Construction start set for $2.5B Times Square development

The project will include demolition of an existing hotel and construction of a 46-story, 550,000-square-foot building around the 105-year-old Palace Theater, all while minimizing disruption to the heavily trafficked pedestrian plaza.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 26, 2018

Seattle approves $700M KeyArena redevelopment deal

Crews will retain the historic roof but will demolish most of the existing structure to make way for an arena that will seat up to 19,000 people.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 26, 2018

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Additional steel beam damage found at closed Salesforce Transit Center

The Transbay Joint Powers Authority on Wednesday announced that inspectors found a second cracked steel beam at the San Francisco transit center, adjacent to the fissure that forced it to close the day before.

By Kim Slowey • Updated Sept. 27, 2018

Marcum: 4.2% Q2 spending increase falls short of estimates amid 'noisy' market conditions

Despite its lowest level of unemployment in 20 years and a boom courtesy of tech behemoths like Amazon and Google, there are still some conditions that could create powerful challenges for construction companies.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 25, 2018

$2.5B Port of Savannah expansion may include new bridge

The plan would expand the port's containerized cargo capacity 45% by 2028 and may include replacing the Talmadge Memorial Bridge, which cannot currently accommodate shippers' largest cargo vessels.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 25, 2018

Facebook ups Oregon data center investment to $2B

The tech company announced that an additional $750 million in funds will go toward construction of a new campus in Prineville that will expand its footprint there to 3.2 million square feet.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 25, 2018

Populous picked for $175M Texas Longhorns stadium renovations

Renovation at the venue's south end zone will add concessions, seats, offices and facilities and fully enclose the University of Texas at Austin's 95-year-old arena for the first time.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 25, 2018

How to protect and retain immigrant workers

Awaiting President Donald Trump's next policy move, construction executives underscore the economic contributions of foreign-born workers, who make up 25% of the workforce, while unions and others call for better safeguards against wage theft and jobsite injury.

By Kathleen Brown • Sept. 24, 2018

Is leasing employees the answer to workers' comp, labor shortage issues?

Small and midsize companies are finding success using employee leasing to reduce their employment risks as well as their administrative burdens.

By Laurie Cowin • Sept. 24, 2018

How states are tackling the labor shortage

From Oregon to Virginia, coalitions, programs and more are targeting students and educators with a message that the trades are viable career pathways.

By Laurie Cowin • Sept. 24, 2018

Mortenson-Messer to manage $275M Nashville soccer stadium

Competing firm Barton Malow protested but did not pursue its case against the selection of the JV, which the city still must finalize.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 24, 2018

Mayo Clinic continues expanding with $190M Minnesota investment

The 11-floor addition to its facility in Rochester will include four floors and 200,000 square feet of clinical space along with a seven-floor hotel to deliver what development partners said will be a "premier hospitality experience."

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 21, 2018

Contractors to LNG developers: Be more realistic about costs

Fluor's CEO reportedly told a group of developers of natural gas export terminals at a conference this week that enthusiasm during project planning is "not a strategy."

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 21, 2018

Nevada candidate under fire for Raiders stadium business ties

A candidate for the Clark County Commission accused her opponent of ethics violations for failing to disclose that his company is providing trash and debris removal for builders at the Las Vegas NFL arena.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 21, 2018

Three developers in the running for Minnesota riverfront site

Whichever wins the deal for the up to $150 million project along the Mississippi River in St. Paul will have to deal with site-specific challenges like active railways and the parcel's position along a bluff.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 20, 2018

Why a robot is MVP on a Hoar Construction project

Construction Robotics' semi-automated mason — SAM — laid 250,000 bricks on a recent project six times faster than a human worker could, project manager Bill Lampkin told Construction Dive.

By Kathleen Brown • Sept. 19, 2018

Will rising material costs slow San Diego's building boom?

The increase in steel prices is likely a major factor in developers' decisions to hold off on new projects.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 19, 2018

Los Angeles City Council unanimously approves $1B Crossroads Hollywood construction

Officials okayed the mixed-use project, which would create 2,500 construction jobs, despite groups claiming it would negatively impact the neighborhood.

By Kim Slowey • Updated Jan. 29, 2019

Frisco Station in Texas adds second office building

Despite not yet landing a major tenant, VanTrust Real Estate is kicking off the construction process on another major office project in the $1.8 billion, 242-acre mixed-use development outside Dallas.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 19, 2018

Chicago officials halt Obama library pending federal reviews

The Chicago Department of Transportation will not issue a utilities relocation permit for the future Obama Presidential Center until the project receives the necessary environmental and historic preservation approvals.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 18, 2018

5 joint ventures vie for $650M New York lab project

Teams that include Skanska, AECOM Tishman, McCarthy, Turner and more have until Jan. 15 to submit proposals for the state Department of Health's new public health lab.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 18, 2018

AECOM Hunt chosen to manage new $140M Georgia arena

The contractor's work for the 9,000-seat Savannah venue includes design review, cost analysis, subcontractor procurement, project closeout and more.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 18, 2018

Report: 'Exterior impact' caused Millennium Tower's window cracks

An architectural engineering firm hired by the San Francisco high-rise's residents found that 36th-floor window fissures are unrelated to the sinking foundation.

By Kim Slowey • Updated Oct. 19, 2018

Mortenson-Clark tops out San Francisco stadium

The joint venture topped out the Golden State Warriors' $1 billion Chase Center arena and mixed-use development on Friday following 10 months of steel work.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 17, 2018

US lawmakers earmark $10B for military construction

This year's appropriations for Army Corps of Engineers and other military-related projects represent a 2.4% increase ($241 million) from last year's.

By Kim Slowey • Sept. 17, 2018