July 2025

Ryan Lamb General Manager, Mission Critical The Weitz Co. Data centers are fueling the construction industry in Des Moines, which is becoming a data center stronghold. Tech companies are building new data centers to deploy and develop artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud services,

Forty-three teams from colleges and universities from across the country put their bridgebuilding skills to the test at the 2025 Student Steel Bridge Competition hosted by the American Institute of Steel Construction and the American Society of Civil Engineers. The

Arglass contracted with Evans General Contractors on the design-build, turn-key delivery of their first U.S. glass container plant located on approximately 75 acres in Valdosta, Ga.Photo courtesy Evans General

Despite recent struggles over the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s ambitious plans—now in the crosshairs of a hostile federal government that is pulling $4 billion in funding—agency officials and their transportation peers from across the country remain optimistic that there

Uncertainty continues to weigh heavily as contractors across the 13-state Midwest region are looking to build upon progress made in 2023 and 2024. In 2024, contractors’ average regional revenues were down slightly at $767 milllion compared with 2023’s peak of

Demolition can start after site work is completed at the Damen Silos, a collection of grain elevators dating from 1906 that preservationists and others regard as a local Chicago landmark and which they have tried for years to save

It’s the rare bridge construction project that doesn’t have challenges of some kind. But building a new Mississippi River bridge between Lansing, Iowa, and rural Wisconsin is proving more problematic than most, testing the ingenuity of the project team

Founded in 1938 in Hibbing, Minn., as a lumber and coal business, Ryan Cos.—then known as Ryan Lumber and Coal—expanded in 1949 into owning, financing and managing the real estate that the coal and lumber company built. Over the past

In this installment of Weekly Boiler Tips we break down the top chemical and blowdown mistakes that lead to hammering through your steam lines—and show you how to nip it in the bud. Safety notice: Always consult experts for