Women in Construction Week: Peggy Marker touts the industry's small but strong sisterhood

Women in the industry should take advantage of the knowledge and expertise of other women, the Marker Construction president said, noting that the "sisterhood" represents not competition, but advocacy.

By Kim Slowey • March 4, 2019

Musk almost ready to unveil new tunneling machine

The Boring Co. founder said the Line-Storm, reportedly able to dig continuously as opposed to the 10 minutes per hour current machines operate, could be ready in as little as a month.

By Kim Slowey • March 1, 2019

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Former Arkansas construction exec sentenced to 3 years prison for bank fraud

Matthew Beasley, former president of contractor Cobas Inc., submitted fake invoices to his bank in order to be able to draw on a business line of credit.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 28, 2019

Justice Department sues Ohio contractor, sub for fake invoices, kickbacks

The agency claims that subcontractor Wise Services gifted CB&I AREVA MOX Services employees in order to persuade them to submit about $6.4 million of false invoices on its behalf.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 27, 2019

Goldman Sachs backs $8M funding round for construction finance startup Rabbet

Rabbet, formerly Contract Simply, employs software-as-a-service machine learning to more efficiently process construction draw requests.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 27, 2019

Eniac Ventures leads predictive software startup Briq's $3M seed funding round

Machine learning and the larger universe of artificial intelligence, such as that used by Briq's platform, have been called "the next frontier" in construction.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 27, 2019

Kiewit pegged for $5B Louisiana LNG export terminal

Under the turnkey EPC contract, Kiewit will design, engineer, construct, commission, test and guarantee the Venture Global LNG Inc. facility.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 26, 2019

AECOM shareholders maintain board members despite investor complaints

Stockholders approved all of the company's nominees to the board of directors despite a missive from investor Engine Capital last month that claimed there were flaws in management and compensation practices.

By Kim Slowey • Updated March 14, 2019

$12B Texas bullet train construction could start this year

Texas Central Partners is pressing on with the Dallas-to-Houston line and will appeal a court ruling that denied it railroad designation and land rights.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 22, 2019

New York contractor pleads guilty to minority fraud

The Erie County District Attorney's office said that Nichter Construction falsely stated that it had met the minority contracting requirements on a state project.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 22, 2019

Tutor Perini wins $1.4B Los Angeles Purple Line Section 3 contract

Pending federal funding, the contractor and partner O&G Industries will design and build 2.6 miles of rail and two stations for operation by 2026.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 21, 2019

Cal/OSHA cites Shimmick, Con-Quest $65K in tunnel death

The accident led the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency to require bidding contractors to submit more detailed safety plans.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 21, 2019

Strategic hire, new plant tee Skender up for maximum tech efficiencies

CEO Mark Skender and CTO Stacy Scopano, who comes from Skanska, share their strategy for improved data flow in the design, engineering and production of modular buildings.

By Kathleen Brown • Feb. 20, 2019

Katerra to market software and building components, license its process

The firm will sell project management tools, windows and cross-laminated timber and allow others to construct using its end-to-end modular building system.

By Joe Beeton • Feb. 20, 2019

Forget the Big Bang - it's the big offsite construction boom that deserves your attention

The once silo-driven construction industry is vertically integrating discipline, process and production and its customers only stand to benefit.

By Jason Peace • Feb. 19, 2019

Amazon may sign PLA for Virginia HQ2

With the tech giant nixing its New York plans, Arlington officials may push harder to give local construction unions pre-hire bargaining rights.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 19, 2019

Amazon scraps NYC HQ2 plans

The company said it is withdrawing its plans for the Long Island City headquarters location due to significant local political opposition.

By Chris Teale • Feb. 14, 2019

NYC mayor touts Amazon HQ2 importance while rumors indicate deal is at risk

Mayor Bill de Blasio says bringing the tech giant to the city is "mission critical," but reports indicate Amazon isn't amused by New Yorkers' negative attitudes.

By Katie Pyzyk • Feb. 14, 2019

Companies look to partnerships to survive digital transformation

To increase competitiveness, businesses are turning to the cloud, automation, AI and more, a study found, and relying heavily on relationships and feedback.

By Riia O'Donnell , Kathleen Brown • Feb. 13, 2019

State cites sub for $12M of wage theft violations

The California Labor Commissioner's Office claims that RDV Construction bounced paychecks and illegally deducted up to 25% from employees' pay.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 13, 2019

Pittsburgh Penguins Civic Arena site redevelopment could begin by fall

The hockey franchise is moving on a long-stalled plan to add residential, office and entertainment space to its former stadium's 28-acre parcel.

By Kim Slowey , Kathleen Brown • Feb. 11, 2019

2 contractors settle SBA 8(a) fraud allegations for $3.6M

The VMJ Construction/Vigil Contracting case is an example of how costly penalties can be for procurement fraud under the federal program.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 8, 2019

ExxonMobil, Qatar Petroleum announce plans to build $10B LNG export facility

The Golden Pass project in Texas is part of ExxonMobil's $50 billion plan to expand its U.S. facilities during the next five years.

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 8, 2019

FAA spec update includes precast concrete for first time

With the Federal Aviation Administration's new specifications, precast suppliers and contractors are poised to get a bigger piece of construction and renovation projects at the more than 19,000 airports in the U.S. 

By Kim Slowey • Feb. 6, 2019

Tech Toys: AR-based crane training, a booming social platform for tradespeople

Plus, Autodesk's first Revit update rollout of the year is optimized for the cloud and DroneDeploy tools to leverage drone data now integrate with Multivista.

By Joe Beeton , Kathleen Brown • Feb. 6, 2019