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

Safety data: Where to get started

Speakers on a Construction Safety Week panel discussed examples of using data to alter jobsite practices and expressed how it may be easier than it seems to begin analyzing stats.

By Matthew Thibault • May 15, 2025

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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

Public builders flag initial tariff impacts

While a few major contractors characterized the environment as business as usual, some noted that uncertainty is keeping clients on the sidelines. 

By Construction Dive Staff • May 15, 2025

Cash isn’t king. Cash flow is.

Smart contractors know how long it takes for money to transform from an outgoing expense to an incoming payment, writes data scientist Bruce Orr.

By Bruce Orr • May 14, 2025

For AI, data is king: FutureTech presenters

Even as a litany of artificial intelligence-based offerings floods the market, experts say their outputs are only as good as the data they crunch.

By Matthew Thibault • May 14, 2025

How new construction execs can set themselves up to succeed

Emerging leaders must be flexible in the face of change while also speaking up for what they need, writes consultant Matt Verderamo.

By Matt Verderamo • May 14, 2025

Jacobs remains ‘well positioned’ amid economic uncertainty

CEO Bob Pragada said the impact of White House changes has been minimal and tariffs have provided the firm with consulting and advisory work.

By Zachary Phillips • May 14, 2025

Backlog hits nearly 2-year high despite tariff worries

Contractors’ expectations for their profit margins grew, but the gains in infrastructure building backlog were erased.

By Matthew Thibault • May 14, 2025

Chicago builder expands modular pipeline

Z Modular, the offsite construction arm of steel pipe and tube manufacturer Zekelman Industries, tapped new leadership to support the growth push.

By Sebastian Obando • May 13, 2025

Balfour Beatty kicks off $385M Miami hotel project

The U.S. arm of the London-based builder will deliver a 17-story hotel with 800 guest rooms, convention and meeting space and ground floor retail areas.

By Matthew Thibault • May 12, 2025

PPG to build $380M North Carolina manufacturing facility

The new Shelby plant will produce the paint manufacturer’s complete line of aerospace coatings and sealants.

By Sara Samora • May 12, 2025

A no-BS guide to building better early-stage budgets

Stop building budgets on bad data: The no-nonsense approach to winning construction bids.

By Nick Papadopoulos • May 12, 2025

Trump orders FDA to help speed building of new drug factories

Yet regulatory relief for U.S. expansion could be accompanied by new tariffs and drug pricing rules.

By Jonathan Gardner • May 7, 2025

What NEPA changes mean for projects, permitting timelines

The framework for environmental reviews is shifting as federal agencies revise or develop their own implementing regulations, according to attorney Alexaida Collet.

By Alexaida Collet • May 6, 2025

PCL to open Phoenix office

A 20-year company vet will lead the charge in the contractor's push to bolster its commercial building focus in the region.

By Matthew Thibault • May 5, 2025

Tariff fears ‘settling down’: Graycor Southwest lead

Brett Helm talks with Construction Dive about policy worries, semiconductor competition and power constraints for data centers.

By Sebastian Obando • May 1, 2025

Trader Joe’s continues its store growth zeal

The specialty grocer opened two locations earlier this month and has 20 more in the pipeline for this year.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • April 30, 2025

April 2025: Contractors report their latest awards

Construction Dive rounds up the newest project wins from some of the country’s biggest builders including Moss, Fluor and Herzog.

By Construction Dive Staff • April 30, 2025

How contractors can mitigate the risks of joint ventures

JVs allow firms to combine resources, but contracts need careful wording to avoid disputes, attorneys say.

By Sebastian Obando • April 29, 2025

NFL’s Commanders ink $4B stadium deal

Washington, D.C.'s football team will return to the site of Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, where the franchise played on its way to three Super Bowl titles.

By Matthew Thibault • April 29, 2025

IBM pledges $150B toward US-based manufacturing, research

The investment plans include $30 billion for domestic mainframe and quantum computing development, the company said Monday.

By Matt Ashare • April 29, 2025

Gilbane breaks ground on $84M Massachusetts college modernization

Salem State University’s BOLD project will add a geothermal wellfield to support heating and cooling of the forthcoming facilities.

By Matthew Thibault • April 28, 2025

Balfour Beatty nabs $889M Texas highway job

The U.S. arm of the London-based builder will reconstruct a 2.3-mile section of I-30 on the east side of Dallas County.

By Matthew Thibault • April 28, 2025

Google pours billions into AI, cyber and infrastructure expansion

The tech giant's cloud profits more than doubled year over year as it invested more than $17 billion, primarily in servers and data centers.

By Matt Ashare • April 28, 2025

Bill O’Neil, former W.E. O’Neil CEO, dies at 83

A third-generation builder, O’Neil led the Chicago-based construction firm for 29 years and oversaw the company’s national expansion.

By Matthew Thibault • April 25, 2025