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A work week shortened by a holiday did not correlate with a shortage of construction news. This week, Turner Construction announced its first-quarter financial results and touted 10 project wins of $1 billion or more in 2026 so far. In addition, highway contractors reported on work zone crash data from the last year.

Read on for other major industry headlines from the last week.

DPR unveils new office in Philadelphia suburb

DPR is looking to deliver on the more than $1.8 billion of active construction underway in the greater Philadelphia region, according to a Tuesday news release.

The Santa Clara, California-based contractor recently expanded its footprint in the mid-Atlantic region with the opening of a new office in Radnor, Pennsylvania. The new office, about 20 miles away from Philadelphia, brings the DPR team closer to key customers throughout the Delaware Valley, the release said.

The move aims to strengthen the firm’s healthcare, life sciences, advanced tech, higher education and commercial builds in the region, according to the contractor. 

“Philadelphia is a market defined by influential institutions, complex work, and long-term opportunity,” said Amir Nekoumand, DPR’s New Jersey business unit leader. “The Radnor office strengthens our ability to bring technical expertise, local commitment, and continued investment.”

—Sebastian Obando

STV lands $4B management services contract

New York City-based professional services firm STV won a program management contract from the Judicial Council of California for a $4 billion statewide courthouse capital program, according to a Wednesday news release. 

The program supports 430 court properties in the Golden State, with approximately 1,300 facility projects each year. STV will help the council, which serves as the policy- and rule-making body for the California court system, prioritize investments, improve facility reliability and advance upgrades and expansion, according to the announcement. 

STV has provided program and construction management services across the state, including for the California Department of General Services, the BART transit system in the San Francisco Bay Area and the Delta Sky Way program at Los Angeles International Airport, per the announcement. 

“With a portfolio of this size and complexity, disciplined program management is critical,” said Mike Courtney, project director for Cypress Construction Management, an STV company, in the release. “Our focus is to help the Judicial Council deliver upgrades faster, address challenges early and make sure investments translate into safer, more reliable court facilities for Californians.”

—Joe Bousquin

Modular Building Institute elects new president

The Modular Building Institute has elected Matt Slataper, president of Ramtech Building Systems, as the association’s new president of the board of directors, according to a May 22 announcement.

Slataper will serve a one-year term as board chair. Mansfield, Texas-based Ramtech, founded in 1982, has a tradition of leadership serving as MBI presidents, with four previous employees holding the post.

Slataper joined Ramtech, which provides relocatable modular buildings such as classrooms and office spaces, in 2018 after over a decade in the financial services industry. As president at the company, he focuses on strategy and business development, financial, banking and accounting oversight. 

MBI is the umbrella trade group for the commercial modular construction industry. It promotes best practices, establishes industry standards and creates new opportunities for off-site construction solutions, per the release.

—Zachary Phillips

Calculator company launches AI-driven construction math tool

Calculated Industries, a manufacturer of specialty calculators for construction, real estate and the trades, is expanding its CMPro app with artificial intelligence.

The new app function, Ask CMPro, uses the company’s 40 years of construction math experience rather than generic internet sources, according to a Wednesday announcement.