News Skanska wins three US contracts worth $436m Skanska has recently landed three contracts worth a total of $436m: data centre projects in Arizona and Georgia and a university building in Texas. In Georgia, Skanska will build a…
News US provides $412m to ‘revolutionise Sierra Leone’s energy landscape’ The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has allocated $412m to help Sierra Leone build its first big power station. The sum comprises a loan of $292m for an 83MW…
News Microsoft to build $3.3bn AI centre in Wisconsin Microsoft plans to invest $3.3bn in a data centre for artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing in Racine County, Wisconsin. The site in Mount Pleasant will employ 2,300 during construction…
Companies Ferrovial launches on Nasdaq stock exchange Spain’s Ferrovial launched on New York’s Nasdaq stock exchange yesterday, meaning its shares are now trading in the US, Spain and the Netherlands under the ticker symbol “FER”. It called…
News Skanska wins $40m contract to overhaul Boston airport garage Skanska has won a $40m contract from the Massachusetts Port Authority to renovate the 250,000-sq-ft Terminal B Garage at Boston Logan International Airport. The aim is to improve the flow…
News Mini industrial tower set for Queens NYC New York developer Innovo Property Group plans to build a six-story industrial building in the Borden Innovation District on Review Ave in Queens. Set for completion in the autumn of…
News Aston Martin’s 249m residential tower opens on Miami’s waterfront Aston Martin has announced the completion of a 249m-tall residential tower in downtown Miami. The sail-shaped building was designed by the car-maker, along with Rodolfo Miani of Argentine architect Bodas…
News Fourth reactor now live at Georgia’s Vogtle nuclear plant The fourth reactor of the Vogtle nuclear power plant in the US state of Georgia started commercial operations this week, marking the end of a difficult, 15-year project. Combined with…
News Webuild offers cable-stayed design to replace Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge Italian contractor Webuild has put forward a proposal to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, which collapsed on the 26 March after being hit by a container ship.…
News Chicago Bears to build $4.2bn stadium American football team the Chicago Bears has announced a $4.2bn stadium, to be designed by Kansas City firm Manica Architecture. The development will be located on the waterfront and will…
News 16 small contractors arrested in Florida sting Police in Florida have arrested 16 men in a sting operation designed to detect contractors trading illegally. The sting was carried out in Manatee County over three days in April.…
News Lane wins $110m project to widen I-64 in Virginia Webuild’s US subsidiary Lane Construction has won a $110m design-bid-build project in Hampton City, Virginia, to complete the “Newport News Segment” on Interstate 64 from west of Denbigh Boulevard in…
News Skanska win $861m deal to turn South Brooklyn Marine Terminal into ‘wind port’ Norwegian energy company Equinor has chosen Skanska for a $861m project to turn the 73-acre South Brooklyn Marine Terminal in New York into an “offshore wind port”. The scope includes…
News AtkinsRéalis opens technology centre in Washington State AtkinsRéalis, formerly SNC-Lavalin, has opened its new $20m technology centre in Richland, Washington State. It’s intended to develop innovative techniques for nuclear and environmental cleanup, clean energy, digital, and robotics.…
News New York mayor unveils city’s second tallest tower New York City Mayor Eric Adams has unveiled Foster + Partners’ design for a 487m-tall office tower in Manhattan, set to be the second tallest in the city after One…
News Turner Construction wins three US university contracts Turner Construction has won three contracts from three US colleges: the University of California Merced, the University of Kentucky and Case Western Reserve University. In California, Turner will provide construction…
News Construction starts on high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and Los Angeles Construction has begun on the US’ first true high-speed rail line, a 351km link between Las Vegas and Southern California. The $12bn Brightline West, which will travel at speeds of…
News Disneyland California moves forward with $1.9bn expansion The City of Anaheim, California, has voted to allow the Walt Disney Company’s $1.9bn DisneylandForward plan to go ahead. The details of Disney’s plans have not yet been finalised, according…
