Dive Brief: The Federal Aviation Administration will award about $1 billion from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to repair and improve terminals at 85 airports across the country, the White House announced Thursday. The FAA prioritized projects that could...
Beyond Yoga to Enter B&M With Pop-Up Experience in L.A.
Beyond Yoga will unveil its first brick-and-mortar location on June 25 with a pop-up experience at The Grove in Los Angeles that will be open from June 25 to July 24, 2022. In addition to selling the popular brand of activewear and athleisure, the pop-up shop will...
Kohl’s to Launch 100 Small Format Stores in Untapped Markets
In a bid to get closer to customers and enter new neighborhoods, Kohl’s said Wednesday (May 25) that it was launching a sweeping store investment program that will see the addition of 100 new small-format locations over the next four years. The announcement coincides...
Detroit’s West Riverfront Park closing for 2 years starting Wednesday for reconstruction
(WXYZ) — Detroit's West Riverfront Park will close for the next two years on Wednesday for reconstruction to become the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park. The park is expected to open under the new name and massive reconstruction in the fall of 2024. In...
The last free-standing synagogue in Detroit is growing fast — and set for a $5 million renovation
When Jay Hack and his wife moved to a long-blighted but fast-revitalizing section of Detroit 10 years ago, they joined the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue. It’s the last freestanding shul in the city, and happens to be named for his great-great-grandfather. The...
Manufacturing projects boost starts in Western states
Total construction starts in the U.S. West region climbed 13% last year to $223.73 billion, essentially in line with national start growth of 14%, according to a Dodge Data & Analytics construction outlook webinar. Manufacturing, education and data center projects...
Modern furniture retailer comes to Grand Rapids
A national furniture retailer opened its first Michigan location in Grand Rapids. Design Within Reach recently opened its new studio in Breton Village Mall, at 1872 Breton Village Road SE in Grand Rapids. The retailer is owned by West Michigan-based MillerKnoll, the...
The Latest Construction Technology Reshaping the Industry
As the need for construction is growing tremendously, companies have to keep pace properly. Construction companies are handling expansion by embracing new technology in construction. There are numerous technologies available at present. New technologies persist in...
Detroit City Council approves revised recreational marijuana ordinance
Detroit — Two years after the city opted to allow recreational marijuana, Detroit's City Council approved a new, more-inclusive ordinance in an effort to award licenses for recreational-use dispensaries in Michigan's largest city. The development follows...
Lessons from Hurricane Maria’s devastation in Puerto Rico
A catastrophic event like a hurricane can be devastating for the people who live in areas prone to extreme weather. It can also be one of the most difficult challenges faced by insurers, business owners, and construction professionals tasked with rebuilding. Delays in...
‘Tenants have more flexibility’: Construction firm founder Todd Sachse on how building stores has changed
Despite the resurgence of store sales, emerging brands are still unsure of how their physical retail strategies will shake out. With economic uncertainty still looming, many brands are trying to figure out a balance between brick and mortar expansion and their growing...
Post-pandemic: How COVID-19 will change office, hotel and mixed-use design
As the U.S. enters the mass vaccination phase of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the physical threat of COVID-19 could soon be behind us. Those in the construction industry, however, will likely see reminders of the virus in their daily work for years to come through...
Builder Confidence Index Enjoys Solid Uptick in May, Following Historic Drop in April
According to the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index released this week -- in a signal that the housing market is showing signs of stabilizing and gradually moving forward in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic - U.S. builder...
Canada Green Building Council Says Building Industry Lacks Zero-Carbon Skills, Knowledge
Anew study by Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) shows that the building industry has more work ahead of it to ensure professionals have access to the skills and knowledge required to deliver zero-carbon buildings at scale. “Transitioning to zero carbon buildings...
What Contractors Need to Know About the Paycheck Protection Program
When it was clear that the novel coronavirus was going to severely disrupt the business operations of many U.S. companies across a wide range of industries, lawmakers decided to provide economic relief via the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)...
Loss of Skilled Trades Workers Could Drive Up Building Costs
If a Michigan construction industry experiences another exodus of skilled trades workers as some fear, building costs would again increase. The industry is not in consensus about whether the state's short-term halt on most commercial building projects in an effort to...
Gaudí, Wright, Niemeyer and Le Corbusier: Take a Virtual Tour Through Iconic Architecture
With a sizable portion of the world's population hunkered down at home, online activities have become the go-to for those looking to fill, often hours, of newfound free time. Thanks to the cooperation of several companies, anyone with an internet connection now has...
The Coronavirus Is Delaying a Construction Project. What Does Your Contract Say?
There was already a shortage of labor in the construction industry before the arrival of the coronavirus. Now that it is here, that shortage will likely become even worse. The cost of materials had been rising before the arrival of the coronavirus. Now that it is...
Industrial Market Will Outperform Other Sectors in a Recession
The industrial market is on track to outperform other asset classes in the next recession. According to a report from JLL, the industrial market is stronger this cycle than it was before the Financial Crisis. Additionally, it will likely perform better than other...
Architecture Billings Index ends year on positive note
Demand for design services in December increased for the third month in a row, according to a new report today from The American Institute of Architects (AIA). AIA’s Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score of 52.5 for December reflects an increase in design services...
Investor Appetite for Student Housing Remains Voracious
Financing has been procured for the acquisition of Thrive in Lubbock, a garden-style student housing community located 2.5 miles from Texas Tech University’s academic core along the northwest shuttle route. The five-year 65% loan-to-cost floating-rate loan was...
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