Court summons Microsoft, Skanska, Balfour Beatty in bias suit A Black worker alleged in federal court documents that he found a sign that said "This is not a safe place" after a supervisor told him he didn't … construction dive June 29, 2022 0 Comments
Road collapses near $4.5B Gordie Howe Bridge project in Detroit The 100-foot-long section of West Fort Street caved in after crews had been driving sheet piling in the area, but no one was hurt. construction dive June 28, 2022 0 Comments
New York transit authority to upgrade most inaccessible subway stations by 2055 The Metropolitan Transportation Authority agreed to add ramps or elevators to 95% of all inaccessible New York City subway stations under a lengthy … construction dive June 28, 2022 0 Comments
The Dotted Line: What contractors need to know about the Brazilian plywood 'ban' A judge ordered a U.S. company to stop certifying Brazilian plywood, but another certification company stepped in to take its place. construction dive June 28, 2022 0 Comments
Luxury condos underway in the Las Vegas Valley The Pinnacle Residences in Henderson, Nevada, will be the first new residential high-rise towers to hit the market since the Great Recession. construction dive June 28, 2022 0 Comments
Top colleges for student housing starts Just 26,000 new beds will be delivered to universities this fall — a significant pullback from delivery rates through the 2010s. construction dive June 27, 2022 0 Comments
Biden calls for three-month federal gas tax holiday Lifting the federal 18-cent tax per gallon of gas and 24-cent tax per gallon of diesel for three months would “give Americans a little extra breat… construction dive June 24, 2022 0 Comments
'You talkin' to me?' Unions protest De Niro $600M studio project Trade workers gathered in Queens, New York, to criticize the Oscar-winner and member of the Screen Actors Guild union. The project uses largely nonun… construction dive June 23, 2022 0 Comments
Rising labor costs eat away at construction firms' profits Contractors are paying more for low-skilled workers but aren’t benefiting from increased productivity, economists say. construction dive June 23, 2022 0 Comments
What recession? Developers bet on Vegas instead. Demand for entertainment projects in Las Vegas remains strong despite economic headwinds and signs of cratering consumer confidence. construction dive June 23, 2022 0 Comments