1Q Cost Report: Single Family Starts Continue to Lead Economic Recovery Alisa Zevin March 24, 2021 No Comments High material prices are expected to drop as supply catches up with demand in 2021 Read More
Federal Contracting Design Firms Tell Congress of Financial Harm From Credits for PPP Loans Bruce Buckley March 23, 2021 2 Comments Rep. Kweisi Mfume relays how some U.S. agencies treat PPP loans as credits under the Federal Acquisition Regulation.Read More
Highway Infrastructure FHWA Awards $18.7M for Road-Use Fee Tests Tom Ichniowski March 22, 2021 One Comment Congress also is weighing a 50-state vehicle-miles-traveled pilot program in the coming highway bill.Read More
Companies Canada's SNC-Lavalin Looks Abroad for Better Risk and Return Scott Van Voorhis March 21, 2021 No Comments As Montreal firm pushes to finish lump-sum construction in Canada, U.S. and U.K. projects show new appeal to reverse 2020 results declines.Read More
The American Infrastructure Commentary: If Done Right, The Coming Infrastructure Bill Can Ease Poverty Richard Korman March 15, 2021 One Comment But research shows that not every transportation improvement automatically links poor people with jobs.Read More
Infrastructure Funding Utah’s Budget Surplus Will Give State Transportation Projects $1B Boost Brian Fryer March 12, 2021 No Comments From highways to rail lines to new parks, Utah legislators offer state projects one-time cash infusions from a robust budget surplus.Read More
Companies New Terms in Global Water Giant Veolia's $13.1B Bid for Rival Debra K. Rubin Scott Van Voorhis March 11, 2021 No Comments French operations of target Suez would be sold later to Meridiam; meanwhile, Canada energy player Brookfield Infrastructure Partners sticks to $5.7B hostile bid for natural gas transporter Inter-Pipeline.Read More
Coronavirus Relief Biden Signs Sweeping $1.9T Relief Bill, Includes Aid for Multiemployer Pensions Tom Ichniowski March 11, 2021 No Comments Bill signs bill with little fanfare at White House, with larger event scheduled for Friday.Read More
Construction Markets Primoris Builds Renewable Business Along With Pipeline, Industrial Portfolio Scott Van Voorhis March 8, 2021 No Comments The billion-dollar-plus energy industry contractor finds its path to success.Read More
Transportation Competition Three Teams Shortlisted to Finish Delayed $2B Purple Line Rail Bechtel/Clark venture not chosen for short list, sources report Jim Parsons March 4, 2021 No Comments ENR learns names of two other design-build bidders not picked to proceed on disputed Maryland public-private partnership job in D.C. suburbs.Read More