State, local governments could spend $275B on commercial construction this year: where the money will go

Taxpayer-funded construction initiatives are on pace to hit around $93.5 billion for roads and $72.5 billion for schools this year, for example, while prison spending is still rapidly being turned to the private sector.

By Kim Slowey • July 12, 2018

Las Vegas officials want 24/7 convention center construction

The county commission will hear the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority's case for around-the-clock construction on July 18.

By Kim Slowey • July 12, 2018

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Data center construction

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

By Construction Dive staff

No surprises yet on 15% complete, $2B Las Vegas stadium

So far, Mortenson Construction and McCarthy Building Cos.' work hasn't yielded any costly or schedule-delaying surprises that could affect the project's tight, 30-month schedule.

By Kim Slowey • July 12, 2018

Bechtel picked for AU$5.3B airport

With extensive experience in Australia, Bechtel was named delivery partner and project manager for the Western Sydney Airport greenfield project.

By Kim Slowey • July 12, 2018

CB&I nixed from Louisiana plant project, lays off 370

General contractor Toyo Engineering canceled CB&I's two remaining civil and dirt work contracts last month after reporting in March that it had lost $438 million on the PVC plant expansion.

By Kim Slowey • July 11, 2018

Business toolbox: Maximizing cash flow

Having cash at the ready not only allows contractors to pay their bills on time but to finance material and manpower on new projects. 

By Kim Slowey • July 11, 2018

Pittsburgh airport readies $1B revamp

The project, expected to be completed in 2023, includes a new, $783 million terminal, $258 million garage and $57 million worth of supporting roads.

By Kim Slowey • July 11, 2018

$500M loan granted for tallest tower in Queens, New York

The loan for the approximately $700 million, 67-story tower, which will be built in part by United Construction & Development, is the largest lent to a private project in the borough.

By Kim Slowey • July 10, 2018

Nevada construction industry feeling impact of tariff war

Rising steel prices are making much-needed housing in Nevada less affordable and threatening jobs in steel-related industries.

By Kim Slowey • July 10, 2018

Populous introduces sports venue design-build service

The architecture firm's design-build service is tailored to meet the relatively short off-season in which venue owners can make changes.

By Kim Slowey • July 10, 2018

Report: Design-build to deliver almost half of US projects by 2021

The project delivery method considered the "alternative" to design-bid-build is expected to represent 44% of construction spending.

By Kathleen Brown • July 9, 2018

Developer plans $2B Planet Oasis complex in Ohio

The 350-acre sports-recreation-entertainment complex near Columbus will include an amphitheater, conference center, 70 restaurants and hotels.

By Kim Slowey • July 9, 2018

Swinerton strikes back at Sacramento Kings in court

The NBA team alleges Swinerton Builders' mismanagement pushed a hotel project $50 million over budget. Now, Swinerton has filed a cross-complaint against the team's development partnership, claiming it's owed $27.5 million.

By Kim Slowey • Updated Aug. 6, 2018

CIM Group closes on $600M loan for Brooklyn high-rise

Jared Kushner was a partner in the 85 Jay Street mixed-use project but sold off his company's interest in the deal. 

By Kim Slowey • July 5, 2018

Demolition, construction begin at $230M Oklahoma City redevelopment

Both are underway simultaneously to revamp the First National Center, a historic, 33-floor art deco tower.

By Kim Slowey • July 4, 2018

Toxic soil claims stall San Francisco shipyard development

The Navy will not release the property to the city and developers until the soil has been retested.

By Kim Slowey • July 3, 2018

Denver attaches hiring goals to part of $1B project

City officials could impose permanent local, low-income or veteran hiring requirements if the Hensel Phelps pilot program is successful.

By Kim Slowey • July 2, 2018

Turner to lead $200M Cincinnati soccer stadium project

Local African-American-owned contractor Josten Construction and MEIS Architects also are part of the construction-design team.

By Kim Slowey • July 2, 2018

Many DC projects don't comply with local hiring mandate

Despite an audit revealing that Washington, D.C.'s First Source mandate is often not adhered to, the district's Department of Employment Services has issued only one fine during the history of the program. 

By Kim Slowey • July 2, 2018

Contractors score massive LNG projects

Bechtel alone announced two, multi-billion-dollar LNG facility construction projects last month.  

By Kim Slowey • July 2, 2018

Demolition proves challenging for $500M Tampa project

It took demo crews three days to bring down an office building and make way for the mixed-use Midtown Tampa development. 

By Kim Slowey • June 28, 2018

Foxconn awards $14M of contracts for $10B factory complex

The Wisconsin factory's general contractor, joint venture M+W Group and Gilbane, has awarded the first vertical construction deals to eight prime subcontractors that do business locally.

By Kim Slowey • June 28, 2018

Not your average 'snowflake': Why construction educators are excited about millennials

College construction management programs are attracting entrepreneurial young people drawn to the industry’s dynamism and job opportunities.

By Kathleen Brown • June 28, 2018

Explosion at Texas project kills one, injures 15

Investigators are still working to determine the cause of the incident, which occurred during construction to expand a hospital.

By Kim Slowey • June 28, 2018

American Dream Miami project gets green light

Triple Five, developer of the $4 billion, 6-million-square-foot retail-entertainment project, won zoning approval from the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners.

By Kim Slowey • June 27, 2018