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Low Cost, High Risk: Don’t Cut Corners When It Comes to Construction Materials Trade

by Scott Berman | Feb 4, 2025
Equipment | Features | Industrial | Infrastructure | Legal and Regulatory | Markets | Policy | Regulations | Tools

Artificially discounted construction equipment and materials from China have been a proverbial siren song to contractors facing increasing input costs, but there can be dire problems and unseen costs.

Nonresidential Construction Spending Down 0.2% in December; Data Centers and Manufacturing Make Up 94% of Spending Increase in 2024

by ABC | Feb 4, 2025
Business | Economy | Markets | Public

Nonresidential construction spending was down again in December, primarily in the public sector.

For the Feds: Deltek’s 2025 List of Top Federal Opportunities in the AEC Industry

by Construction Executive | Feb 4, 2025
Markets | Nuts + Bolts | Public | Research | Workforce

With opportunities abounding in the AEC industry, Deltek sheds light on those leaning federal.

Accelerated Learning: Phelps Turns a 12-Story Office Into a School in Six Months

by Ken Budd | Jan 31, 2025
Business | Departments | Institutional | Markets | Project Delivery | Public

Phelps Construction Group renovated a 12-story office building for a Kindle Education public charter school—and they did it really, really fast.

Meeting the Growing Demand for American Semiconductor Facilities

by Darin Hart | Jan 22, 2025
Industrial | Manufacturing | Markets

With the rise of AI, a new administration and growing demand for American-made products, the semiconductor industry is experiencing a boom.

Our Lady of Paris: Notre Dame Reopens

by Construction Executive | Dec 11, 2024
Infrastructure | Institutional | Markets | Nuts + Bolts | Project Snapshot | Public

In a stunning return, Notre Dame de Paris opens after a 2019 fire destroyed part of its historic spire.

Closeout: Mile-High Milestone

by Construction Executive | Dec 4, 2024
Commercial | Departments | Markets | Public

The Populus Hotel towers over the mile-high city like a scene straight out of Star Wars.

Setting the Stage for Growth

by Richard Branch | Dec 4, 2024
Business | Business Risk | Commercial | Economy | Features | Institutional | Manufacturing | Markets | Multifamily

Will 2025 be the year that construction can turn the page and transition into a more sustainable path for growth?
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