Dodge Momentum Index Recedes 1%

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The Dodge Momentum Index, issued by Dodge Construction Network, declined .9% in July to 193.4 (2000=100) from the revised June reading of 195.1. Over the month, the commercial component of the DMI remained relatively flat, ticking down .2%, while the institutional component fell 1.9%. All commercial sectors pulled back, or remained flat, over the month of July. Hotel planning saw the largest month-over-month decay, marking four months of consecutive decline in the sector. July also saw a deceleration in the number of education and healthcare projects entering planning — the two largest institutional segments. While two sizable public projects entered … Read more

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Clark Construction Opens Office in Los Angeles

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Clark hosted community and business leaders at an open house to celebrate the grand opening of its new office in Los Angeles, California. The office is designed to bring Clark closer to its local clients, partners and community stakeholders. Delivering projects across a variety of market sectors, Clark has partnered with public and private development clients such as the city and county of Los Angeles; the city of Long Beach; the city of Beverly Hills; the University of Southern California; the University of California, Los Angeles; Pepperdine University; Los Angeles World Airports; Los Angeles Unified School District; and many others. … Read more

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AISC Releases 16th Edition of Steel Construction Manual

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The 16th edition of the American Institute of Steel Construction’s Steel Construction Manual is now available. The manual is the authoritative reference for professionals who design, fabricate and build with structural steel. The 16th edition features: New 50 ksi steel design tables Properties and dimensions for 210 new HSS shapes Revised and expanded discussion of prying action New and revamped tables for design of double-angle connections, single-plate connections, single-angle connections and shear end-plate connections New section on the design of simple connections for combined forces Updated discussion on the chevron effect, as well as new information and a new table … Read more

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Skanska Completes $38M Expansion, Renovation of Tampa Convention Center in Florida

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Skanska USA has completed the largest renovation project in the history of the Tampa Convention Center in Downtown Tampa, Florida that will cater to locals and business and leisure travelers. The project scope included a series of capital improvements such as a 23,500-square-foot expansion to the facility and the addition of 18,000 square feet of new waterfront rooms that will provide flexible meeting and event space to better accommodate conferences and conventions coming to the Tampa Bay region. Skanska and Baker Barrios Architects, the project’s design partner, in conjunction with Convergence Design, provided master planning services for the major expansion … Read more

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VSK Energy to Invest Up to $1.5B to Scale Vertically Integrated Production of American-Made Solar

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Vikram Solar, Phalanx Impact Partners and Das & Co. have formed a new U.S. joint venture and majority U.S.-owned and operated company – VSK Energy LLC – with plans to invest up to $1.5 billion to develop a vertically integrated solar manufacturing operation in the United States. A two-phase investment, Mortenson will oversee the engineering and construction and intends to hire hundreds of team members from the local communities, including pipefitters, electricians, sheet metal workers, plumbers, operators, carpenters, laborers, safety professionals and more. The first phase of development consists of a $250-million investment to develop an American solar photovoltaic module … Read more

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