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The tariff storm has a silver lining. And it belongs to preconstruction.
Rising material costs have turned preconstruction from overhead into a necessity.
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Google pledges $50M for skilled trades training
Within a week of Meta investing $115 million, another major data center owner is looking to supercharge the construction education pipeline.
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Ex-Chicago Housing Authority director, builder accused of $4.8M kickback scheme
A former property and asset management official fraudulently awarded construction contracts at CHA properties in exchange for funds, a federal court indictment alleges.
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Construction costs surged in May at fastest annual rate since pandemic
“Contractors are being hit by a double whammy” of rising materials prices and slower growth in bid prices, said Ken Simonson, chief economist at Associated General Contractors.
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Punch List: Turner highlights World Cup builds, AECOM nabs DHS contract
Plus, New York plans $146 million in infrastructure work and Bloomberg Philanthropies pledges $90 million for registered apprenticeships.
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House passes bill to speed up union-employer negotiations
It can take over a year to agree on a contract after workers vote to form a union. New legislation, which ABC dubbed a “disgrace,” would impose deadlines to expedite the process.
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Bechtel wins role on $100B Micron New York megafab
The general contractor will mobilize immediately at the Clay, New York, site to begin the next phase of construction.
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McCarthy, Palantir partner on AI
The news comes as enterprise-level agreements on artificial intelligence gain ground among large contractors.
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East Wing was a wreck before being razed for ballroom: court document
The White House Executive Residence Office recommended tearing down the building to address a facility that was structurally unsound, moldy and serviced by obsolete mechanical systems, an affidavit shows.
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Chicago Bears saga continues as team signals move to Indiana
Although the NFL franchise hasn’t locked in its selection of the site near Wolf Lake, the move has lawmakers racing to keep the Bears in Illinois.
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Healthcare joined data centers in boost to May construction planning
The increase builds on last month's growth to overall planning after a slow start to the year, according to Dodge Construction Network.
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Data center construction boom driving historic manufacturing opportunities
From multinationals like ABB and Siemens to small, family-owned businesses, manufacturers are staking their claim in this lucrative new vertical through investments and acquisitions. The question now is how long it will last.