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.

Updated June 3, 2025

Top construction-related podcasts

The AEC industry boasts a vast offering of informative, on-demand programs. Here are some to add to your playlist.

Updated June 3, 2025

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.

Schneider Electric announces major data center order, ‘white space’ collaboration

The collaboration with Compass Datacenters is intended to accelerate data center delivery timelines.

Construction 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.

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.

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.

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.

Updated Sept. 9, 2025

Whiting-Turner wins $137M Coast Guard Seattle base work

The agency tapped the builder to upgrade ship berths, demolish a building and stabilize the waterfront.

California city adopts AI permitting

Lancaster will embark on a public-private partnership with Labrynth, a contractor-side artificial intelligence permitting platform, to speed up the review process.

Sodium-ion battery maker Natron Energy shuts down, halts $1.4B factory plans

The North Carolina plant would have expanded the company’s capacity 40 times over. Its facilities in Michigan and California have also closed.

Hensel Phelps nabs $700M Idaho airport contract

The project's scope includes 10 new gates in Boise to accommodate future passenger growth and air service offerings.

Construction Dive’s August 2025 economic roundup

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

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.

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.

Immigration crackdowns intensify construction labor woes

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

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Construction spending slide deepens

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

Uncertainty takes center stage in contractors’ market outlooks

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

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.