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Mar 25, 2025

Construction of Virginia’s tallest building slated for April

LS GreenLink USA will begin constructing the tallest structure in Virginia next month. During Old Dominion University’s Maritime and Offshore Wind Conference on Tuesday, LS GreenLink USA‘s managing director, Patrick Shim, revealed the company will break ground April 28 on its $680 million-plus offshore wind subsea cable manufacturing facility in Chesapeake, the first of its […]

Mar 24, 2025

Another massive deal in the building supply sector, James Hardie offers AZEK $8.75 billion

Australian building products company James Hardie Industries is buying the US outdoor products maker AZEK in a cash-and-stock deal valued at approximately $8.75 billion. The transaction includes about $386 million in debt. It’s the second large deal in the sector in less than a week, with QXO Inc. announcing on Thursday that it was buying […]

Brian K. Revere, president, Breeden Construction
Mar 20, 2025

Constructing change

The construction industry has long been perceived as a male-dominated field, but diversity is not just a moral imperative — it’s a strategic advantage. While the National Association of Home Builders reports that women currently make up approximately 10.8% of the U.S. construction workforce — an increase from 9.3% in 2002 — there is still […]

Mar 12, 2025

Hitt is co-contractor for Boeing’s $1B expansion in Charleston, S.C.

Falls Church construction company Hitt Contracting announced Wednesday it has scored a joint contract on Arlington County-based Boeing’s $1 billion expansion project in North Charleston, South Carolina.  Hitt will partner with North Carolina’s BE&K Building Group to expand Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner airplane production facilities in North Charleston, announced by South Carolin[...]

Mar 12, 2025

Hitt acquires Central Consulting & Contracting

National commercial general contractor Hitt announced Tuesday that it has acquired health care construction firm Central Consulting & Contracting. Headquartered in Falls Church, Hitt Contracting provides commercial construction services throughout the country, including complex core and shell buildings, renovations, interior fit-outs and routine service work.  The company has 14 office locati[...]

Mar 10, 2025

Beacon Roofing is target of $11B acquisition bid

Herndon-based Fortune 500 company Beacon Roofing Supply is in discussions to be acquired by Connecticut software and tech services company QXO in a deal valued at about $11 billion. “It’s not a done deal yet, but we’re in friendly discussions,” Joe Checkler, a spokesperson for QXO, said of the move to acquire Beacon, a roofing […]

A glass-fronted building in the left side of the frame has "Norfolk Casino" lettering on it. A pool and lounge chairs are shown, as well as a waterfront with sailboats in the water.
Feb 17, 2025

Construction kicks off on $750M Norfolk casino

After more than four years and amid shifting plans, construction has finally begun on Norfolk’s new $750 million casino resort. Norfolk Casino spokesperson Jay Smith confirmed that construction on the long-awaited project kicked off Friday near Harbor Park. While a ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony was held in October 2024, actual site work didn’t begin until last […]

Jan 30, 2025

Mary Baldwin plans $2.5M building renovation

Faculty, staff and students at Mary Baldwin University should see a major transformation in their oldest academic building thanks to a $1 million commitment from the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation as part of the $2.5 million renovation of Carpenter Academic Hall. “What we need to do is align the actual architecture with […]

Nov 29, 2024

Inova breaks ground on Alexandria, Springfield hospitals

In late September, Inova Health System broke ground on two new hospitals — one in Alexandria and the other in Springfield, the start of a new phase for the Falls Church health system. Both acute-care hospitals are expected to be completed in 2028, officials say. Inova Alexandria, which will sit on the former Landmark Mall […]

Nov 29, 2024

Legal Elite 2024: Construction Law

Stephan F. Andrews O’Hagan Meyer Richmond D. Stan Barnhill Woods Rogers Roanoke Wilfredo Bonilla Jr. Crenshaw, Ware & Martin Norfolk Stephen W. Brewer Willcox Savage Norfolk Shannon J. Briglia Smith Currie & Hancock Tysons Kelly J. Bundy Hirschler Richmond Kristan B. Burch Kaufman & Canoles Norfolk William Alexander Burnett Williams Mullen Richmond Brian B. Cashmere […]

Oct 17, 2024

Hardee to retire as Lawson Cos. CEO in 2025

Lawson Cos., the Norfolk-based residential real estate development and construction company, announced Thursday its president and CEO, Carl Hardee, will retire at the end of 2025. Aaron Phipps, Lawson’s senior vice president and chief financial officer, is expected to succeed Hardee, who was named president and CEO in 2016, according to the company’s announcement. Hardee […]

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