Led by nonresidential contractors, the construction industry increased its hiring pace during September, and the overall unemployment rate fell to 3.4%.

The U.S. General Services Administration has issued an RFI as part of a fact-finding mission to help establish federal agency procurement preferences for construction materials and goods that contain less embodied carbon.

The $1.5-billion, master-planned rail facility in Southern California is the first of its kind to be developed by a Class 1 railroad.

More suppliers as well as contractors are likely to fit the criteria and find themselves placed on the U.S. Labor Dept.'s severe safety violators list.

The commission follows through on its May pledge to combat harassment in the construction industry.