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  • Construction progresses on $8B LaGuardia airport expansion

    LaGuardia Gateway Partners, a joint venture which includes Skanska, Meridiam and others, has made significant headway.

    By Kim Slowey • July 27, 2018
  • Office construction could start slowing in 2019, report says

    The brisk pace of office construction has put some metros like Nashville in danger of overbuilding, according to Cushman & Wakefield.

    By Kim Slowey • July 27, 2018
  • Trendline

    Top 5 stories from Construction Dive

    Construction Dive editors curate some of the industry’s top stories from this year.

    By Construction Dive staff
  • San Francisco sees trend toward 'ultra-luxury' condos

    The units in one condo tower will be priced at $2,500 per square foot, twice the current going rate for luxury units.

    By Kim Slowey • July 26, 2018
  • Nonresidential construction slowed in the first half of 2018

    Industrial and engineering projects climbed from last year's numbers, according to ConstructConnect, but commercial construction starts slowed.

    By July 26, 2018
  • Balfour Beatty tapped for Miami-area mixed-use project

    Developer NP International contracted the construction giant to build Gables Station, a 1.3-million-square foot complex near a Miami Metrorail station.

    By Kim Slowey • July 26, 2018
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    Digital Deals: AECOM, Prescient, PCL, DroneDeploy, more

    Check out some of the most recent mergers, acquisitions and integrations across the construction technology space.

    By Construction Dive Editors • July 25, 2018
  • Foxconn awards 37 more contracts to Wisconsin firms for $10B campus

    The Taiwanese tech manufacturing heavyweight along with lead contractor, the joint venture of M+W Group and Gilbane, are hiring "Wisconsin first."

    By Kim Slowey • July 25, 2018
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    Nonresidential construction sector healthy, stable — for now

    An Associated Builders and Contractors report said the robust industry could, however, see a downturn by 2020 due to rising interest rates and material prices and the ongoing labor shortage.

    By July 24, 2018
  • Experts say Trump's job training plan addresses only the tip of the iceberg

    In response to an executive order that created two entities — the President's National Council for the American Worker and the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board — an expert told HR Dive that a lot more must be done.

    By Ryan Golden • July 23, 2018
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    State government confronts construction opioid epidemic

    Pennsylvania today kicked off its first Construction Opioid Awareness Week to bring light to a problem that its government says is threatening the lives of the industry's workforce.

    By July 23, 2018
  • Holder Construction starts Phoenix data center expansion

    The contractor, a leader in the segment, will build Iron Mountain's 555,000-square-foot expansion during a five-year period. 

    By Kim Slowey • July 23, 2018
  • Ghafari wins architecture, engineering contract for $1.6B Toyota-Mazda plant

    Construction on the 6-million-square-foot complex in Alabama should begin later this year.

    By Kim Slowey • July 23, 2018
  • Seattle again reigns in cranes

    After a dip six months ago, the city once again leads the U.S. with 65 active cranes buoyed by new projects and an usually low number of completions.

    By July 20, 2018
  • Chicago waterfront could get $5B stadium, mixed-use park

    The project could create 2,500 new construction jobs per year of building.

    By Kim Slowey • July 20, 2018
  • $324M loan secured for Boston-area mixed-use development

    A group including Boylston Properties will redevelop the former Arsenal Mall into a 1-million-square-foot residential, retail and entertainment complex.

    By Kim Slowey • July 19, 2018
  • Proposed Florida MLB stadium's translucent roof alone could cost $276M

    The Tampa Bay Rays-commissioned, Populous-designed stadium will have a translucent roof that could account for 30% of its $892-million budget.

    By Kim Slowey • July 19, 2018
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    App uses virtual reality to address fall protection

    The VR Fall Protection Experience app simulates high-risk construction environments to train workers to identify fall hazards.

    By July 18, 2018
  • Report: Contract disputes are getting longer, more complex

    The average length of a North American construction contract dispute was nearly 18 months in 2017, almost three months longer than the global average.

    By Kathleen Brown • July 18, 2018
  • Nashville's Major League Soccer stadium garners ground lease approval

    The 27,500-seat venue has a $190 million construction budget and a February 2021 target completion date.

    By July 18, 2018
  • Opinion

    Smart tips for a storm-resilient jobsite

    Amid another storm season in the U.S., Tim Ham, Florida-based superintendent at Hoar Construction, shares experience-gleaned information about preparing jobsites for the worst.

    By Tim Ham • July 16, 2018
  • Deep Dive

    Connected tools, equipment boost jobsite productivity

    But the successful adoption of these products sometimes requires a major shift in company culture.

    By Kim Slowey • July 16, 2018
  • Second leg of St. Louis stadium's Ballpark Village breaks ground

    The next phase of work sanctioned by the MLB's Cardinals encompasses $260 million worth of mixed-use development around Busch Stadium.

    By Kim Slowey • July 16, 2018
  • Jacobs wins two Eastman Chemical contracts

    Jacobs Engineering Group will provide construction, maintenance and turnaround services for Eastman plants in Texas and Tennessee.

    By Kim Slowey • July 16, 2018
  • Report identifies some causes, solutions to lack of women in the construction workforce

    The Portland, Oregon, area's nonresidential segment employs only 4% women, according to a recent report, which offered some strategies to countering what it indicated is part of a widespread problem.

    By Kim Slowey • July 13, 2018
  • 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