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Skanska selected for US$238m data centre build in Georgia, US
Skanska signs contract for another US data centre project
Caterpillar’s 2023 highlights: remote control tech and electric solutions
OEM reveals 2023 sales for construction and resource industries, and its highlights of the year
BMW starts construction of €800m high-voltage battery plant in Mexico
German car manufacturer BMW has started construction of an €800 million (US$859 million) high-voltage battery assembly plant
3 findings from Bouygues’ first quarter results
Bouygues releases its 2024 first quarter results
UK project difficulties hit Skanska’s Q1 construction profit
Skanska has blamed an SEK 370 million (US$34 million) charge arising from problems on a UK project for a 33% fall in operating profit in its construction business in Q1 2024
US construction employment up in April
One sector especially strong in driving US construction industry employment
Stantec acquires UK-based engineering design rival Hydrock
Canadian engineering firm Stantec has bought its UK-based engineering design rival Hydrock, in a move that it said would strengthen its UK offering
Better weather and higher levels of awarded projects drive Granite’s Q1 revenue up
US-based Granite recorded a year-on-year increase in revenue in its construction operations of 18% in Q1 2024, helped by better weather and a higher level of committed and awarded projects
Webuild proposes new design for reconstruction of Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key bridge
Italian construction group Webuild and its US subsidiary Lane have presented the design for a new cable-stayed bridge to replace the collapsed Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore, USA.
Is volatile US construction job data a sign of sinking demand?
What the numbers means for the US construction industry
US construction demand still growing despite worker shortage
US construction employment rose in 65% of 358 different metro areas between March 2023 and March 2024, as demand construction demand continued to grow despite a shortage of workers.
US contractor awarded $63m deal to build maintenance hangar for B-21 bombers
US-based contractor and engineering firm Conti Federal Services has won a $63 million base contract to build a maintenance hangar for B-21 bombers.

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Chicago Bears reveal plans for $4.2 billion new stadium
The NFL’s Chicago Bears have revealed plans for a new stadium that could see $4.2 billion of direct capital investment in what they claimed would be one of the region’s biggest-ever construction projects.
The XYZ’s of laser scanning in construction
Dr Chris Rausch outlines the XYZ’s of laser scanning
California transit projects and New York prison drive Tutor Perini’s Q1 revenue up 35%
Two transit projects in California and a major new prison build in New York have contributed to a 35% year-on-year increase in Q1 revenue for US contractor Tutor Perini.
Skanska signs $612m final award for South Brooklyn Marine Terminal upgrade
Skanska has signed a final award worth $612 million for the upgrade of the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
Eyes on inventories as Caterpillar announces Q1 results
Caterpillar announces its first quarter results on 25 April
3 takeaways from AGC’s ‘one-of-a-kind’ decarbonisation playbook
What we learned from AGC’s ‘Playbook on Decarbonization’
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