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Students learned firsthand the skills needed for careers in construction and engineering at a Rosendin-sponsored TRF Camp Build in Austin, Texas this past summer, with others across the U.S. providing similar support.

Executive compensation has been rising steadily since the pandemic, reaching a high-water mark in 2023. However, a cooldown in several market sectors could result in comp increases receding in the coming years.

Increases are in all construction segments, paced by nonresidential specialty trade contractors, says latest BLS report on the nation’s employment.

Demolition has begun on the bridge debris as the U.S. Coast Guard establishes temporary shipping channels to the Port of Baltimore.

Contractor groups voice concerns about workplace safety and more.

As bodies of two missing workers were recovered, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg pledges a united effort to reopen the Port of Baltimore as soon as possible amid an NTSB full investigation.

Veteran and rising leaders, including ENR's Top 20 Under 40 for 2024, shared career enhancing strategies at magazine's Emerging Leaders Forum held March 19-20.

In December, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced it was replacing traditional hardhats for its employees with ANSI-Z89.1-certified Type II safety helmets when they work on sites.

Pennsylvania has launched a new work zone speed safety camera program, expanding on a successful pilot effort.

Global contractor launches five-year link with suicide prevention foundation to reduce high number of suicide-caused deaths in construction, a "shameful statistic," said CEO Brendan Bechtel.