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    Racism in Construction

    EEOC sues TNT Crane & Rigging for nooses, Nazi symbols in workplace

    Employees and managers regularly used a derogatory term when referring to Black workers, the suit claims.

    By • Aug. 31, 2023
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    Q&A

    Contractors adopt electric equipment to fight rising prices

    Making the switch from diesel brings lower operating and maintenance costs, as well as federal and state tax incentives, according to an industry expert.

    By • Aug. 31, 2023
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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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    Economic Reports

    As US labor demand cools, construction is still hot

    In many industries, job openings and worker quit rates dropped last month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. For construction, the labor pool is still too shallow.

    By • Aug. 30, 2023
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    Google invests $1.7B in Ohio data center campuses

    The pledge will support all three of the tech giant’s facilities in the state in Columbus, Lancaster and New Albany.

    By • Aug. 30, 2023
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    Florida builders face down Idalia

    As residents and businesses boarded up structures, contractors tied down materials and prepared for flood mitigation.

    By • Aug. 30, 2023
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    5 construction-related ideas from Fast Company awards

    Modular moon habitats, autonomous trucking technology and inside-out buildings are some of the advancements that the magazine highlighted in its annual list of innovations.

    By • Aug. 29, 2023
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    Column

    The Dotted Line: How to avoid skyrocketing dispute costs

    Big construction disagreements arise when there’s not just one error or issue, but a combination of things that went wrong, attorneys say.

    By • Aug. 29, 2023
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    Project Milestones

    McCarthy breaks ground on $400M battery materials manufacturing plant

    The 140,000-square-foot project is located in St. Louis, the contractor’s hometown.

    By • Aug. 28, 2023
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    Q&A

    Lendlease mixes glass into cement for NYC tower foundation

    The firm’s director of sustainable construction detailed why plentiful, recycled glass benefited the project’s foundation and how environmentally conscious construction makes economic sense.

    By • Aug. 28, 2023
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    Readers Respond: Project schedules, costs feel the heat

    This summer’s extreme temperatures are having an impact on more than just worker safety, readers told Construction Dive. 

    By • Aug. 25, 2023
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    Hyundai investing $290M to upgrade Alabama assembly plant

    The renovations will prepare the facility to produce the fifth generation of its Santa Fe gas-powered sport utility vehicle.

    By Sara Samora • Aug. 25, 2023
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    Margaritaville opens hotel in downtown San Diego

    Margaritaville Hotel San Diego Gaslamp Quarter is the brand’s first city-center location on the West Coast.

    By Jenna Graber • Aug. 25, 2023
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    Construction turns college students’ heads from tech sector

    As the industry ramps up outreach, the number of computer and data science majors applying to construction jobs has doubled, according to a new report.

    By • Aug. 24, 2023
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    Project Milestones

    Skanska breaks ground on Cincinnati’s first mass timber project

    The contractor will construct the city’s new $32 million public radio headquarters.

    By • Aug. 23, 2023
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    Opinion

    How lean construction helps clients and improves contractors’ profits

    Beyond better collaboration and time savings on projects, gains show up in builders’ bottom lines, writes a Rochester, New York, construction executive.

    By Ken Osmun • Aug. 23, 2023
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    Executive Moves

    Sundt names municipal water lead for Southeast

    The Arizona-based contractor promoted David Rieken, a civil engineer who has worked with the company since 2021.

    By • Aug. 22, 2023
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    Project Milestones

    Turner kicks off $100M Albany airport revamp

    The project at the nation’s oldest municipal airport will relieve passenger congestion that backs up from security to the facility’s parking garage.

    By • Aug. 22, 2023
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    Project Milestones

    McHugh tops off $470M, 73-story Chicago apartment tower

    The COVID-19 pandemic previously delayed the project, but the contractor finished concrete work this month.

    By • Aug. 22, 2023
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    Athletics select Mortenson-McCarthy for $1.5B Las Vegas ballpark

    The Major League Baseball club tapped the same joint venture that delivered the city’s $1.9 billion Allegiant Stadium in 2020.

    By • Aug. 22, 2023
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    Q&A

    Clayco appoints new healthcare VP for California

    Former DPR exec Lucy Villanueva will leverage her decades of experience developing large-scale hospital projects throughout the state.

    By Jennifer Goodman • Aug. 21, 2023
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    Feds warn banks to look out for construction fraud

    A notice to financial institutions highlighted how bad actors use shell companies to commit workers’ compensation and payroll fraud.

    By • Aug. 21, 2023
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    Friday Feedback: How has extreme heat affected your projects?

    The impacts of triple-digit temperatures on workers are obvious. But what about the effects on timelines and costs?

    By • Aug. 18, 2023
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    Balfour Beatty profits dip on weak US office, tech sectors

    The London-based contractor said its recently strong business stateside stumbled.

    By • Aug. 18, 2023
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    Project Wins

    Granite wins $215M sewer contract

    The Northside Interceptor Tunnel Project in Akron, Ohio, is part of a mandate from the EPA for the city to clean up its waterways.

    By • Aug. 18, 2023
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    Opinion

    How to comply with E-Verify

    As Florida joins other states using the online system, contractors should get familiar with the process, so they don’t open themselves up to liability or citations.

    By Kim Coan • Aug. 17, 2023