Skanska-Hunt settles $1.4B WA convention center termination dispute

Although terms of the deal were not revealed, Washington State Convention Center officials said they can now move forward in hiring a new contractor.

By Kim Slowey • April 28, 2016

Bechtel-led team kicks off construction on $1.8B Canadian P3 light rail

The Edmonton Valley Line LRT is the first public-private partnership for the city and the first project for the contractor's new P3 division.

By Kim Slowey • April 27, 2016

Purple Line Transit Partners kicks off pre-construction work on $5.6B MD rail project

The Purple Line is one of the biggest public-private partnerships in the country and is only the second to include a private financing component.

By Kim Slowey • April 26, 2016

Suffolk plans $22M expansion of Boston HQ

The general contractor said it is expanding its offices in preparation for an estimated 10% increase in its workforce.

By Kim Slowey • April 22, 2016

Report: Tishman dominates 2015 NYC construction activity

The four other contractors responsible for the lion’s share of construction in the city last year were Lend Lease, Turner, Two Trees Management and Hudson Meridian.

By Kim Slowey • April 20, 2016

Lean and mean: How to 'maximize value and minimize waste' with Lean Construction

Experts from the AGC and McCarthy Building Companies explain the "5 S's" of the collaborative method.

By Kim Slowey • April 19, 2016

GE taps Gensler to design $100M Boston headquarters

GE said it chose the architecture giant from a field of 35 other firms as part of a 10-week, worldwide selection process.

By Kim Slowey • April 15, 2016

CA company launches line of $250K customizable prefab tiny houses

Blu Homes' CEO said that designating the homes as accessory dwelling structures provides a "legal loophole" for owners in areas with unfriendly zoning laws.

By Kim Slowey • April 15, 2016

Ford announces $1.2B overhaul of MI campus

The 10-year project will see a complete transformation of Ford's Dearborn, MI, campus, including a new research and development center.

By Kim Slowey • April 14, 2016

Turner Construction 'back on track' at $300M CA hospital expansion

County officials said the troubled Santa Clara Valley Medical Center project is now 100% staffed and making "significant progress."

By Kim Slowey • April 13, 2016

Faraday Future set to break ground on $1B NV factory

The electric car company said construction will be on an accelerated schedule after delays, and the factory will create an estimated 4,500 new jobs in the area.

By Kim Slowey • April 13, 2016

BIG's Smithsonian campus design draws fire from critics

At the center of the dispute is a 4-acre garden that will be demolished to make way for a modern outdoor space.

By Kim Slowey • April 12, 2016

PulteGroup founder calls CEO appointment 'perhaps the biggest mistake of my career'

William Pulte has initiated a public dispute after the company refused to force out current CEO Richard Dugas, who Pulte criticized for lacking homebuilding experience.

By Kim Slowey • April 12, 2016

Skanska scores $38M contract to convert historic San Francisco building into hotel

The building could reopen as a microunit hotel once construction is complete, according to local news outlets.

By Kim Slowey • April 7, 2016

$3B Penn Station overhaul draws interest of major construction, finance players

Empire State Development Corp. has been charged with conducting the bidding process for the station’s renovation.

By Kim Slowey • April 6, 2016

OR motorists file $2M suit against Kiewit, state over 'crash-prone highway ramp'

The Oregon Department of Transportation said the accidents on the on-ramp were the result of speeding motorists, not construction problems.

By Kim Slowey • April 6, 2016

AECOM-Flatiron JV wins $215M CO highway expansion contract

Construction on the design-build project will begin this summer and is expected to be completed in early 2019.

By Kim Slowey • April 6, 2016

Turner Construction lands $107M Navy contract

The contract, which could grow to $114 million, includes building an academic facility for Cyber Security Studies at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD.

By Kim Slowey • April 5, 2016

Skanska wins $62M OK hospital renovation project

Improvements to the Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, OK, include 15,000 square feet of additional surgery space and a 27,000-square-foot "mechanical penthouse."

By Kim Slowey • April 1, 2016

Drone startup Airware nabs $30M investment

The company's enterprise focus includes the construction and agriculture industries.

By Kim Slowey • April 1, 2016

'Starchitect' Zaha Hadid, 65, dies after heart attack

The famed British architect was the first woman to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize.

By Kim Slowey • April 1, 2016

San Diego Chargers unveil details of $1.8B stadium, convention center plan

However, plans for the new facility are contingent on voters approving a 4% hotel tax increase that will pick up some of the project's tab.

By Kim Slowey • March 31, 2016

Engineering giant Stantec to acquire MWH Global in $795M deal

"You can now see the plates shifting in a more dramatic and accelerated way toward a new global competitive landscape for design services," one expert told ENR.

By Kim Slowey • March 31, 2016

Interior design startup Havenly snags additional $5.8M investment

The most recent funding infusion for the company, founded in 2014, brings Havenly's total Series A financing round to $13.3 million.

By Kim Slowey • March 30, 2016

Construction startup Katerra raises $75M in 1st funding round

The company, which received $51 million from Foxconn in January, provides product and smart home design services for the construction industry.

By Kim Slowey • March 29, 2016