US start-up Solarcycle has announced plans to invest $344m in a factory to make glass for solar panels in Cedartown, Georgia. The aim is to make the solar industry more…

Total construction spending in the US hit $2.1 trillion in January, nearly 12% (11.7%) higher than the figure for January 2023, the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) said Friday.…

As the call for inclusive PPE gains momentum globally, Nyaisha Sullivan delves into the lessons the UK can take from the United States on ensuring PPE inclusivity. Personal protective equipment…

Six people have been accused of running a construction safety training school in the US that issued certificates to some 20,000 students who did not undertake the 40 hours of…

A joint venture of Flatiron, Fred Smith Company, and designer ICE of the Carolinas has won the $449.9m Triangle Expressway Southeast Extension project in North Carolina. It will add 6.6…

A joint venture between Dutch engineer Arcadis, British contractor Mace and American consultant Parsons has been chosen as the delivery partner for the $16bn Hudson Tunnel Project. The scheme involves…

Four executives in Oklahoma have pleaded guilty to rigging bids and fixing prices on more than $100m worth of public transportation infrastructure contracts in the state. Stanley Mark Smith, a…

Skanska has begun modifying the capacity of the lower bowl of New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium to meet FIFA requirements ahead of the 2026 World Cup. New York and New Jersey…

A joint venture between McCarthy Building and JT Vaughn Construction will construction manage a 4.5 million sq ft children’s hospital in Dallas. The 552-bed paediatric campus be an addition to…

Vinci Highways has agreed to buy NWP HoldCo, the company holding the concession for Denver’s tolled Northwest Parkway, a 14-km section of the city’s ring road. NWP HoldCo is currently…

Work has been completed on a 1930s train terminal in New York’s Tribeca neighbourhood that is to become to 3,000 Google staff. The St John’s Terminal (SJT) was the last…

The Lego Group has announced a project manager and main contractor for its $1bn factory project in the US state of Virginia, but said the main construction phase would begin…

Construction has begun on the 17.5-acre “One Beverly Hills”, a mixed-use project with a hotel, two residential towers, retail pavilion, conference centre and botanical gardens, designed by UK-headquartered architect Foster…

UK pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has announced plans to build a $300m cell therapy facility in the city of Rockville, Maryland. The 84,000 sq ft site will research the immune system’s…

A joint venture of CBNA and Halmar supported by engineers Cowi and Hatch has started an $819m design-build contract for the 5.5-mile-long Potomac River Tunnel, intended to control sewage overflows…

Skanska has been awarded a data centre in Arizona and has taken a stake in a residential project in Warsaw. In the US, the company has signed a $87m deal…

Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has unveiled its design for the “Freedom Plaza”, a civic and cultural hub on the shores of Manhattan’s East River. The project, which is being developed…

Hochtief subsidiary Flatiron has won two climate adaptation and resilience projects worth $327m in Texas and Virginia. The City of Virginia Beach selected the company alongside Dutch consulting engineer Arcadis…