Airport Infrastructure House Passes FAA Bill With Big Hikes for Airport Grant Funds Update: Biden signs bill into law Tom Ichniowski May 16, 2024 No Comments The vote now sends the measure to President Biden for his signature.Read More
Electric Grid Agriculture Dept. Awards $671M for Rural Energy, Water Projects Tom Ichniowski May 14, 2024 No Comments USDA provides loans and grants for electricity, drinking water, wastewater projects in rural areas.Read More
Infrastructure ASCE Report Finds Infrastructure Spending Boosts US Economy Tom Ichniowski May 13, 2024 No Comments Report looks at two possible future scenarios: maintaining IIJA-level funding for infrastructure and a return to lower, pre-IIJA levels.Read More
Infrastructure Week White House Offers Progress Update on Infrastructure Act Rollout Tom Ichniowski May 13, 2024 No Comments To date, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act has seen about $454 billion in funds announced, supporting more than 56,000 projects and funding awards. The update coincides with the start of Infrastructure Week.Read More
Airport Infrastructure Senate Passes Five-Year FAA Measure, With Hike for Airport Grants Tom Ichniowski May 9, 2024 No Comments The bill includes $19.7-billion for Airport Improvement Grants.Read More
Workforce Construction Kept Adding Jobs in April, But at Slower Rate Tom Ichniowski May 3, 2024 No Comments Industry gained 9,000 jobs in April, compared with 40,000 added in March.Read More
Water Resources Army Names Maj. Gen. Kelly to Lead Corps Civil Works Tom Ichniowski May 2, 2024 No Comments Kelly had previously commanded the Corps' South Atlantic Division.Read More
Highway Infrastructure Sec. Buttigieg: DOT Disaster Relief Funds Fall Short of Potential Needs Tom Ichniowski May 2, 2024 No Comments Key appropriator says Federal Highway Administration's emergency fund needs more funding.Read More
Construction Markets Construction Starts Slip 1% in March, Dodge Construction Network Reports Tom Ichniowski April 26, 2024 No Comments The nonbuilding sector rose 7%, but nonresidential construction fell 9%.Read More
Business Trends Architecture Index Dips Again, for 14th-Straight Monthly Decline Tom Ichniowski April 24, 2024 No Comments Report cites continued inflation, as well as "supply chain issues and other economic challenges" as reasons for the downward trend.Read More