Category: Featured
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Why employers can’t afford to wait for an I-9 audit or an ICE raid
Alejandro Pérez is a partner at Pierson Ferdinand and board president of the ACLU of Arizona. In 2025, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement audits are showing up with teeth, and employers, particularly those in construction, healthcare, logistics and agriculture, are finding themselves unprepared for the speed and intensity of workplace enforcement. With just 72 hours’…
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Virginia Tech unveils hard hat, helmet rating system
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Virginia Tech’s Helmet Lab has released a first-of-its-kind rating system for construction hard hats and helmets that mirrors rankings used for sport helmets. The findings, shared publicly Monday, indicate that Type II helmets — or…
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Vantage Builders Donates $50,000 to Fisher House Boston Through Annual Golf Classic
One swing at a time, Vantage Builders turned its fourth annual fore Charity Golf Classic into a $50,000 boost for Fisher House Boston, drawing 100 golfers and support from 39 sponsors at Franklin Country Club on Aug. 11. Fisher House Boston provides free lodging and compassionate care for military families whose loved ones are receiving…
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PAS 1958: have your say on how standards should fit together
There’s a fortnight left for the industry to have its say on the development of PAS 1958, the draft standard that will provide a framework for how existing built environment standards combine. PAS 1958 (Built environment – Data and information standards landscape – Guide) is out for consultation now. The deadline to respond is 10…
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F.H. Paschen Ranks Among ENR’s Top Contractors for 2025, Earns Top-25 Spot Largest Builders in Water Treatment Category
CHICAGO, IL – F.H. Paschen has once again secured a place among the nation’s leading construction firms in the 2025 Engineering News-Record (ENR) rankings, with top-tier placements across key infrastructure sectors including a Top 25 largest Water Treatment Contractors, ranking #24. The ENR lists, published annually by one of the construction industry’s most respected publications,…
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F.H. Paschen Cracks List of Top 25 Largest Water Treatment Contractors in 2025
CHICAGO, IL – F.H. Paschen has been named one of the Top 25 Water Treatment Contractors in Engineering News-Record’s (ENR) 2025 rankings, appearing at #24. This marks the company’s first appearance in the national water treatment category in over a decade and reflects its expanding footprint in the critical infrastructure sector. The ENR category lists,…
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Lilly to build $6.5B Houston factory for its first obesity pill
Dive Brief: Eli Lilly said it will build a $6.5 billion factory in Houston focused on manufacturing the company’s first obesity pill and other small molecule medicines. The 236-acre site will produce active pharmaceutical ingredients, among them orforglipron, a small, oral GLP-1 receptor agonist, according to a news release. The molecule agonist is up for…
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Survey Finds Foot Pain Common Among Workers, Especially in Construction
Foot pain is a widespread issue in the workplace, with 44% of Americans reporting ongoing, chronic discomfort, according to a national survey of 1,000 adults. The findings highlight how long hours on the job, particularly in labor-intensive or standing-focused industries, can take a toll on workers. The careers most commonly associated with foot pain include:…
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Model-based planning: all you need to know to get started
What is model-based planning and how can you implement it? Mark Chapman at Elecosoft provides the answers. At its core, model-based planning is defined by the early and continuous integration of information-rich 3D models as the basis for project schedules. Model-based planning harnesses the data necessary for scheduling that is already present within the models,…
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Los Angeles greenlights controversial $2.6B convention center
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The Los Angeles City Council has approved the contentious L.A. Convention Center Expansion and Modernization Project, according to a Monday news release from the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board. The project will cost approximately…