Residential sector rises 5% from last month, but non-residential projects dip 1% and the non-building category declines 2%, Dodge Data & Analytics reports.

Barletta amendment adds $1 billion over six years to Shuster’s original AIRR Act bill.

Industry's January rate declines to 8.5% from year-earlier 9.8% but is worse than December's figure.

Proposal, expected to include only modest changes in 2014 WRRDA, not a sure bet for passage in tight election-year Capitol Hill calendar.

Bill would hike funding for airport construction grants but freeze cap on passenger facility charges. It also would spin off FAA's air traffic control operation.

Full-year completed construction total shows solid gain but December's rate was up only 0.1% from November.

The former head of an Idaho construction firm has been sentenced to five years in prison on charges related to false tax filings and fraud, which helped the firm to stay eligible for key federal programs and strengthen its market position, the Dept. of Justice says.