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  • SK Hynix, a South Korean semiconductor company, announced earlier this month its $3.9 billion investment in Purdue Research Park in West Lafayette, Indiana.
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    Construction’s manufacturing boom: Mapping the biggest facilities underway in the US

    New additions to the tracker this month include a $3.9 billion SK Hynix chip plant in West Lafayette, Indiana, and a $1.2 billion Fujifilm project in Holly Springs, North Carolina.

    Updated April 18, 2024
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    Embedded fleet spend management - a new era of profitability

    Siloed management systems foster inefficiency and profit loss. Embedded finance offers an integrated solution, paving the way for enhanced profitability.

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    2024’s top construction events

    It’s time to plan for the year ahead. Construction Dive has you covered with a full list of industry conferences, expos and meetings on tap for 2024.

    Updated Jan. 12, 2024
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    FTC to ban noncompetes

    The agency said the rule, expected to take effect as soon as late August, received overwhelming public support during a comment period.

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    JV bores out first tube of $3.9B Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel

    The largest transportation infrastructure project in Virginia history is progressing albeit 18 months behind schedule.

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    DOL will raise overtime salary threshold to $44K in July, $59K next year

    The final rule expands overtime pay eligibility to millions of U.S. workers, the department said.

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    Executive Moves

    Suffolk adds 2 to executive leadership team

    Peter Gasparini and Chris Mills will join the tech-forward contractor as executive vice presidents of national operations and business development, respectively.

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    Purdue professor’s concrete sensor wins Edison Awards gold

    Inserted into a fresh pour, the tech determines when the material is strong enough to withstand highway traffic in real time without taking samples.

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    Project Wins

    USACE Baltimore District awards $499M in modernization work

    Jade Creek Construction, a subsidiary of government contractor Akima, will modernize facilities in the region over five years.

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    Michigan State launches BIM certification program

    The six-month program will teach participants to use software from Autodesk and BIM Track.

  • ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 11: Ariana DeBose surprises guests at Disneyland with a performance from "Wish" at Disneyland on November 11, 2023 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty
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    Disneyland gets initial nod for $1.9B investment

    Anaheim City Council gave preliminary approval to a 10-year plan that would create 7,800 construction jobs, according to the California governor’s office.

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    Q&A

    The country’s top apartment builder says higher prices are here to stay

    Summit Contracting Group’s Marc Padgett sees business picking up, but says that construction costs remain stubborn.

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    Opinion

    Greenwashing lawsuits could be headed for construction

    Here’s how contractors can protect themselves from being accused of making erroneous environmental claims.

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    Project Wins

    Turner takes on 2 university jobs worth a combined $484M

    The New York City-based contractor is headed back to school to build projects at the University of California, Merced and the University of Kentucky in Lexington.

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    How Biden’s apprenticeship push could affect builders

    The president’s actions to bolster registered apprenticeships could mean more regulatory hoops to jump through on public projects, some experts say.

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    Swinerton deploys tech on $98M North Carolina mixed-use mass timber build

    The builder attached 3D modeling devices on workers’ helmets to collect data for virtual twins, documentation, reference and planning.

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    Lack of data trust hamstrings AI use: report

    A new productivity survey shows workers worry about the accuracy of the information they get from artificial intelligence.

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    Maryland doubles fines in road work zones to $80

    The legislation, which raises maximum fees for those caught speeding in construction areas, comes a year after six workers were killed in what police say was a speeding-related collision.

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    Construction approved on $335M Michigan State biomedical facility

    Barton Malow will begin work on the seven-story, 335,000-square-foot university building in mid-May.

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    3 workers die in Pennsylvania highway construction zone crash

    The fatalities occurred after a truck driver entered an active work area during the state’s Work Zone Awareness Week.

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    2 Arkansas highway projects totaling $308M break ground

    The work will improve access to the growing Northwest Arkansas National Airport in Benton County.

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    Q&A

    Successful healthcare projects are built on collaboration, Lendlease exec says

    The youngest project executive in the firm’s New York City office talks about the special challenges of complex medical projects as well as the importance of multitasking and delegation.

  • A cargo ship struck and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on March 26, 2024.
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    Authorities recover fourth worker’s body from Key Bridge collapse

    Crews found the man in a construction vehicle submerged in the Patapsco River near Baltimore on Sunday.

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    Economic Reports

    Construction backlog posts first gain of 2024

    Given industry headwinds, the “optimism among nonresidential construction contractors is astonishing,” said Anirban Basu, Associated Builders and Contractors chief economist.

  • A group of people inside a government building pose on stairs and hold a sign protesting tax fraud.
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    Carpenters’ union protests wage theft, tax fraud

    Across the U.S. and Canada, members will hold rallies to highlight the problems, which it says hurt workers, taxpayers and upstanding contractors alike.

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    Executive Moves

    Skanska CFO to step down

    Magnus Persson, an 18-year veteran of the Sweden-based contractor, will depart for a European data center company once his successor is chosen.