Economics AGC Analysis: Construction Employment Bounces Back, But Lockdown States Still Lag Full year of worker-hours data shows how states have weathered the pandemic Jeff Yoders April 20, 2021 No Comments An AGC and Procore analysis of more than a full year of worker-hour data shows construction employment recovering but not yet to pre-pandemic levels.Read More
Mergers & Acquisitions Dodge Data & Analytics and The Blue Book Will Link Through Acquisition Alisa Zevin April 20, 2021 No Comments Dodge's P.E. owner made deal of undisclosed amount to combine firms' market data services for the commercial construction sector.Read More
Manufacturing UPDATE: Wisconsin, Foxconn Agree to Tax Break Cut for Scaled-Back Electronics Plant Gov. Tony Evers says new deal works for much-maligned, flat-screen production facility Jeff Yoders April 19, 2021 No Comments Taiwan owner takes $2.77B tax break reduction from 2017 for flexibility to build other electronics products in state.Read More
Transportation Elon Musk's Boring Co. Completes First Commercial Project Las Vegas Convention Center transit loop finished in 18 months Jim Parsons April 16, 2021 2 Comments Vegas tunnel system, which cost $52.5 million, can accommodate 4,400 riders per hour.Read More
Biden Administration Seeks to Address the Interstate Highway System's Racist Past Corinne Grinapol April 15, 2021 2 Comments Infrastructure plan includes $20B plan to address racism that many transportation veterans say helped fuel highway projects in the past.Read More
Construction Safety UPDATE: One Killed in North Carolina As Bridge Section Falls During Demolition Jim Parsons April 15, 2021 No Comments The decommissioned Bonner Bridge was being demolished when the accident occurred.Read More
Bills to Tighten Maryland's Use of P3 Projects Fail Again in Legislature Jim Parsons April 15, 2021 No Comments Legislation that would have added scrutiny to Gov. Larry Hogan's use of project P3s died in state senate for third year in a row.Read More
Maine Bridge Project With Novel Slide Nears Completion The team relocated a major utility duct bank before laterally sliding the 700-ton single span structure onto its foundation Johanna Knapschaefer April 15, 2021 No Comments Crews are set to begin paving, landscaping and other final work on April 19 for the $7 million Bridge Street Bridge replacement project in Gardiner, Maine.Read More
Highway Infrastructure Coalition Pushes National Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Program Tom Ichniowski April 14, 2021 2 Comments Construction, engineering and transportation groups support new fee, but projected VMT revenue is far short of closing Highway Trust Fund shortfall.Read More
Construction Economics for April 19, 2021 April 14, 2021 No Comments ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economicsRead More