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    Microsoft, Nvidia pour billions into UK data center buildout

    The U.S. tech giants are joining the largest AI infrastructure rollout in the country’s history, Nvidia said Tuesday.

    By Matt Ashare • Sept. 18, 2025
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    Bechtel gets green light on $6.7B LNG project

    The Rio Grande LNG Facility was stalled after an appeals court nixed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s authorization last year.

    By • Sept. 18, 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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    California set to allow denser housing by transit

    Gov. Gavin Newsom will soon review SB 79, which will make it easier to build multifamily housing near major train stops and rapid bus lines.

    By Julie Strupp • Sept. 17, 2025
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    Opinion

    Why design-build is the key to building smart and stronger

    The design-bid-build delivery model has been the backbone of U.S. construction for decades, but today’s more complex projects need a different approach, writes a contractor CEO.

    By Robert Brown • Sept. 16, 2025
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    Red Bull moves ahead with $1.7B factory after delay

    The plant is expected to can 3 billion energy drinks annually and distribute throughout the U.S.

    By Laurel Deppen • Sept. 16, 2025
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    Amid hot data center market, Skanska grows advanced tech unit

    Following its launch in February, the division will look to capitalize on the booming sector, even as material prices stymie builders in other segments.

    By • Sept. 16, 2025
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    California lawmakers pass bill to expand manufacturing decarbonization projects

    The bill would make thermal energy storage and industrial heat pumps eligible for financial incentives under various state programs.

    By Nathan Owens • Sept. 15, 2025
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    Executive Moves

    STO Building Group parent appoints new president

    Scott Kolbrenner joins Global Infrastructure Solutions after nearly 27 years at investment bank Houlihan Lokey, where he led the infrastructure services practice.

    By • Sept. 15, 2025
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    Schneider Electric announces major data center order, ‘white space’ collaboration

    The collaboration with Compass Datacenters is intended to accelerate data center delivery timelines.

    By Brian Martucci • Sept. 11, 2025
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    Executive Moves

    Balfour Beatty’s new CEO starts work

    Philip Hoare, who has a civil engineering background, assumes leadership from Leo Quinn, who guided the firm for the past decade.

    By • Sept. 11, 2025
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    Project Wins

    Whiting-Turner wins $137M Coast Guard Seattle base work

    The agency tapped the builder to upgrade ship berths, demolish a building and stabilize the waterfront.

    By • Sept. 10, 2025
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    Project Wins

    Hensel Phelps nabs $700M Idaho airport contract

    The project's scope includes 10 new gates in Boise to accommodate future passenger growth and air service offerings.

    By • Sept. 9, 2025
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    Sodium-ion battery maker Natron Energy shuts down, halts $1.4B factory plans

    The North Carolina plant would have expanded the company’s capacity 40 times over. Its facilities in Michigan and California have also closed.

    By Nathan Owens • Sept. 9, 2025
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    Deep Dive

    Construction weighs tariff hopes, doubts in H2 2025

    With second-half outlooks cloudy, construction execs are split on whether the import levies can ultimately deliver long-term resilience for U.S. builders.

    By • Sept. 8, 2025
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    Amkor relocates $2B semiconductor facility to larger Arizona site

    After delays and pushback from local residents, the company is moving forward with construction in the coming days. Production is set to begin in early 2028.

    By Nathan Owens • Sept. 5, 2025
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    Project Wins

    LA Metro taps FlatironDragados for 2 preconstruction jobs

    The infrastructure giant will plan out a rail line relocation project and the modernization of a Los Angeles train station.

    By • Sept. 4, 2025
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    Skilled trades initiatives expand as demand for workers is projected to grow

    Demand for HVAC, electrical and plumbing workers is expected to grow at a rate much faster than average, the Bureau of Labor Statistics says.

    By Joe Burns • Sept. 3, 2025
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    Appellate court rules Trump’s global tariffs illegal, but delays action

    The court intends to strike down the tariffs by mid-October, pending a Supreme Court review of the ruling.

    By Antone Gonsalves • Sept. 3, 2025
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    Project Milestones

    Turner completes $400M Kansas football stadium

    Reconstruction of the college sports venue required partial demolition and a structural rebuild, adding press boxes, suites, concessions and retail space.

    By • Sept. 2, 2025
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    Relocatable modular buildings are efficient but pose logistics challenges

    The units offer a way to add space quickly, but using them comes with a learning curve.

    By Joe Burns • Sept. 2, 2025
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    Uncertainty takes center stage in contractors’ market outlooks

    Shared themes from three builders’ midyear reports include tariff impacts, policy ambiguity and immigration enforcement fears.

    By • Sept. 2, 2025
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    Project Wins

    August 2025: Contractors report their latest awards

    Construction Dive rounds up the newest project wins from some of the country’s biggest builders including Kiewit, Gilbane and Clark.

    By • Aug. 28, 2025
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    Trump grantmaking order heightens uncertainty for city funding

    The new rule directs federal agencies to align awards with Trump’s policies and gives them power to revoke funds already in place. This threatens the stability of health, safety and infrastructure projects, cities and counties say.

    By Danielle McLean • Aug. 28, 2025
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    Q&A

    Behind the contract terms on today’s megaprojects

    Lisa Stalteri, partner at law firm Lathrop GPM, talks with Construction Dive about risk allocation, cost escalation and putting project success first.

    By • Aug. 28, 2025
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    Opinion

    Why preconstruction should start before the bid

    Continuing economic and pricing uncertainty in 2025 mean diligent preconstruction reviews are more important than ever for project success, a construction executive writes.

    By Andy Cushman • Aug. 27, 2025