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WRDA bill authorizes $4.8 billion for Corps of Engineers projects.

In the wake of President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race, construction is starting to see some follow-up developments, but industry officials caution that the impacts of Vice President Kamala Harris' candidacy remain to be seen.

Presidential candidate Donald Trump would use financial gains from oil and gas drilling to fund highways and some other infrastructure, he told Republican supporters at the party's national convention.

The National Labor Relations Board has dropped an appeal of a ruling that said its 2023 Joint Employer rule was flawed, marking a win for construction and other business groups that preferred a 2023 definition of what constitutes a joint employer.

The Renfrew Bridge is due to close for the first time this month with halves built separately in Belgium and Netherlands.

Majority decision overturning 40-years of legal precedent in court deference to federal agency expertise in rulemaking leaves many unanswered questions. 

The state implemented a custom energy conservation code based on the 2021 IECC this year and is in the process of developing a stretch energy code.

A mild recession may be on the horizon despite expected interest rate cuts later this year.

Butch Graham is elevated from Corps deputy commanding general and head of its civil and emergency operations

Funding deal will push forward two-decade-plus effort to build barriers and take other steps to prevent invasive species migration into the key U.S. shipping and recreation hub.