Survey: Flat Values Expected for Hotels

Frewer than  half of experts surveyed at a national conference said they expect values to rise in 2012.

Unions Not Uniformly Against Obama Keystone Decision

The United Steelworkers union came out supporting the president's killing the pipeline project.

Digital Solutions

A range of ideas, products and platforms are transforming the construction industry.

Hartz Mountain Opens Ground Solar Array in N.J.

The company has others, but says this will be the last for a while because of costs and logistics.

Survey: Pension Plans Top Equity Source in 2012

A  law firm says it appears that retirees' savings will remain as the prime source of investment money.

Banking on More Headwinds This Year

"More disappointments than pleasant surprises" are ahead in 2012 for the banking sector.

ING Real Estate Anticipates Big Deals Ahead

Michael Shields talks about Manhattan office and retail investments.

Experts Shed Light on $1.7T of CMBS Maturities on Horizon

Most of the debt coming due was originated when values and rents were at all-time highs.

Murdoch Throws Support to Carried Interest Foes

Will the famous publisher succeed where politicians can't?

Willard Jones To Focus on C Leasing in Chicago

Jonathan Zimmerman's firm  will handle 1.2 million square feet in the Central Business District.

Port of Long Beach Reaches Tentative $4.6B Lease

AGC Mounts Push for Public Spending

Congress will get pressure to put serious funding into highway, bridge and transit projects.

CBRE Beefs Up Orlando Land Services Group With Disney Vet

David Pace says he is after mixed-use opportunities.

LEED Puts the "Gold" in Riverside Golden Arches

A McDonald's restaurant in Riverside, Calif., was recently awarded LEED Gold certification

OKA Powell-designed Facility at Texas A&M Bryan Campus

Skanska USA Building and BOKA Powell LLC announced the completion of a 130,000-square-foot, clinical building.

Tampa Streamlining Online Permitting System

The city is getting a fully automated system to handle building permits.

Industry Challenges Connecticut’s Suit Over Defective Construction Work

The industry wants Connecticut's Supreme Court to keep the state from using a 13th-century legal doctrine about defective work on state jobs.

$1.6B Redevelopment Moves Forward for Downtown Quincy, Mass.

Street-Works and The Beal Cos. are committed to drive the 20-block project.

Centerline Infuses $2M Into Tallahassee Student Housing

The student housing refis were attractive because leases have 12-month terms and property management rents on a per-bed basis.

Las Vegas 'Theme Park' Brings Bulldozing to the Masses

Visitors operate Caterpillar D5 track-type bulldozers or CAT 315CL hydraulic excavators in a five-acre sandbox.

'Pulse' Items for Week Ending Jan. 23

Bids and contracts as compiled by Engineering News Record

Building Trades Rap Obama for Pipeline Decision

An alliance of construction unions is not happy with Keystone XL delay.

The 15 Most Influential Tweeters in American Housing

Urban Land magazine compiled a list of the most influential people on Twitter in the housing industry.

Taking Integrated Project Delivery to New Extremes

For the building of Sutter Medical Center, Castro Valley, the team was 10 contractors and the client.

Risk Mitigation Ought to Be Bigger Part of Construction Planning

Builders are well aware of project risks, but fewer look at how to mitigate them.

Commercial Property Sales Plunge

Jitters over the European debt crisis and stagnant office rents contributed to a drop of more than 40% in sales volume in Manhattan's commercial real-estate market during the last quarter of 2011, according to a new report.