bechtel completes $3.5B Sydney airport 7 months early

The new Western Sydney Airport is the country’s first international, greenfield airport in over 50 years.

Yale pauses 10 projects as funding worries grow

Several universities are reassessing their capital plans due to rising costs and uncertain federal support.

Bechtel nabs $9B more Rio Grande LNG work

The Reston, Virginia-based contractor has been tapped for trains 4 and 5 of the plant in Brownsville, Texas, where it is already building Phase 1 of the project.

Swinerton scales up with public work

The Concord, California-based contractor is finding ways to grow by leaning into civil projects and shoring up its supply chain, according to a company executive.

OSHA hearings hint at revised heat rule

Though many expected the Trump administration to kill the proposed regulation, the agency may simply tone it down to a more performance-based standard, experts say.

June 2025: Contractors report their latest awards

Construction Dive rounds up the newest project wins from some of the country’s biggest builders including Walsh, Yates and Lunda.

Turner expands to Phase 1 on $5B One Beverly Hills project

The New York City-based firm has been doing overall site management since last year’s groundbreaking at the development, which will include a full facelift of the iconic Beverly Hilton.

Office conversions accelerate, but many older buildings face demolition: reports

High vacancy rates have driven building owners to repurpose space, which should help the U.S. office market’s recovery. But high costs and incompatible structural designs remain challenges, CBRE says.

Adolfson & Peterson starts 2 Texas high school projects

The renovation jobs located in the Austin Independent School District will cost approximately $114 million combined.

Contractors back New York’s Scaffold Law update

Liability insurance premiums in New York generally run about 30% higher than in other states due to the legislation, builders say.

Granite-led JV taps into $240M Nevada water job

The firm teamed up with Las Vegas-based Contri Construction for the Paradise Hills portion of the $2.7 billion Horizontal Lateral Program near Henderson.

Volvo CE to sell off ownership in China-based SDLG

The roughly $839 million sale would allow the construction equipment giant to refocus its regional strategy as it expands operations across Europe and North America.

FlatironDragados spins out SPC Construction for New York region

Three longtime area companies will form a transportation and water infrastructure specialty firm aimed at the region’s maze of tunnels, bridges, roadways and water systems.

Updated June 26, 2025

Employers should regularly check E-Verify for authorization status changes, DHS warns

The Trump administration recently revoked work authorization status for more than half a million noncitizens from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela.

Fisher Sand & Gravel nabs $309M border wall job

The North Dakota firm will construct 27 miles of new barrier in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, the second such contract issued during President Donald Trump’s current term.

World’s tallest mass timber building breaks ground in Wisconsin

Neutral Edison, a 31-story mixed-use tower in Milwaukee, will break the record set by another apartment complex in the state once complete.

Updated June 26, 2025