Month: June 2025

Apartment developers gear up for tariffs

Firms are dusting off their playbooks from the first Trump administration, which recommend ordering parts…

White House unveils plan for tech-focused permit reforms

The initiative follows a recent Supreme Court ruling that narrowed the scope of environmental reviews…

Job openings stagnate as labor churn flattens

Hires, layoffs and quits were historically low in April, while employers held onto valuable skilled…

ICE raids on building sites stoke fear, uncertainty

Law enforcement officers arrested construction workers in San Antonio, New Orleans and Tallahassee, Florida, last…

$1.6B East River Tunnel rehab starts in NYC

Skanska and E-J Electric Installation Co. crews will overhaul the century-old rail tubes that Hurricane…

DOE cancels $3.7B in carbon capture, decarbonization awards

Calpine, PPL Corp., Ørsted and Exxon Mobil are among the companies affected by the decision.

Top states for commercial construction spending

California, Florida and New York still report high spending but fell lower in per-capita rankings,…

Clarios plans $1B plant to shore up US critical mineral supply

The facility would recycle metalloid antimony to boost domestic battery production.

DOT agrees to remove race, gender-based criteria from DBE program

In a proposed settlement, the agency said the initiative “can no longer pass constitutional scrutiny,”…

Guaranteed cost vs. loss-sensitive plans: How the experience modifier impacts construction insurance cost

Control costs and stay competitive. Understand how Ex Mod functions in different insurance programs.