Monthly Archives: September 2024

Knutson Construction lays off 40, closes Iowa office

View the Full Post Here Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Minneapolis-based Knutson Construction is shutting the doors of its Iowa City, Iowa, office on Oct. 3, according to a WARN notice the builder filed with the state.  As a result […]

AI-driven BIM shows promise to improve clash detection at Warfel

View the Full Post Here Matt Caplinger knows the importance of keeping his construction services teams ahead of technology and efficiency trends. East Petersburg, Pennsylvania-based Warfel Construction Co. recently tapped Caplinger as its director of construction services. The construction veteran brings more than 30 years of experience in the industry, mainly in the mechanical, electrical […]

Contractors shine a light on industry’s suicide problem

View the Full Post Here Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: This week is Construction Suicide Prevention Week, and, on Monday, workers on jobsites across the country will stand down to address the crisis. The nature of the high-stress work and cultural […]

Dallas Fort Worth airport starts $3B overhaul on busiest terminal

View the Full Post Here Dive Brief: Dallas Fort Worth International Airport kicked off major construction work on its oldest and busiest terminal on Aug. 29, according to a news release from the airport. The $3 billion Terminal C project will modernize and expand the building, adding more gates and passenger amenities. The design-builders for […]

Balfour Beatty adds new CIO, procurement officer

View the Full Post Here Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: London-based Balfour Beatty has made changes to its C-suite makeup, as it brought two people into the chief information officer and chief procurement officer roles, the contractor announced on Sept. […]

From data chaos to digital calm: The top 6 benefits of Revizto on AEC projects

View the Full Post Here Theoretically, digital technology should bring data together, and yet, in many cases, it’s creating more disconnects – making design, coordination and construction of projects complicated.  The challenge is that we have an abundance of a good thing—namely data. That data comes from many sources in varying formats. Bringing that data […]

The snowball effect

View the Full Post Here Widespread financial distress in construction is one of the biggest issues surety providers are seeing right now. The upward trend in loss severity for contractors is reflected in the surety industry’s increasing loss ratio over the past year.    This upward trend in loss severity ties to the challenging economic conditions […]