Commercial Building

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    Q&A

    Clayco CEO sees cautious clients, smarter investments

    Anthony Johnson talks with Construction Dive about the firm’s outlook for the second half of 2025, cost pressures and overall uncertainty in the construction industry.

    By • June 6, 2025
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    Opinion

    How should construction companies handle DEI under Trump?

    Given the president’s order targeting “illegal” equity programs, firms need to prepare for challenges from both the government and workers, writes an employment attorney.

    By Neil C. Schur • June 5, 2025
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    Trendline

    Data center construction

    New projects from customers like Meta, Google and Amazon make this a burgeoning sector for contractors.

    By Construction Dive staff
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    Project Wins

    Turner, AECOM Hunt JV lands Dallas convention center job

    The project, worth $3.7 billion overall, will expand the current facility to more than 2 million square feet.

    By • June 5, 2025
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    New steel, aluminum tariffs will push construction costs higher

    Fresh 50% duties on the critical building materials will inflate prices across a range of commercial projects, according to panelists at a recent webinar hosted by Skanska.

    By • June 5, 2025
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    Apartment developers gear up for tariffs

    Firms are dusting off their playbooks from the first Trump administration, which recommend ordering parts early and sourcing from different companies.

    By Leslie Shaver • June 5, 2025
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    Q&A

    Adopting technology is a team effort: Skanska exec

    Getting on the same page with different groups, including legal and IT, is key to success, says the company's senior director.

    By • June 4, 2025
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    Q&A

    With DEI under fire, Construction Inclusion Week will focus on recruitment

    Amid the Trump administration's war on equity programs, the fall initiative won't target a specific population or group but will welcome everyone, says Turner's Abrar Sheriff.

    By • June 3, 2025
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    Top states for commercial construction spending

    California, Florida and New York still report high spending but fell lower in per-capita rankings, according to a report from Twisted Nail, a construction aggregate supplier.

    By • June 2, 2025
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    Clarios plans $1B plant to shore up US critical mineral supply

    The facility would recycle metalloid antimony to boost domestic battery production.

    By Antone Gonsalves • June 2, 2025
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    Why the schedule is construction’s most underused profit lever

    SmartPM’s 2025 industry benchmark reveals how project teams can turn schedule data into real-time insight and improved margins.

    By Claire Turner • June 2, 2025
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    Opinion

    IRA tax credits spur construction, manufacturing in red and blue states

    Repealing the Inflation Reduction Act could slow our ability to build more power generation and increase the risk of rolling blackouts and higher energy costs.

    By Emmanuel Martin-Lauzer • May 30, 2025
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    Project Wins

    AdventHealth taps Brasfield & Gorrie for $660M medical tower

    A centerpiece of the organization’s $1 billion investment in its Orlando, Florida, campus, the building will include 24 operating rooms and 440 inpatient beds.

    By • May 30, 2025
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    Q&A

    Safety expert calls for more risk assessment during design

    Professor Georgi Popov said safety assessment is typically done during the operational phase of projects, but that is changing.

    By • May 29, 2025
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    The top commercial contractors of 2025

    Turner maintained the No. 1 spot for another year, Bechtel reclaimed second place and HITT made its top 10 debut after a huge revenue boost.

    By • May 29, 2025
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    GM to invest $888M in New York to produce next-gen V8 engine

    The automaker will use the funds to install new machinery, equipment, tools and facility renovations at its Tonawanda Propulsion plant.

    By Eric Walz • May 29, 2025
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    Project Milestones

    Florida’s $328M Sanibel Causeway restoration completed

    The Superior-de Moya team has restored the span, which was damaged by Hurricane Ian in 2022.

    By • May 28, 2025
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    Executive Moves

    Massachusetts GC taps former Suffolk exec as CFO

    Suzanne Roeder, who held leadership roles at Suffolk and Bain, has joined Bond Brothers during a stretch of rapid expansion.

    By • May 28, 2025
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    3 in 5 road builders experienced a work zone crash in last year

    Contractors believe more can be done to protect workers and motorists alike, with 47% of respondents to an AGC survey saying jobsites are a greater risk now than a year ago.

    By • May 28, 2025
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    Column // The Dotted Line

    How GCs can cope with problem subs

    Given construction’s labor and skills shortages, primes sometimes need to hire less-than-optimal partners. Here’s how to succeed when that happens.

    By Keith Loria • May 27, 2025
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    Executive Moves

    Granite COO Jim Radich to retire

    The California-based road builder and materials supplier said it doesn’t plan to fill the role and will instead elevate four executives to report directly to CEO Kyle Larkin.

    By • May 22, 2025
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    Stop work order on Empire Wind 1 lifted, Equinor resumes construction

    Statements from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum imply that the restart approval was related to conversations about the state’s natural gas pipeline capacity.

    By Diana DiGangi • May 21, 2025
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    Project Milestones

    Whiting-Turner breaks ground on $880M Pennsylvania hospital expansion

    The centerpiece of the Geisinger project is an 11-story tower with a new, larger emergency room.

    By • May 20, 2025
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    Alabama home builder completes first commercial project

    Stone Martin Commercial has finished construction of a $1.8 million warehouse in Opelika, Alabama, its first ground-up job since it entered the nonresidential space last year.

    By • May 20, 2025
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    Q&A

    New president of Caddell’s commercial division aims to speed growth

    The Arkansas contractor, which has three new offices and a fourth on the way, has grown thanks to its focus on repeat clients, says Ricky Byrd.

    By • May 19, 2025
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    The Boundary

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    Lendlease puts finishing touches on $316M LA apartments

    The Habitat Residences is one of the developer’s last two multifamily projects underway in the U.S.

    By Mary Salmonsen • May 16, 2025