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    2025’s top construction conferences

    It’s time to plan for the year to come. Construction Dive has you covered with a full list of industry conferences and tech expos on tap for 2025.

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    How pre-apprenticeship programs benefit contractors and the industry

    Skip the college route? IUPAT’s pre-apprenticeship programs prove the trades offer lasting success.

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    Construction’s manufacturing boom: Mapping the biggest facilities underway in the US

    New projects added to the tracker this month include a $1.3 billion Microporous battery separator project in Virginia and a $700 million Canadian Solar battery facility in Shelbyville, Kentucky.

    Updated Nov. 21, 2024
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    Project Wins

    Bechtel signs new contract on $27B Louisiana LNG terminal

    Construction on the facility, formerly named Driftwood LNG, is moving ahead after Australian oil and gas giant Woodside bought it in October.

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    BOEM issues final federal permit for US Wind’s 2-GW Maryland offshore wind project

    The wind farm will be a first for the state and will bolster the offshore wind supply chain, according to the Oceantic Network.

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    Economic Reports

    Turner cost index rises 3.6% YOY

    The benchmark compiled by the largest contractor in the country contrasted with the government’s PPI data for nonresidential construction. 

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    Q&A

    Shawmut doubles down on NYC growth

    The Boston-based contractor announced the expansion of its large project division in the New York City metropolitan area.

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    How to manage subcontracts amid Trump’s immigration plans

    The right contract language can help GCs ensure that subcontractors are compliant with worker authorization rules, lawyers say.

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    Opinion

    Healthcare construction a key part of US infrastructure

    Contractors that are prepared to deliver medical facilities will be in high demand in 2025, writes a construction consultant.

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    Economic Reports

    November 2024 economic roundup

    Construction Dive tracks recent key industry data including backlog, planning activity, input costs, starts, job openings and spending.

  • Rendering of the $323 million intensive treatment tower at Texas Health Presbyterian in Plano, Texas.
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    Economic Reports

    Planning cools again on slower data center growth

    Labor shortages and high construction costs have prevented projects from moving through the pipeline at a normal pace, according to Dodge Construction Network.

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    Feds release $850M to fix aging water infrastructure in the West

    The IIJA funding will help boost drought resilience via 77 projects in 11 states.

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    Executive Moves

    Graycor taps 33-year veteran as new CEO

    Dave Wing will be the first non-family chief executive the Illinois-based company has had in its 103-year history.

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    Balfour Beatty predicts growth in year-end update

    The London-based builder projects a bump in revenue and backlog even as it said it faced delays in a number of its U.S. projects in the second half of 2024.

  • Groundbreaking ceremony for the Verrado marketplace in Buckeye, Arizona.
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    Project Milestones

    Phoenix GC Haydon breaks ground on $275M retail hub

    The contractor will deploy advanced tech such as BIM and drones to build the 500,000-square-foot project.

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    Column // Help Wanted

    Heavy Metal: Trade groups share playbook for high school summer camp

    Mechanical contractors on the West Coast developed an “easy button” that other builders and unions can duplicate for their own educational programs.

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    Project Milestones

    San Antonio airport set to start $1.4B terminal

    Hensel Phelps is building the project, which is the centerpiece of a $2.5 billion expansion.

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    Informa TechTarget

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    Note from the Editor-in-Chief

    A change in ownership and what it means for our readers.

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    How to prepare for Trump’s new immigration policies

    In light of potential deportation actions, lawyers recommend internal I-9 audits to ensure the work authorization status of employees.

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    Project Wins

    Meta taps Turner, DPR, Mortenson for $10B data center

    The facility in Louisiana’s Richland Parish will span more than 4 million square feet and ranks as the tech giant’s largest AI investment to date.

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    What to do if immigration agents come to your jobsite

    The incoming Trump administration has promised to step up workplace raids. Here’s how contractors can prepare.

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    Opinion

    Trump’s push for deregulation a double-edged sword for construction

    The president-elect’s focus on slashing red tape could be problematic for contractors and developers, writes a construction risk management expert.

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    Open construction jobs fall 40% from year ago

    The number of workers that contractors hired in October dropped, as did the number they laid off.

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    Executive Moves

    Fluor CFO Joe Brennan to retire after 30 years

    John Regan, currently Fluor’s executive vice president and chief accounting officer, will step into the role on March 1, 2025.

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    Data leaks, phishing will continue to threaten builders in 2025

    A report from cybersecurity firm ReliaQuest found that spearphishing, an attack personalized to a victim, is an increasingly prominent threat for construction contractors.

  • Construction of Amazon Mid-Atlantic Region data center in Loudon County, Virginia progresses on Feb. 10, 2024.
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    Big tech on track to pour more than $180B into data centers this year

    Amazon, Google and Microsoft accounted for more than three-quarters of infrastructure capital expenditures in Q3 2024, according to Dell’Oro Group.