Cleaner hydrogen production hubs in California, the Pacific NW and the Appalachian region—of seven DOE picked last year to negotiate hundreds of millions of dollars in federal project support—are the first to receive initial funding awards.

The software startup, which makes a construction scheduling and planning platform, announced Aug. 27 it had raised $13.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Sierra Ventures.

Planned 205,000-sq-ft, three-story building would replace training center built in 1990 on a 26-acre campus in Englewood, Colo., according to the team.

Agencies and government units other than state DOTs can now apply for funds.

CPI Foundation summer training program on Alcatraz Island summer program is among those that have launched several potential construction careers.

Addressing delegates at the party nominating convention in Chicago, Vice President Kamala Harris touched on energy and immigration issues but did not air specific policy changes to the existing platform outlined by President Joe Biden. 

NY State Thruway Authority is suing the Fluor-led bridge construction consortium for at least $6 million.

With multiplying effects of more frequent and intense storms, infrastructure investments—despite recent historic funding—must take into account how to get the most bang for the buck, say climate change experts.

The Transbay Joint Powers Authority seeks ways to fill a $2.7B funding gap to build the Downtown Rail Extension in San Francisco.

Revised jobs report cuts the previous number by 0.5%, or 818,000 jobs, but one expert says it won't have much effect on unemployment rate data or future policymaking.