Software that can show a video of a construction project assembling itself has been around for years, but an important change is afoot, say a wide range of industry leaders.

Initial results from a new ENR study of information technology investment trends among contractors shows that firms still are spending lightly on IT and are underresourced in staffing the function.

Construction payment tech provider Textura Corp. has inked a sale to Oracle for $26 per share of stock, valued at roughly $663 million.

Two recent employer surveys from ManpowerGroup predict no change in employment numbers from the majority of respondents in the construction and IT sectors.