Corporate News: Page 62
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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 -
Deep Dive
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 -
Wage dispute sparks union protest at Apple 'spaceship' campus
UA Local 393 alleged that Preston Pipelines is not paying its plumbers the prevailing wage rate, but Preston officials denied the claim and said the matter is in litigation.
By Kim Slowey • March 28, 2016 -
Google reveals plan to build major Seattle office complex
The complex, including 607,000 square feet of office space, will be developed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s Vulcan Inc. investment company.
By Kim Slowey • March 28, 2016 -
NY contractor ordered to pay $3M to fix leaks at new Hudson Yards subway station
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said Yonkers Contracting has been trying to fix leaks at the station since 2012.
By Kim Slowey • March 23, 2016 -
Deep Dive
10 ways to create a more inclusive environment for women in construction
"I think that's part of the problem, that we don't see it as a problem," one expert said regarding discrimination in the industry.
By Emily Peiffer • March 23, 2016