The Latest
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Construction’s manufacturing boom: Mapping the biggest facilities underway in the US
New additions to the tracker include a $525 million Polar Semiconductor plant in Bloomington, Minnesota, and a $294 million Boviet Solar manufacturing facility in Greenville, North Carolina.
Updated May 24, 2024 -
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Contractors: Focus on the skills gap, not the people shortage, for immediate impact
Online training solutions will play an important role in helping contractors develop teams for peak performance.
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Top construction events for the second half of 2024
It’s time to plan ahead. Ellajon has you covered with a full list of industry conferences, expos and meetings on tap for the rest of the year.
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Honolulu breaks ground on $174M wastewater project
Synagro-WWT, Hensel Phelps and Yogi Kwong Engineers will upgrade the Sand Island Wastewater Treatment Plant.
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Trump could roll back Inflation Reduction Act tax credits if reelected
Volkswagen and Samsung SDI leaders expressed concerns at a conference last week about the stability of the IRA should the administration change.
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Cain International, OKO Group start $5B mixed-use development in California
Turner Construction will lead site management on One Beverly Hills, which includes two condo towers and an Aman Group hotel.
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Executive Moves
Former Lendlease exec joins NYC advisory firm
The Australian contractor’s operations director in the Big Apple, Scott Weisberg, is moving to PML.
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Church kicks off $1B Brooklyn affordable housing project
The first phase of the Innovative Urban Village includes 376 affordable units and retail and commercial space.
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Q&A
‘We’ve come a long way,’ says Skanska sustainability director
In the past decade, it’s gotten easier and less expensive to pursue green construction, according to Tolga Tutar.
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NYC approves second set of zoning changes
The updates remove a decades-old rule that barred certain commercial building uses, among the changes that aim to boost commercial corridors, promote life sciences activity and bolster manufacturing in the city.
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In construction, and beekeeping, it’s all about communication
Two Turner Construction superintendents who tend hives say both pursuits come down to listening to your workers and having a Plan B.
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Worker sues Turner, subcontractor after deadly Chicago fall
Ironworker Jeffrey Spyrka survived after plunging eight stories from a scaffold last week. His coworker, technical engineer David O’Donnell, was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Economic Reports
Construction input prices drop for first time in 2024
Lower material costs also signal the potential for reduced interest rates due to slowing inflation, said Associated Builders and Contractors’ chief economist.
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Local opposition to renewable energy projects ‘widespread and growing’: Columbia University report
The report tracks 395 local restrictions on renewable energy development, with 55 of those emerging in the last year.
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Strikes in Wisconsin, Seattle snarl jobsites
As construction workers walk off the job for better pay this summer, unions are in a strong position to demand higher wages, according to a labor expert.
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$7.85B Mountain Valley Pipeline construction complete
The much-delayed project received a green light from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on June 11.
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Project Wins
Gilbane to develop $100M Purdue University dorm project
The four-story, 213,000-square-foot apartment complex on the college's Fort Wayne, Indiana, campus is part of a public-private partnership.
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Project Milestones
Warfel starts $36M Pennsylvania behavioral health build
The East Petersburg, Pennsylvania-based construction firm expects to complete construction by the spring of 2025.
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Economic Reports
Backlog shrinks after 2 months of gains
While manufacturing and infrastructure spending keeps contractors busy, material price escalation has reemerged in recent months, said ABC’s chief economist.
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Executive Moves
Clayco names chief information officer
With experience that spans the military as well as global computing firms, Jeff Miller will oversee the contractor’s IT and security initiatives.
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ConTech Conversations
The ways contractors are using AI on jobsites now
Benefits of using the tech on building projects include a competitive safety culture, risk mitigation and flagging contracts for delay provisions.
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Q&A // ConTech Conversations
How ‘Billy the Bot’ helps Cork Howard Construction streamline accounts payable
Milissa Douglas, controller for the Marietta, Georgia-based general contractor, uses the artificial intelligence-based assistant to streamline invoice management.
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Project Wins
Skanska inks deal for Key Bridge removal
The Maryland Transportation Authority contracted the Sweden-based company for $50 million to remove and dispose of debris of the ill-fated span.
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Project Milestones
Work begins on Virginia airport’s $920M overhaul
Norfolk International will see a series of upgrades and rehabilitation projects in the coming years, many of which have been recently awarded.
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Retrieved from US Department of Energy.
NV Energy proposes 400 MW gas peakers, more than 1 GW each of solar, storage
The cost of the Greenlink Nevada transmission project has risen 70%, to $4.2 billion, due to inflation, supply chain constraints and labor costs, the utility said.
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Turner uses electric skid steer at Berkeley’s $550M Gateway project
The quieter equipment will allow crews to work with minimal disruption to classes at the University of California.