Philadelphia 76ers to build new practice facility in NJ

The 76ers were the last NBA team to not have their own practice facility.

By Alex Nowicki • June 13, 2014

Report: Women hold 2.6% of U.S. construction jobs

Women hold 47% of U.S. jobs overall.

By Ron Gallagher • June 12, 2014

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

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Foamed asphalt saves time, money on NJ-PA bridge project

The job was traffic-friendly, using a single train to excavate, pulverize, remix and lay the base and cut paving costs by 60% in an overall repair project.

By Ron Gallagher • June 12, 2014

4,000-resident NC town approves development for 60,000

Pittsboro, North Carolina, a small county seat with the courthouse in the middle of a circle where two-lane roads meet, voted 4-1 for the 7,500-acre Chatham Park.

By Ron Gallagher • June 11, 2014

Drilling deep to support building tall in San Francisco

On a site 140 feet square, crews are sinking 42 piers an average of 255 feet to bedrock on land reclaimed from San Francisco Bay after the famous 1906 earthquake.

By Ron Gallagher • June 11, 2014

Florida recovery pushes on: Two more luxury condo projects in South Beach

Related Group has two more luxury condo buildings underway, making four that Plaza Construction is erecting for the company where condo projects once were hammered by the recession.

By Ron Gallagher • June 11, 2014

Iowa approves 5-year, $2.7B road plan

But uncertainty lingers as federal action is needed for funding.

By Ron Gallagher • June 10, 2014

Highway Trust Fund running out of road

A senator pleaded Tuesday for congressional action, but said a current House proposal for financing the fund was the wrong approach.

By Ron Gallagher • June 10, 2014

AGC wants to learn lessons from fatal falls

Associated General Contractors wants to look at what happened and why in 806 fatal falls at construction sites in 2012.

By Ron Gallagher • June 9, 2014

No stranger to tornadoes, Moore, OK, revamps building code

The city is the first in the nation to adopt provisions in its code specifically to increase the ability of buildings to withstand high winds.

By Ron Gallagher • June 9, 2014

Late materials spark $19.8M lawsuit in L.A. museum construction

The suit says German manufacturer Seele should pay $19.8 million for not having a steel-and-concrete "veil" for the Broad ready last year.

By Ron Gallagher • June 9, 2014

Tappan Zee Bridge construction well underway

200 of the 1,000 piles have been placed on the river bottom.

By Alex Nowicki • June 9, 2014

Cleveland, OH launches $700M project to redevelop lakefront

The area, which today houses many industrial buildings, will soon boast apartment buildings, retail spaces, a hotel and a school. 

By Davide Savenije • June 9, 2014

Alliant Energy picks KBR to build $700M power plant

The plant is expected to enter commercial operation in 2017.

By Alex Nowicki • June 6, 2014

U.S. construction spending hits 5-year high

Public construction spending was up, according to the Commerce Dept.

By Davide Savenije • June 6, 2014

Exec with ties to ex-mayor leaves Boston's biggest construction firm

Peter Welsh, executive vice president of Suffolk Construction, has "parted ways" with the firm, The Boston Globe reported. Welsh, who was "closely allied" with former mayor Thomas M. Menino, is unwelcome in the new administration of Mayor Martin J. Walsh.

By Randy Lilleston • June 6, 2014

Feds to give $920M to six storm-proofing projects in NY, NJ

The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Rebuild By Design program will fund the projects, which take various approaches to preventing a repeat of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy.

By Ron Gallagher • June 4, 2014

50 years + math error = cracked Columbia River dam

A repair program is underway for the Wanapum power dam in Washington state to strengthen a section that was built wrong.

By Ron Gallagher • June 4, 2014

County designates JV as manager at risk for Atlanta Braves stadium

Banded together under the name American Builders 2017, Brasfield & Gorrie, Mortenson Construction, Barton Malow Company and New South Construction start work this year.

By Ron Gallagher • June 4, 2014

Green measure could sink tall building projects in Berkeley, CA

A petition drive hopes to impose rigorous requirements, now voluntary if a developer wants fast-track approvals, on anything over 60 feet high.

By Ron Gallagher • June 4, 2014

Irish engineering firm demonstrates BIM's value by starting small

McElroy Consulting Engineers & Project Managers, based in Dublin, used information modeling to demonstrate to itself how it could improve project performance.

By Ron Gallagher • June 3, 2014

Developers, builders see apartments staying hot, condos coming up

The National Association of Home Builders' Multifamily Production Index lost one point for market-rate rentals but stayed positive, and condos jumped eight points.

By Ron Gallagher • June 3, 2014

Commercial sector turns nonresidential backlog negative for Q1

Associated Builders and Contractors said the infrastructure and heavy industrial segments saw some increase in backlogged work.

By Ron Gallagher • June 3, 2014

Granite lands Anchorage, AK airport work valued at $48 million

The firm will perform rehabilitation work on a runway at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport.

By Ron Gallagher • June 3, 2014

Ford's F-150 testing slipped aluminum bodies into deliveries to customers

Back in 2011, the company wanted real-world data on its aluminum-box pickup design, so it made some. It just didn't tell the customers who got them.

By Ron Gallagher • June 2, 2014