Construction Industry News: September 6, 2019
Hurricane Dorian spared South Florida but will still cost developers and contractors Most general contractors are back to work in South Florida, after securing and shutting down their job sites…
Construction Industry News: August 26, 2019
Seattle's Sound Transit awards $1.6B of contracts for $2.8B Lynnwood Link Extension The Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) Board of Directors on Thursday awarded two contracts totaling more…
Construction Industry News: Aug 13, 2019
The construction industry is still growing, but at the slowest rate in six years The country added 202,000 construction jobs in July compared to the year earlier, according to federal…
Construction Industry News: July 29, 2019
DOT Picks Winners for $856 Million in New INFRA Grants The U.S. Dept. of Transportation has selected 20 projects—for highway, bridge, port and rail improvements—to share $856 million in the latest round…
Construction Industry News: July 23, 2019
Colorado DOT Hires Contractor to Repair Damaged Denver-Boulder Freeway The Colorado Dept. of Transportation has hired Kraemer North America on a CM/GC contract to lead the emergency repair and rebuild…
Construction Industry News: July 12, 2019
Report: 60% of US construction activity concentrated in 10 states By far, California has the largest share of the pie, with the most projects in number — 1,302 — and value —…
Member Companies Update: June 25, 2019
Skanska chief says no more big write-downs There are no more major write-downs in multinational contractor Skanska's future, CEO Anders Danielsson revealed in an interview with Bloomberg. The accounting tactic involves a reduction in the…
Construction Industry News: June 23, 2019
Construction industry confidence makes a comeback in Q2 report A renewed boost in confidence, along with some new insight into how contractors view the green building market, is front and…
Construction Industry News: June 14, 2019
OSHA places blame for FIU bridge collapse on engineer, contractors While all eyes are on the National Transportation Board (NTSB), awaiting its final determination as to the cause of the…
To the Rodeo and Back
Original article published by the College of Engineering, Caly Poly. While the Poly Royal Rodeo has always drawn huge crowds, rodeo coach and Cal Poly alumnus Ben Londo thought the…