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The top commercial contractors of 2026: ENR
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (9+ words) Construction Dive...
Construction starts jumped in April as more project types broke ground
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (381+ words) Unlike recent months, groundbreakings stretched beyond a handful of data center and energy megaprojects, according to Dodge Construction Network. Contractors continued pouring concrete on massive data centers and power plants in April. This time, however, a swath of other kinds…...
Punch List: Skanska, ABC make executive changes
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (732+ words) Plus, a Tutor Perini subsidiary wins a $61. 6 million Coast Guard contract and a 3 D printing construction firm plans operations in Michigan. Construction Dive's Friday Punch List is a series dedicated to sharing major building headlines that contractors may have missed…...
Gateway funding fight could halt construction again on Hudson Tunnel
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (245+ words) Without certainty around federal funding disbursements, the Gateway Development Commission warned construction on the $16 billion infrastructure program could stall again in a few months....
Bechtel, HITT among largest family-owned businesses in US: Forbes
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (205+ words) Construction, cement and material supply firms landed on the inaugural list from Forbes. More than one-fifth of the 100 largest family-owned businesses in the U. S. are construction or construction-adjacent firms, according to Forbes. Many of these 21 construction-related companies have long histories " Bechtel,…...
Maryland unveils 4 Key Bridge contracts totaling over $4 B
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (573+ words) On Tuesday, the Maryland Transportation Authority outlined the four separate procurements for various aspects of the Baltimore bridge's reconstruction. The Maryland Transportation Authority will issue four separate contracts for reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the agency announced Tuesday…...
Burns & Mc Donnell taps tradesworkers for preconstruction, AI vetting
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (781+ words) Brett Poulos, national director of preconstruction and estimating at the firm said jobsite pros know when to push back on AI-generated suggestions. Brett Poulos doesn't just look for office experts for his preconstruction teams " he wants jobsite expertise as well....
Latest construction data shows activity hinges on AI buildout
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (397+ words) A jump in energy prices caused some building progress to slow in March, especially for work outside of the data center boom. A smaller group of projects did most of construction's heavy lifting in March. Data centers powered planning almost…...
EPA's "Actual Construction' permitting rule a "win for manufacturers': NAM
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (489+ words) A representative of the industry group said the proposal will help clarify the Clean Air Act permitting process and allow manufacturers to "make progress on critical projects." A new U. S. EPA proposed rule'would allow companies to start building non-emitting components or…...
Buffalo Bills" NFL stadium surpasses MWBE contracting goal
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (380+ words) A Gilbane-Turner JV paid $490 million to minority- and women-owned business enterprises, surpassing the projects" goals, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced. The hiring goals tied to the project"s Community Benefits Agreement use $1. 5 billion as the stadium"s cost, since…...