News Work starts on biggest solar farm in US at Hanford nuclear site Solar power developer Hecate Energy has started to build what will be the US’ biggest solar farm on 10,300 acres at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington State, The New…
News New name for Holcim’s US spin-off Swiss cement-maker Holcim will name its new North American spin-off “Amrize”. It will be listed on the New York stock exchange under the ‘‘AMRZ’’ symbol, classed as a domestic issuer…
News Tariffs to cause ‘dire’ affordability crisis in Canada and US, housebuilders warn Housebuilders on either side of the 49th parallel have warned that President Trump’s 25% tariffs on Canadian imports, and Canada’s retaliatory tariffs, would drive up the cost of residential construction…
News Apple to spend $500bn on factories and more across US Apple has announced plans to spend $500bn across 50 US states over the next four years building data centres, corporate facilities, manufacturing spaces and television production studios. It will build…
News TSMC commits $100bn more to make advanced chips in Arizona The world’s biggest chip-maker, Taiwan’s TSMC, announced from the White House last night that it would add $100bn to the $65bn already committed to semiconductor manufacturing in the US, calling…
News Ferrovial reports good year after pivot to North America Ferrovial on Friday reported an adjusted EBITDA of €1.3bn in 2024, a 38.9% increase year over year in like-for-like terms. Revenue grew 6.7% to €9.1bn, and net profit amounted to…
News Intel delays opening $100bn Ohio chip plant until 2030 Intel said on Friday that the opening of two chip-making plants (“fabs”) currently under construction in Ohio will be delayed until 2030 and 2031. The company had initially intended to…
News Aecom to design $3.57bn East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Aecom will act as lead designer for the Phase 2 final design of the $3.57bn East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit system. It’s part of the San Fernando Transit…
News Jacobs to inspect all San Diego metro bridges Jacobs has won a contract to inspect all 85 bridges on 127 track-miles of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS). MTS racked up 75.6 million passenger trips in the…
News Action required: Engineers give Texas infrastructure a mediocre ‘C’ The Texas chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has given infrastructure in their state an overall grade of ‘C’ this year, meaning it’s mediocre and requires attention.…
News OMA to expand Manhattan’s New Museum The Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) has been selected to design a 60,000 sq ft extension to a contemporary art gallery in Manhattan. The New Museum was designed by Japanese…
News California speeds up release of state-owned land for housing crisis California yesterday announced an expansion of its programme to release public land for housing development. The office of Governor Gavin Newsom also launched a web portal to make it easier…
News Maryland unveils design concept for new Baltimore bridge Maryland Governor Wes Moore and the Maryland Department of Transportation this month unveiled the design concept for the new Francis Scott Key Bridge that will replace the one knocked over…
News Fluor picks Jim Breuer as new CEO Fluor has appointed chief operating officer Jim Breuer as chief executive effective 1 May, while current chair and CEO David E. Constable will take up the role of executive chairman…
News Tutor Perini to build $3.8bn Manhattan prison A joint venture between US contractors Tutor Perini and O&G has won a $3.8bn deal to build a prison in Manhattan for New York City’s Department of Design and Construction…
News Transport secretary orders probe into California High-Speed Rail US Secretary of Transportation Sean P. Duffy yesterday ordered the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to investigate whether $4bn pledged by the Biden administration for the California High-Speed Rail project should…
News US trade body names best American contractors The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), a US trade body, has published its list of America’s best contractors in various fields. The results are judged by the total number of…
News ‘DOGE’ job cuts will hurt energy infrastructure and housing, senators say US senators are demanding answers from the Trump administration over what they say are damaging consequences for energy infrastructure and housing after deep and sudden staffing cuts at government departments…