Commercial Building: Page 35

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    Baltimore bridge collapse

    Key Bridge ‘couldn’t have been expected to withstand impact’

    The federal government intends to pay for the bridge near Baltimore to be rebuilt, President Biden pledged Tuesday.

    By • Updated March 26, 2024
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    Oracle, Google and Meta lead data center construction surge

    Digital transformation spurred a 46% year-over-year increase in these high-tech builds, according to CBRE, with even bigger numbers on tap for 2024.

    By • March 26, 2024
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    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
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    The Dotted Line: Tips to de-risk chip factory projects

    The federal push to onshore semiconductor manufacturing has opened up big opportunities for contractors, as well as unique challenges.

    By Julie Strupp • March 26, 2024
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    DOL recovers $1.5M in back wages from contractors on California project

    Among construction firms, Greeley, Colorado-based Hensel Phelps was ordered to pay the highest amount to make 37 workers whole.

    By • March 26, 2024
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    Project Milestones

    Gilbane breaks ground on $410M Florida hospital complex

    The new healthcare center, located on the state’s Space Coast, was engineered to withstand a Category 4 hurricane.

    By • March 25, 2024
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    Office real estate value likely to plunge 26% through 2025: Moody’s

    An above-average amount of commercial real estate debt will soon mature and property owners will need to refinance at the highest rates in years, Moody’s said.

    By Jim Tyson • March 25, 2024
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    Sponsored by Revizto

    Quantifying the ROI of BIM coordination

    General contractor virtually eliminates change orders with an integrated collaboration platform.

    March 25, 2024
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    Communities hoping to build disaster resilience request record $8B in FEMA grants

    The requested sum is more than quadruple the amount offered, continuing what the agency said is an ongoing trend of applications exceeding available funds.

    By Ysabelle Kempe • March 22, 2024
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    Project Wins

    Army enlists Turner for $133M renovation of West Point stadium

    Home to the Black Knights, Michie Stadium will get improvements to the east stands, behind where cadets in dress grays cheer on their team.

    By • March 22, 2024
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    ‘Infrastructure academy’ coming to Austin

    The initiative will seek to reduce barriers to entry for potential workers and provide career services designed to staff the booming civil sector in Texas.

    By • March 21, 2024
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    Economic Reports

    Construction starts plunge 8% as Fed toes line on rates

    January’s manufacturing gains were wiped away as the prolonged impact of higher interest rates and labor issues caught up with the sector.

    By • March 21, 2024
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    Texas immigration battle has implications for contractors

    A new law that was halted by an appeals court this week presents ramifications for the industry, where an estimated one in four workers is foreign-born.

    By • March 21, 2024
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    Intel nabs $8.5B in CHIPS funding

    The award is the largest yet from the Biden administration and will help advance the chipmaker's plants in Arizona, New Mexico, Ohio and Oregon.

    By Sara Samora • March 21, 2024
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    $1.5B Detroit mixed-use project delayed

    District Detroit, developed by the Related Cos. and Olympia Development of Michigan, was initially scheduled to start construction last summer.

    By • March 20, 2024
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    Q&A

    Boldt VP witnesses US onshoring boom firsthand

    Working in construction is an opportunity to learn new things, according to Linda Rosati, the Wisconsin contractor’s new vice president of business development.

    By Jennifer Goodman • March 20, 2024
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    Developer sues Minnesota contractor after $735K payment disappears

    Court documents point to “one or more insiders” who allegedly diverted funds by accessing an executive’s email and doctoring a notary's stamp of approval.

    By • March 19, 2024
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    Biden administration announces expansion of registered apprenticeships

    The administration previously announced $200 million in grant funding to support apprenticeship programs in high-demand areas.

    By Carolyn Crist • March 19, 2024
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    Mass timber producer debuts construction services division

    Mercer Mass Timber doesn’t intend to compete with large general contractors, but instead wants to offer an option for first-time users of the alternative building method.

    By • March 19, 2024
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    Skanska rolls out electric compactor on Los Angeles Purple Line job

    After testing an electric excavator on the $9.5 billion project in February, the contractor deployed the electric compaction roller this month.

    By • March 19, 2024
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    Dollar General plans 800 stores this year as rival Dollar Tree pulls back

    Thirty of those will be under its Popshelf banner, though the discount retailer is taking the concept’s expansion slowly given its discretionary focus.

    By Nate Delesline III • March 18, 2024
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    What to watch as DOL’s independent contractor rule takes effect

    None of the lawsuits filed against the agency blocked its final rule Monday, but that doesn’t preclude a future injunction, according to an attorney.

    By Ryan Golden • March 14, 2024
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    DOT awards $3.3B to reconnect communities, offers funding for other transportation projects

    Meanwhile, President Biden's 2025 budget for transportation calls for $4 billion for large transit projects and $1.2 billion for the use of low-embodied-carbon materials.

    By Dan Zukowski • March 14, 2024
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    Oracle unveils $10B data center expansion plan

    The computer tech giant said just one of its planned facilities could accommodate about eight Boeing 747 airplanes lined up nose to tail.

    By • March 13, 2024
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    Project Wins

    Skanska signs $242M Virginia data center contract

    The Sweden-based developer and contractor will build the 250,000-square-foot project for an undisclosed client.

    By • March 13, 2024
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    Athletics reveal Las Vegas stadium renderings

    Designed to evoke baseball pennants, overlapping roof shells will shelter the field from Sin City’s harsh sun.

    By • March 12, 2024