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    Economic Reports

    Construction Dive’s August 2025 economic roundup

    Material price escalation and labor issues overshadow an otherwise resilient construction pipeline.

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    Deep Dive

    Construction weighs tariff hopes, doubts in H2 2025

    With second-half outlooks cloudy, construction execs are split on whether the import levies can ultimately deliver long-term resilience for U.S. builders.

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    Construction Suicide Prevention Week kicks off

    Construction Dive rounds up recent coverage surrounding mental health initiatives and best practices ahead of five days of stand-downs and webinars.

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    Immigration crackdowns intensify construction labor woes

    Workforce shortages remain the top cause for project slowdowns, according to AGC and NCCER.

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    Project Wins

    Tutor Perini unit lands $60M dam rehab project

    Subsidiary Lunda Construction started work to replace the Rothschild Dam’s timber spillway in Wisconsin in July with an updated concrete structure. 

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    Amkor relocates $2B semiconductor facility to larger Arizona site

    After delays and pushback from local residents, the company is moving forward with construction in the coming days. Production is set to begin in early 2028.

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    Employers say their employees are prepared for retirement, but workers aren’t so sure

    As a critical mass of construction workers reach retirement age, less than half of the total workforce feels financially ready to walk away from a regular paycheck, PNC Bank found.

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    Economic Reports

    Amid immigration scrutiny, job openings leap

    Construction counted 306,000 unfilled positions at the end of July, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report, the highest level in over a year.

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    Project Wins

    LA Metro taps FlatironDragados for 2 preconstruction jobs

    The infrastructure giant will plan out a rail line relocation project and the modernization of a Los Angeles train station.

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    Skilled trades initiatives expand as demand for workers is projected to grow

    Demand for HVAC, electrical and plumbing workers is expected to grow at a rate much faster than average, the Bureau of Labor Statistics says.

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    Economic Reports

    Construction spending slide deepens

    “It may be a bleak second half of the year for the construction industry,” said Anirban Basu, ABC chief economist.

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    Uncertainty takes center stage in contractors’ market outlooks

    Shared themes from three builders’ midyear reports include tariff impacts, policy ambiguity and immigration enforcement fears.

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    Project Milestones

    Ferrovial starts $825M I-95 project in South Carolina, Georgia

    The goal of the highway improvements is to ease traffic in a frequent choke point along the states’ border.

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    Appellate court rules Trump’s global tariffs illegal, but delays action

    The court intends to strike down the tariffs by mid-October, pending a Supreme Court review of the ruling.

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    Value chain control drives modular profits

    An analysis of 700 firms shows profitability surges when companies hone in on a single material and standardize the process, according to consulting firm McKinsey.

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    Balfour Beatty plans stateside AI hackathon

    Following on its push in the U.K., the firm’s American initiative will target solutions for key business areas including safety, quality and business development.

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    Warfel rejoins top contractors list

    The Pennsylvania-based firm attributed its recent growth spurt to strategic hires, internal training and leveraging technology, including AI, to deliver projects faster. 

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    Project Milestones

    Turner completes $400M Kansas football stadium

    Reconstruction of the college sports venue required partial demolition and a structural rebuild, adding press boxes, suites, concessions and retail space.

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    Construction’s language disconnect creates safety risk

    A lack of resources for a large Spanish-speaking workforce raises safety concerns and holds back talented workers. Contractors are beginning to make a change.

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    Relocatable modular buildings are efficient but pose logistics challenges

    The units offer a way to add space quickly, but using them comes with a learning curve.

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    Q&A

    Behind the contract terms on today’s megaprojects

    Lisa Stalteri, partner at law firm Lathrop GPM, talks with Construction Dive about risk allocation, cost escalation and putting project success first.

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    Deep Dive

    The 2025 midyear HR checkup: Layoffs, DEI pivots and a ‘tricky’ AI future

    A large-scale divestment from people initiatives has left HR teams in an uncomfortable spot, one expert said.

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    Project Wins

    August 2025: Contractors report their latest awards

    Construction Dive rounds up the newest project wins from some of the country’s biggest builders including Kiewit, Gilbane and Clark.

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    Mortenson breaks ground on $300M North Dakota hospital

    The new building will replace an existing facility, which has operated since 1885, and will include a barber, botanical garden and vocational training room.

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    Trump grantmaking order heightens uncertainty for city funding

    The new rule directs federal agencies to align awards with Trump’s policies and gives them power to revoke funds already in place. This threatens the stability of health, safety and infrastructure projects, cities and counties say.