Heavy construction makes up bulk of 15,000 new jobs in Feb.

February saw 15,000 new construction jobs, well under January's 26,600.

By Ron Gallagher • March 9, 2014

Chinese equipment-makers put on strong showing at CONEXPO

Along with manufacturers that sell in the U.S. already, visitors are seeing machines from Lonking, which is big in China but is making its U.S. debut.

By Ron Gallagher • March 7, 2014

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Careful collaboration before shovels hit dirt is key to a successful project, experts say.

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BIM compatibility, model-sharing bumped up in Trimble product revision

Trimble Buildings Group said it has added features to its SketchUp 2014 release, with BIM compatibility with all systems an important goal.

By Ron Gallagher • March 7, 2014

History lessons in an Alabama theater renovation

Taking on the renovation of the 100-year-old Lyric Theater in Birmingham is like peeling back the cover on how concrete and steel used to be done.

By Ron Gallagher • March 7, 2014

N.C. conjures up a 'college' to help minority contractors

The state's Office for Historically Underutilized Businesses is organizing the 12-week program and major contractors are supplying the teachers.

By Ron Gallagher • March 6, 2014

Energy-efficiency law finds construction-industry defenders to fight repeal effort

The American Institute of Architects is at the head of a coalition that says there is no way Congress should repeal energy-efficiency goals for federal buildings.

By Ron Gallagher • March 6, 2014

Labor wants NYC to demand all-union workers on development

Getting an agreement with the mayor's office to develop an 11-acre Brooklyn waterfront site moves Two Trees Development into a new struggle.

By Ron Gallagher • March 5, 2014

Ft. Worth construction-fraud case goes to jury, contractor goes to jail

It's believed to be the first time a fraud case like Keith Alexander's has gone to trial in Tarrant County, Texas, instead of being settled by a plea deal.

By Ron Gallagher • March 5, 2014

Quebec senior home fire that killed 32 draws attention to building code

The Jan. 23 blaze in L'Isle -Verte pointed up the complexity of provincial regulations and raised questions about how they address an aging population.

By Ron Gallagher • March 5, 2014

Miami to contractors: Hire local, we're watching

County commissioners approved a strong suggestion that contractors hire 50% local residents.

By Ron Gallagher • March 4, 2014

As World Cup nears, Brazil is sounding like Sochi all over again

Global sporting event? Check. Major construction needed? Check. Nerve-wracking amounts of work left? Check.

By Ron Gallagher • March 4, 2014

2014 will be laser scanning's year, tech leader says

The president of BIM vendor Microdesk sees demand growing for laser scanning and LiDAR to create 3-D building models.

By Ron Gallagher • March 4, 2014

Developer and builder survey shows they like market-rate rentals

Market-rate rentals were more popular than low-rent apartments or units for sale in the last quarter of 2013, according to the Multifamily Production Index survey.

By Ron Gallagher • March 3, 2014

Barge ahoy, Google 'craft' to set sail out of SF Bay jurisdiction

The Google construction project widely known as the "mystery barge" has to move to an anchorage in Stockton, Calif., because of permitting issues.

By Ron Gallagher • March 3, 2014

Northeastern University starts first major expansion in 10 years

The university has broken ground on a $225 million, six-story building with room for classrooms and labs from four of the school's colleges.

By Ron Gallagher • March 3, 2014

Cold gets blame for nonresidential slip in January

Census Bureau data shows nonresidential construction spending went down a little bit from December to January, but total construction spending blipped up 0.1%.

By Ron Gallagher • March 3, 2014

Good attitude can't assure success, but bad attitude can get in the way

Positive thoughts themselves are not profit-generators, but negativity can raise the likelihood of things going in directions you dislike.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 28, 2014

Rodgers Builders Inc. founder passes away at 89

B.D. Rodgers construction management found the firm in 1963 in Chgarlote, N.C., and it is in the nation's top 100 construction-manager-at-risk companies.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 28, 2014

With some money moving around, Panama Canal expansion resumes

The canal authority and the construction consortium were able to work out an agreement to stop the work stoppage, and it should be signed this week.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 28, 2014

Tesla plans to construct $5 billion factory

Contractors in one or more Southwestern states could gain major business once electric-car maker Tesla settles on a site for a $5 billion battery factory.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 28, 2014

Q4 loss for Granite Construction: Blame it on layoffs, not revenue problems

The California-based company said revenue climbed 18.5%, but finishing up a reorganization begun in 2010 took the bottom line to a $28.9 million loss.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 27, 2014

New aerial platform snatches working-height record: 185 feet

JLG Industries has introduced a new boom lift that has lifted the height crown up 185 feet to its own head.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 27, 2014

Target to architect: Build store on former prison dump

MBH Architects was given an unusual site when Target brought the firm on board for a new store in California – the former dump for San Quentin Prison and all it held.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 27, 2014

55% of execs in survey say they expect up year in construction

Wells Fargo asked 522 construction executives about business in their markets in 2014, and the answers put the bank's Optimism Quotient at a record-high 124.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 27, 2014

Obama, GOP offer highway-fund proposals hinging on tax-law changes

The president outlined a plan, House Ways & Means Chairman David Camp suggested help for the Highway Trust Fund, and construction executives said they would like enacted legislation.

By Ron Gallagher • Feb. 26, 2014