A much-rumored construction industry acquisition, announced March 29 for $795 million, would boost buyer's water resources capacity and global footprint.

Infrastructure investment is 20% to 30% higher than the previous government's budget, but some funding and other elements don't live up to 2015 campaign promises

Some 28 years after a portrait of Bechtel Corp. attributed much of the success of the family-owned contracting giant to its skill at influence-peddling, author Sally Denton unveils a 436-page tome that extends much of that story line to today.

Aiming to boost infrastructure investment as a bigger economic priority in U.S. policy for the next administration, a new coalition is pushing to gain support of its “Blueprint 2025” initiative in Congress and with key presidential contenders.