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As rescue crews continue to dig out survivors from collapsed buildings in the wake of two severe earthquakes that rocked Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6, killing thousands, engineers' response efforts turn toward cataloguing and evaluating structures that failed or suffered significant damage.

The construction industry's unemployment rate increased from December's figure but was down from the year-earlier level.

Loans will go to rural electric utilities and co-ops to expand electric grid infrastructure and beef up security, said USDA.

US Government Accountability Office conducted an audit of procurement process issues in the largest DOE contracts awarded from 2015 to 2020.

Construction input prices fell in December at a greater rate than the Producer Price Index, but still outpaced the wholesale level marker of inflation for the year.

Opponents now seek a rehearing as New Jersey had told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission the added capacity was not needed. 

Gateway Development Commission and Amtrak say 80 companies have signed up for an information meeting on the megaproject RFQ process.

Line owner-operator TC Energy says it has recovered most of the 14,000 barrels that spilled last month but an 800-person response team remains activated to address environmental damage

Profits from the geotech contracting giant's Australia business may have been inflated by as much as $20 million since 2019.

Some industry groups say the more stringent air pollution standards would be difficult to meet.