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VinFast pushes back North Carolina factory timeline
The EV startup says production is now expected to begin in 2028.
By Haley Cawthon • July 17, 2024 -
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Q&AAECOM Hunt exec studied architecture but made her career in construction
Executive Vice President Corissa Smith oversees the company’s convention center work nationwide.
By Jennifer Goodman • July 17, 2024 -
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TrendlinePreconstruction
Careful collaboration before shovels hit dirt is key to a successful project, experts say.
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Economic ReportsConstruction project abandonments surge
Developers are also delaying jobs, including Amtrak’s $175 million redevelopment of Baltimore’s Penn Station.
By Sebastian Obando • July 16, 2024 -
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Bally’s changes hotel location at Chicago casino project
The 500-room tower will move to the southern end of the 30-acre development due to unforeseen underground infrastructure, the gambling and entertainment company said.
By Jenna Graber • July 16, 2024 -
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Q&AMycon breaks ground on first Arizona project, talks strategic growth
Among other innovations, the Dallas firm is using robotic process automation to streamline routine accounting tasks.
By Sebastian Obando • July 16, 2024 -
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Project MilestonesClark completes first phase of Andretti Global headquarters
The nearly 400,000-square-foot facility in Fishers, Indiana, will more than quadruple the size of the auto racing giant’s current headquarters.
By Matthew Thibault • July 15, 2024 -
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Entek receives $1.2B DOE loan for Indiana battery separator facility
The loan covers most of the costs to build the facility in Terre Haute and boost the domestic lithium-ion battery cell supply chain.
By Joelle Anselmo • July 12, 2024 -
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Midyear construction check: Cooling inflation boosts most sectors
Innovative financing and cost management strategies can help contractors manage headwinds, said Joe Natarelli, construction services leader at Marcum.
By Sebastian Obando • July 12, 2024 -
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Project Milestones$2.5B tower completed in Times Square
The contracting team on the 47-story TSX Broadway used lifts to raise the site’s original theater by 30 feet.
By Matthew Thibault • July 12, 2024 -
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NYC issues RFP for $1B life sciences project
The redevelopment aims to transform Hunter College’s Brookdale campus in the Kips Bay neighborhood of Manhattan into an innovation hub.
By Sebastian Obando • July 11, 2024 -
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NorSun to invest $620M in first US solar facility
The Norway-based company will work with Silfab Solar to supply the manufacturing plant in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
By Joelle Anselmo • July 11, 2024 -
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Office real estate is now a tale of three markets, Cushman & Wakefield says
The office vacancy rate will peak at 21.6% in late 2025, but performance between the best and worst buildings varies greatly, according to the firm’s mid-year macro outlook for commercial real estate.
By Nish Amarnath • July 10, 2024 -
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Project WinsBE&K to build $4.1B Novo Nordisk facility in North Carolina
The project will encompass 1.4 million square feet across 10 buildings and boost the drugmaker’s production of the diabetes medication Ozempic.
By Zachary Phillips • July 10, 2024 -
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Bechtel wins $490M contract for California rail extension
The new line will be the largest single public infrastructure project ever constructed in Santa Clara County, according to a news release.
By Matthew Thibault • July 9, 2024 -
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Data center demand continues despite supply bottlenecks
Momentum for these projects has escalated again, fueled by institutional investment and strong underlying fundamentals, according to a recent CBRE report.
By Sebastian Obando • July 8, 2024 -
DOT awards $1.8B in transportation infrastructure grants
Nearly 150 road, rail, transit and port projects will receive discretionary grant funds from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity, or RAISE, program.
By Dan Zukowski • July 8, 2024 -
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Project WinsHensel Phelps snares Oak Ridge lab job worth up to $3B
The facility, where the Department of Energy will conduct research across the physical and biological sciences, has an eight-year build schedule.
By Matthew Thibault • July 8, 2024 -
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Q&A // ConTech ConversationsWhat generative AI can do for construction right now
Aaron Anderson, the director of innovation for Swinerton, dishes on the tech and the tools the firm uses to stay competitive.
By Matthew Thibault • July 3, 2024 -
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Supreme Court’s Chevron, Corner Post decisions could delay energy investments, spur litigation: analysts
FERC Chairman Willie Phillips defended the commission’s transmission planning rule after the court eliminated the Chevron deference for federal agencies.
By Ethan Howland • July 3, 2024 -
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Economic ReportsJob openings remain flat
Construction counted 339,000 open jobs in May, a less than 1% decrease from the month prior.
By Zachary Phillips • July 3, 2024 -
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Topsoe, ABB, Fluor to build joint electrolyzer facility in Virginia
The collaboration aims to develop a facility with reduced costs and improved safety for making e-fuels.
By Sara Samora • July 2, 2024 -
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Q&ANYC lab project exemplifies the importance of collaboration
For the space at the Hudson Research Center, Talisen Construction relied on technology, such as BIM, to optimize work in the early stages.
By Jennifer Goodman • July 2, 2024 -
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Economic ReportsPublic construction spending roars, private markets whimper
Outlays for commercial builds faltered in May as those for civil projects rose again, propelling the overall nonresidential sector to a 6.2% gain for the year.
By Joe Bousquin • July 2, 2024 -
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OSHA proposes rule to protect workers from extreme heat
Released Tuesday, the standard would require employers to provide water and rest breaks when high heat creates a hazardous work environment.
By Zachary Phillips • July 2, 2024 -
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Project WinsFujifilm taps Jacobs for $1.2B manufacturing site expansion
The Dallas-based contractor will provide engineering, procurement and construction management services for additional work at the site following its initial phase, which began in 2021.
By Sebastian Obando • July 1, 2024
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