Tag: Job
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Coast Guard taps Whiting-Turner for $69M Hawai’i hangar job
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Award: Airplane hangarsValue: $69 millionLocation: Kapolei, Hawai’iClient: U.S. Coast Guard The U.S. Coast Guard has tapped Whiting-Turner Contracting to design and build two new membrane tension hangars and associated facilities at Air Station Barbers Point in Kapolei,…
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Tutor Perini unit lands $960M California children’s hospital job
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Award: Children’s hospital projectValue: $960 millionLocation: Oakland, CaliforniaClient: University of California, San Francisco Rudolph and Sletten is building this one for the kids. The Tutor Perini subsidiary won a $960 million contract to construct the new UCSF…
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Cold Weather Workwear for Concrete Crews: Preventing Frostbite and Cold Stress on the Job
When concrete crews pour slabs in January or set sidewalks during sleet, the job continues regardless of the cold. For contractors, winter brings challenges that go beyond discomfort. Frostbitten fingers make it difficult to tie rebar, numb feet create unstable footing and the risk of hypothermia rises quickly without proper protection. Reliable winter workwear is…
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Amid immigration scrutiny, job openings leap
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The number of open construction jobs increased by 26% at the end of July when compared to the month before, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. On the last day of the month, 306,000…
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Job spotlight: construction management consultant, Cube
Mark Johnston FCIOB discusses his career in the built environment, keeping his construction skills up to date and what chartered fellowship means to him. What attracted you to a career in the built environment? My skill set throughout school always related to problem-solving and logic, so I saw construction as a good fit. The construction…
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Turner JV lands $700M Tennessee airport job
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Award: Airport modernization, seismic upgradesValue: $700 millionLocation: Memphis, TennesseeClient: Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority A Turner Construction joint venture has landed a $700 million airport project in Memphis, Tennessee, that will modernize and update the terminal to current…
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Kiewit secures $400M Alaska port job
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Award: Port constructionValue: $399.4 millionLocation: Nome, AlaskaClient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District Kiewit will build the first phase of the Port of Nome modification project in Nome, Alaska, according to an Aug. 15 news…
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Atlanta Draws 211,000+ Job Starters in 2023
Recent shifts in the labor market have prompted more workers to change jobs in pursuit of better pay and conditions. Considering this, the latest CommercialSearch study examines how these patterns vary across labor markets nationwide. This analysis draws on detailed U.S. Census data to examine job switches (job-to-job flows) across cities. It offers insights into net gains…
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Mace wins City of London ‘green’ tower job
Mace said that the building is “set to become one of the greenest tall buildings in London”. Sustainability features include energy-efficient mechanical systems, extensive urban greening, natural ventilation and 440 cycle parking spaces, including an automated cycle hub for visitors. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Walsh teams with Goodwill to train workers on Kentucky hospital job
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The construction industry faces a stark shortage of workers, but programs and people across the country are working at the local level to solve the problem. This series highlights those efforts helping to recruit the next generation…