Tag: Construction
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Construction staffing firm settles discrimination suit for $300K
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: A staffing firm that allegedly didn’t hire women for construction jobs, Black workers in certain areas or individuals over 40 has agreed to pay $300,000 to settle a discrimination lawsuit with the Equal Employment Opportunity…
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Georgia Rivian plant to resume construction
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The Department of Energy announced last week that it has closed a $6.57 billion loan to electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian for an electric vehicle plant that previously had been put on pause. The loan will…
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DEWALT Lights Up Vegas | For Construction Pros
DEWALT is once again making a splash at World of Concrete, by taking over the Las Vegas Sphere exterior. According to the company: Known as the Exosphere, the 580,000 sq. ft. programmable LED exterior of the next-generation entertainment venue has wowed audiences worldwide since the venue opened in 2023. This year’s display features the DEWALT…
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Construction resumes on Idaho hangar that collapsed last year
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Big D Builders has resumed construction on an airport hangar in Boise, Idaho, that collapsed and killed three people nearly a year ago, a spokesperson for the contractor told Construction Dive. Meridian, Idaho-based Big D Builders is…
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5 ways builders say Trump can support construction
Listen to the article 7 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Construction executives will be watching how President Donald Trump’s second administration plans to handle certain industry challenges that have plagued progress for some time. To support construction growth, the Associated General Contractors of America recently outlined five…
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CIOB reveals Construction Manager of the Year Awards shortlist
Name Category Company Simon Bywater Commercial & Leisure Willmot Dixon Jason Elphick Commercial & Leisure Willmot Dixon Alex Heath Commerical & Leisure Willmott Dixon Connor McMahon Commercial & Leisure McAleer & Rushe Graham Mercer Commercial & Leisure Skanska UK Jason Sims Commercial & Leisure Caddick Construction Dillon Siva Commercial & Leisure Willmott Dixon Fraser Tanner…
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Persimmon launches home lab to trial construction tech
Persimmon has launched a three-storey ‘model home’ to trial new construction technologies and train its staff and supply chain. The facility is located at the developer’s Space4 factory in Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, and was built using modern methods of construction. The trial home’s Mauer brick facades were factory-fitted to the Space4 timber frame before…
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Apprentice of the month: ‘At my girls-only school, construction was never offered’
Ava Parnell, assistant estimator at McCarthy Stone, is CIOB’s January apprentice of the month. What was your biggest challenge during your apprenticeship? Going straight from sixth form to a setting that’s highly professional was really quite daunting, especially as a woman. But, after a few weeks, days even, I realised that being thrown in at…
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Pioneers vs. Adapters: How Construction Businesses Approach AI
The Finnish construction information provider, Rakennustieto, held a webinar on January 17, 2025, on developing AI for construction’s core business. The webinar featured Rakennustieto’s generative AI-powered search assistant, a company presentation, and a panel discussion. The company presentation was by Visa Linkiö, AI Lead for YIT, Finland’s largest construction company. Visa talked about how companies…