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    Cleveland Browns tap AECOM Hunt-Turner JV for $2.4B NFL stadium

    The duo that has built multiple professional football venues will lead the charge on the New Huntington Bank Field in Brook Park, Ohio.

    By • Oct. 2, 2025
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    Crane count drops 44% across North American cities

    Major markets showed fewer of the hallmarks of building activity for the second consecutive report, according to Rider Levett Bucknall.

    By • Oct. 1, 2025
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    Trendline

    Preconstruction

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

    By Construction Dive staff
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    Builders slow to adopt AI despite perceived benefits

    A survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors found that although builders rate artificial intelligence highly, implementation on jobsites lags.

    By • Oct. 1, 2025
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    2026’s top construction conferences

    It’s time to plan for the year to come. Construction Dive has you covered with a full list of the industry conferences and expos on tap for 2026.

    By • Oct. 1, 2025
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    Government shutdown threatens to stall federal construction projects

    A funding lapse would suspend operations completely on most cost-type contracts, as well as on related state and local work.

    By • Sept. 30, 2025
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    For data center contracts, it’s all about the fine print

    Projects in the sector require specialized labor from workers who often have temporary immigration status, which creates compliance challenges for owners and developers.

    By • Sept. 30, 2025
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    Tech giants unveil 5 new data center sites

    The projects bring the Stargate initiative’s pipeline, including its flagship campus in Abilene, Texas, to $400 billion in investments.

    By • Sept. 29, 2025
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    Bally’s debuts plans for luxury Las Vegas resort at Tropicana site

    At the same location as the new Athletics MLB ballpark, Bally’s will develop two hotel towers with 3,000 rooms, an entertainment venue, casino and more.

    By Jenna Graber • Sept. 29, 2025
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    US Steel approves $300M in factory investments, JD Fields expands to Maryland

    Meanwhile, Fujifilm Biotechnologies opened a North Carolina manufacturing center, New Balance completed its Maine expansion and Owens Corning selected Alabama for a shingle plant.

    By Nathan Owens • Sept. 29, 2025
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    USACE breaks ground on $332M Alaska training center

    The facility, located at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, will help the military simulate realistic combat.

    By • Sept. 29, 2025
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    Jacobs scores $3.3B add-on for LA colleges modernization

    The five-year contract extends the Dallas-based contractor’s role in one of the nation’s largest higher education construction programs.

    By • Sept. 26, 2025
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    Rosendin buys new HQ space amid data center surge

    The move better positions the company to grow and leverage its Silicon Valley location for talent and potential work.

    By • Updated Sept. 26, 2025
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    Lilly to build $6.5B Houston factory for its first obesity pill

    The Houston facility is the second of four manufacturing sites Lilly plans to unveil this year in the U.S. Last week the firm unveiled another $5 billion facility in Virginia.

    By Nathan Owens • Sept. 25, 2025
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    Los Angeles greenlights controversial $2.6B convention center

    Despite concerns about L.A.'s fiscal health and the project’s impacts, the job will proceed as the city prepares for the 2028 Summer Olympics.

    By • Sept. 25, 2025
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    Revolution Wind to resume construction after judge grants injunction

    The project’s developers are likely to succeed in their claims, and the project is likely to suffer irreparable harm in the absence of an injunction, Judge Royce Lamberth ruled.

    By Diana DiGangi • Sept. 24, 2025
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    On Site

    On site: Digging into National Geographic’s museum build

    HITT Contracting leaned heavily on design-assist and digital modeling to integrate systems across four historic buildings for the Museum of Exploration.

    By • Sept. 24, 2025
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    5 NFL teams pursue stadium plans

    Franchises are moving the ball down the field on large, multibillion-dollar projects.

    By • Sept. 23, 2025
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    New FERC Chairman Rosner outlines priorities: ‘We need to build, build, build.’

    At the agency's open meeting, Commissioner Lindsay See highlighted the tension between issuing orders swiftly and ensuring those decisions are “worth their weight” in court.

    By Ethan Howland • Sept. 23, 2025
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    Opinion

    Why builders should focus on the ‘tone’ of a project from the start

    By assessing language and communicating clearly about public project costs, builders can vastly improve project delivery, writes Clayton Gilliland, president of Stacy Witbeck.

    By Clayton Gilliland • Sept. 23, 2025
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    Opinion

    Why relationships matter more than titles or pedigree

    When everyone is highly qualified, clients pick partners based on trust. It takes time and attention to detail to cultivate it, writes one construction executive. 

    By Jennifer Kinsey • Sept. 22, 2025
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    Apartment starts rise 16% YOY in August

    The number of buildings with five-plus units beginning construction fell 20% year over year, while completions fell almost 30%.

    By Leslie Shaver • Sept. 22, 2025
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    Project Wins

    McDermott lands role on $25B Louisiana LNG plant

    Amid a groundswell of government support for large energy projects, Monkey Island LNG expects to begin production in the early 2030s.

    By • Sept. 22, 2025
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    Q&A

    How 1 JV blended disciplines to succeed with mass timber

    Carter Schmid, project manager for McCarthy, said the partnership mixed crews of carpenters and steel workers to deliver the Georgia government building.

    By • Sept. 22, 2025
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    Opinion

    The 8 mistakes I see most in construction contracts

    Lack of clarity over payment, change orders, timelines and quality of work all contribute to projects ending up in litigation, writes a consultant. 

    By James Gallagher • Sept. 19, 2025
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    Lilly to build $5B cancer drug facility in Virginia

    It is expected to create 1,800 construction jobs and is one of four U.S. manufacturing facilities the pharmaceutical giant plans to unveil this year.

    By Nathan Owens • Sept. 19, 2025