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    Economic Reports

    Construction spending slips due to weather, interest rates

    Monthly spending was down in 15 of 16 nonresidential categories, but on an annual basis, all sectors are still positive.

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    Project Wins

    Krische Construction wins first phase of $152M Denver rail project

    The local firm will reconstruct 30-year-old light rail intersections on the city's Downtown Loop.

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    Driver sentenced to 18 months in work zone crash that killed 6

    Melachi Brown pleaded guilty to six charges of manslaughter as a result of his involvement in last year’s collision on I-695 near Baltimore.

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    $7.5B for transportation, infrastructure projects available from US DOT

    The grant programs support projects “so large, complex, and ambitious that they could not get funded under the infrastructure programs that existed prior to this administration," Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said.

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    Baltimore bridge collapse

    Crews begin to remove Key Bridge debris

    The DOT released $60 million for a “down payment” on efforts to clean up the Baltimore-area span that collapsed last week.

    Updated April 1, 2024
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    Project Milestones

    McCarthy tops out $32M Arizona elementary school project

    The St. Louis contractor is building a new administrative building, classroom facilities and a multipurpose gymnasium.

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    Project Wins

    Turner-led JV nabs $200M contract for Case Western Reserve University facility

    The construction team, which includes three local partners, will build the Cleveland, Ohio, university’s first new research structure in more than two decades.

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    Reinsurers are expected to cover most Baltimore bridge costs

    The legal battle will be over who pays for what in the shipping accident that could cost as much as $4 billion.

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    March 2024 wins: Contractors report their latest awards

    Construction Dive rounds up the newest project wins from some of the country’s biggest builders including MCM Construction, Skanska and Turner.

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    Project Milestones

    Balfour Beatty gives 109-year-old Coca-Cola plant a modern facelift

    The builder leveraged technology to access plans in real time, as it transformed the century-old bottling facility in Atlanta into a mixed-use space.

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    Retrieved from Lamar Johnson Collaborative on March 27, 2024.

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    AESC investing $1.5B to expand South Carolina operations

    The company is adding a second battery factory at the site, which will supply BMW's EV assembly facility in Mexico.

  • Five women, the heads of the Chicago offices of AECOM-Hunt, Gilbane, Mortenson, Turner and Powers & Sons, pose for a group photograph.
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    Q&A // ROUND TABLE

    Meet the 5 women leading major construction firms in Chicago

    The heads of Turner, Mortenson, Gilbane, AECOM Hunt and Powers & Sons in the Windy City talk inclusion, overcoming stereotypes and market dynamics.

    Updated March 29, 2024
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    Baltimore bridge collapse

    Engineer: Baltimore collapse will change how bridges are built

    The Key Bridge’s modest protections couldn’t stop the massive cargo ship, but safeguards strong enough to do so would be impractical, experts say.

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    Baltimore bridge collapse

    Key Bridge ‘couldn’t have been expected to withstand impact’

    The federal government intends to pay for the bridge near Baltimore to be rebuilt, President Biden pledged Tuesday.

    Updated March 26, 2024
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    Low-carbon cement factory nabs Energy Department funds

    Sublime Systems will build the new plant in Holyoke, Massachusetts.

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    Phoenix passes heat safety ordinance for outdoor workers

    The new requirements stipulate that local employers with outdoor workers must have a heat safety plan on the books.

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    Column // Help Wanted

    Chicago nonprofit recruits hundreds to apprenticeships

    Hire360 targets recruiting minorities and women to the trades, leveraging partnerships with big name developers, contractors and unions.

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    Oracle, Google and Meta lead data center construction surge

    Digital transformation spurred a 46% year-over-year increase in these high-tech builds, according to CBRE, with even bigger numbers on tap for 2024.

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    Schott Pharma to build $371M syringe factory

    The North Carolina plant is part of the company's effort to triple its U.S. supply of glass and polymer syringes used in GLP-1 therapies by 2030.

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    8 construction-related firms make Fast Company’s innovators list

    Robot manufacturers, workforce training shops and forward-thinking architects are among the publisher’s tally of the world’s most innovative companies.

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    Pittsburgh light rail to kick off $150M in upgrades

    The area transit agency is repairing concrete, replacing tracks and rehabilitating a bridge and several stations.

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    Dotted Line: Tips to de-risk chip factory projects

    The federal push to onshore semiconductor manufacturing has opened up big opportunities for contractors, as well as unique challenges.

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    Baltimore bridge collapse

    Baltimore’s Key Bridge collapses after ship collision

    The four-lane, 1.6-mile span is a major crossing for Baltimore traffic. It crumpled into the Patapsco River Tuesday morning.

    Updated March 26, 2024
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    DOL recovers $1.5M in back wages from contractors on California project

    Among construction firms, Greeley, Colorado-based Hensel Phelps was ordered to pay the highest amount to make 37 workers whole.

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    7 best practices for delivering high-speed rail

    Alternate construction and funding methods help make these complex projects a success, according to a new AECOM report.