Viewpoint Politics Muddy Needed Energy Policy Richard Korman October 10, 2024 No Comments A commentary on the fast-track, rhetoric-amplified national election.Read More
Industry Leads for the Week of October 14, 2024 October 10, 2024 No Comments Information derived from Industrial Reports, a market intelligence firm specializing in industrial construction and equipment leads. Read More
Construction Economics for October 14, 2024 October 10, 2024 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
'We Depend on Immigrants,' Say Texas Construction Employers Richard Korman October 9, 2024 No Comments A pro-immigrant campaign emphasizes their overwhelming numbers in the state's residential and non-residential construction industry.Read More
Construction Trends Nonresidential Planning Dipped in September According to Dodge Index Sector still "very robust" despite slight decline, analyst says Tom Ichniowski October 9, 2024 No Comments By middle of 2025, Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts are expected to prompt planned projects to break ground faster, Dodge says.Read More
Transportation New York State Judge Pauses $1B Buffalo Expressway Cap Project Lawsuit filed by the New York Civil Liberties Union challenges project's environmental assessment Justin Rice October 9, 2024 No Comments A lawsuit by the New York Civil Liberties Union has called the project's environmental assessment "limited and flawed."Read More
Clean Energy Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Construction OK'ed Off NJ Coast Johanna Knapschaefer October 9, 2024 No Comments The federal approval, which would allow work to start as early as next year on the 2.6-GW project, is the tenth by the Biden Administration.Read More
Equipment Group Aims to Boost Adoption of Electric Construction Equipment in the US New coalition touts broader benefits of going electric Johanna Knapschaefer October 8, 2024 No Comments Growth in use of electric equipment in construction has been relatively slow in the U.S. despite successful pilot efforts, but a new coalition of cities, municipal agencies and industry groups is looking to promote wider adoption.Read More
Disaster Response Post-Helene Repair Work Advances in North Carolina, Tennessee Contracts have been awarded for repairs to I-40, critical water infrastructure Derek Lacey October 8, 2024 No Comments Contracts have been awarded for emergency interstate repairs and to reconnect Asheville, N.C.'s largest water treatment plant.Read More
Crime Justice Served: Scammer Sentenced in Major Construction Payment Fraud Another member of fraudulent funds transfer ring gets seven years in jail James Leggate October 8, 2024 No Comments 'Outrageously successful" scheme netted $14 million, say prosecutors.Read More