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Developer-contractor exits U.S. markets after 45 years to refocus operations in home country. 

An annual outlook released by the Associated General Contractors of America shows construction firms are bullish on growth in most sectors, but not retail, office and lodging.

A federal judge has ordered a plastering and stucco firm to rectify longstanding recordkeeping violations or face weekly coercive fines of up to $10,000.

An Illinois steel and rebar contractor agreed to a settlement after the government intervened in the case.

After two years of coping with lockdowns, social distancing, teleconference learning curves and virus variants, construction and design firms find themselves adapting to yet another pandemic-related challenge—safely returning employees to the office while accommodating a newfound appreciation and desire for the benefits of working remotely.

New law boosts 2022 funds for many, not all, construction programs.

Proposed changes would be the first major revisions to the law in about 40 years.

Rodriguez credits his father, an immigrant who arrived in the U.S. undocumented and worked as a union laborer, for encouraging him to become a carpenter.

The new T7X model eliminates the diesel engine and the entire hydraulics system, pointing the way toward a future of fully electrified heavy equipment.

Associated General Contractors latest outlook is more positive for this year across most building segments.