Construction Dive’s Friday Punch List is a series dedicated to sharing the top building headlines that contractors may have missed during the week.
This week, a Gilbane-Turner joint venture delivered the $2.1 billion Highmark Stadium to the Buffalo Bills of the NFL and Virginia approved a 6-year period, $28.5 billion infrastructure plan.
But that’s not all that happened. Read on for more news construction experts should know.
Skanska gains 2 jobs for a collective value of $580 million
Skanska submitted two contracts for major projects in the US this week, worth a collective $580 million.
On Wednesday, the Stockholm-based builder announced it had won a $325 million contract from Portman Holdings for a new Marriott hotel next to the convention center in downtown Cincinnati.
Construction on the 660,500-square-foot, 21-story project begins this month and is expected to be completed by the end of 2028, Skanska said. The hotel will have 700 rooms, a rooftop terrace, conference rooms, ballrooms, ground floor retail and a sky bridge connecting to the convention center and parking areas.
This news comes after an announcement on Tuesday, in which Skanska shared that it had an additional contract with an undisclosed existing customer for a data center in Georgia. The $255 million project includes construction of 245,000 square feet across administration space and five data rooms. Construction of the data center began in March and is scheduled to be completed in the first quarter of 2028.
—Zachary Phillips
STV hires first Chief Technology Officer
As construction’s focus on technology intensifies, professional services firm STV has created a C-suite role dedicated to artificial intelligence and digital transformation.
The New York City-based company named Markus Weidner as its head first director of technology in historythe company announced this Tuesday.
As CTO, Weidner is responsible for advancing AI adoption, increasing digital delivery capabilities and aligning STV’s technology roadmap with its strategic plan and customer needs.
Weidner joins the 114-year-old company after nearly a decade at Philadelphia-based engineering consultancy Pennoni, where he served as chief innovation officer, according to his LinkedIn profile. He has more than 25 years of leadership experience in business systems, digital delivery and AI strategy in the AEC industry, according to the release.
“Technology is central to how we deliver to our customers and scale our business,” STV CEO Greg Kelly said in the statement. “Markus brings a rare combination of operational discipline and forward-thinking innovation. His proven ability to turn strategy into measurable performance will accelerate STV’s delivery of smarter, faster and more impactful solutions for the customers and communities we serve.”
—Joe Bousquin
Fluor names new president of advanced technologies and life sciences
Fluor has named a longtime executive to lead its advanced technologies and life sciences business.
The Irving, Texas-based company was recently named Leonardo Kaid as President of its ATLS line of business, according to a Monday press release. Kaid, a 28-year Fluor veteran, most recently served as the group’s strategic and business development leader for the company’s urban solutions segment. This segment, one of the company’s main business groups, includes advanced technologies and life sciences, infrastructure, mining and metals, and plant and facility services.
Prior to that role, Kaid served as managing director of the company’s mining and metals unit in North America, where he led the Vancouver, Canada office, according to the statement. Steve Hopkins will succeed Kaid as Group Business Development and Strategy Leader for Fluor’s Urban Solutions segment.
—Sebastian Obando
