Clark Construction

BMO Tower Tops Out in Midwest On the Scene

May 11, 2021

Reports from key industry events across the Midwest including the topping out of BMO Tower and the release of Landmarks Illinois' annual list of most endangered historic and significant places

Temporary Concrete Plant Approved for Amazon's HQ2

Resident group petitions for work to be halted during COVID-19 stay-at-home order

Stephanie Loder

April 30, 2020

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Amazon received approval for a temporary concrete batch facility for its $2.5-billion Virginia headquarters.

Construction Disputes

Clark and Perkins Eastman Settle Lawsuit Over $1.2B D.C. Project

Richard Korman

March 10, 2020

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Firms did not disclose terms in ending their design dispute over mixed-use development, The Wharf.

Disasters

Deadly Storms Largely Spare Nashville’s Booming Downtown

Scott Judy

March 3, 2020

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The early-morning tornado caused widespread damage, including significant destruction to the offices of a landscape architect in East Nashville.

Workplace Diversity

After Years of Antipathy, Construction Puts Out Welcome Mat For LGBTQ Workers

Protections against discrimination remain incomplete from state to state

Scott Blair

December 19, 2019

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With diversity and inclusive policies providing quantifiable benefits, construction companies sharpen their focus on LGBTQ+ employee recruitment and retention

Construction Tech's Startup Scramble

Jeff Rubenstone

November 27, 2019

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Investments pour into construction tech, but where are the real advancements?

Concrete Firm To Pay $1M To Settle Charges of False Records on Dulles Rail Project

Bruce Buckley

February 6, 2019

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Universal Concrete Products and its president and co-owner, Donald Faust Jr., will pay $1 million to settle civil allegations that the firm falsified test records for concrete panels installed on Phase II of the $2.7-billion Dulles Metrorail Project.

Aquarium of the Pacific Completes Exterior on $53-million Pacific Visions Wing

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Greg Aragon

January 31, 2019

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Defective Concrete Ties Mar $2.8B DC Metro Silver Line Project

December 19, 2018

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D.C. Metro’s $2.8-billion Silver Line extension, already beset with months of construction delays, is now grappling with more than 400 defective concrete rail ties.

Contractors, Steel Firms Blast Mighty Earth Report on 'Dirty' Structural Steel

Nadine M. Post

December 5, 2018

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Environmental advocacy group Mighty Earth’s call to action to reduce the carbon footprint of structural-steel production is well intended but naive, say construction and steel-sector firms.