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The home of college footballs historic Citrus Bowl is getting a massive makeover.  Barton Malows Florida team is completing updates to enhance the fan experience, entertainment value and overall aesthetics of the 85-year-old Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. Stadium owners and city officials hope that the upgrades will help attract even more marquee events. But performing a large-scale $47 million renovation within the complex confines of the existing stadium structure presented some ...

Share it As the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines continues across the country, some states and other jurisdictions are making them available to specific groups of essential workers, including construction. But just because they are eligible does not mean that all construction pros are stepping up for a shot. In fact, 46% of readers responding to last weeks Construction Dive survey who have not yet gotten the vaccine said they have no plans to. This is in line with another recent survey which found...

Dive Brief: Labor Secretary Marty Walsh took a worker-first stance in a series of interviews and statements following the introduction of President Joe Bidens American Jobs Plan last week, while calling on workers to get vaccinated and affirming his commitment to organized labor and raising the federal minimum wage. After details of Bidens $2 trillion infrastructure plan were released last week, Walsh characterized it as "a historic investment in the working people of America," in a statement. ...

Suffolk has nabbed the city of Bostons highest-ranking construction executive, in an effort to build and expand the construction firms relationships in government and business. Beginning April 16, Boston Chief of Operations Patrick Brophy will join Suffolk as senior director of external affairs in the Northeast.  A 26-year veteran of Boston city government, Brophy served in administrations for three mayors, including Marty Walsh, who recently left the city to become U.S. Labor Secretary. The ...

Dive Brief: The House of Representatives approved the Protecting the Right to Organize Act late Tuesday night, on a 225-206 vote that saw five Republicans joining Democrats in favor. The PRO Act would amend aspects of the National Labor Relations Act and grant workers more benefits and rights, while changing how unions and employers collectively bargain. Employer groups, including Associated Builders and Contractors and the Associated General Contractors of America, have long opposed the measur...

Share it Vanessa Carman is a former field foreman and current detailer at Kent, Washington-based mechanical contractor Hermanson. A vocal advocate for women in construction, she is a member of the SMART (Sheet Metal Air Railroad Transit) International Women’s Committee and founder of the Sheet Metal Workers Local 66 Women’s Committee. In a recent media report, Carman spoke out about her mixed experiences as a woman working in the construction trades. Here, she talks with Construction Dive a...

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Share it Patrick Lindsey, former executive with the now defunct MGT Construction in Richmond, Virginia, has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for his role in a five-year accounting fraud that, when discovered in 2016, revealed the contractor was not profitable but was about $28 million in debt. Because of this, MGT was forced to file bankruptcy in 2018, reporting only $50,000 in assets.  Lindsey started working for MGT in 2007 as an estimator, according to court documents, and the compan...

Dive Brief: AECOM and Ferrovial have announced that they partnered to design a vertiport network connecting major Florida cities. Vertiports provide the landing, recharging and departure infrastructure necessary to accommodate electric aircraft that take off and land vertically. AECOM joins Ferrovial and its partner Lilium, a Germany-based aviation company thats developing an emissions-free, regional air mobility service. Elisabeth Bernitt, senior vice president and managing principal with AEC...