Month: July 2025

Trump releases AI action plan targeting regulatory ‘red tape’

The plan states that artificial intelligence-related federal funding should not go to states with burdensome…

FlatironDragados, Herzog JV to start $414M Virginia rail job

The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority’s Franconia-Springfield Bypass project will speed up passenger and freight trains…

Wood Mackenzie sees extended ‘sunset’ for costly coal power

Coal is more expensive than gas or renewables in the United States, but a slowdown…

Canadian toll firm hires US construction exec as CEO

Jose Espinosa brings more than 25 years of international experience in tolling and highway infrastructure…

Turner JV tops out $550M Texas hospital

Working with local partners, the construction team placed the highest steel beam on the University…

US hotel room construction hits 20-quarter low

Rooms under construction decreased year over year in June for the sixth consecutive month amid…

Interest rate fog stalls construction momentum

Elevated borrowing costs and higher input prices have created shaky conditions, spurring more delayed or…

Skanska CEO says its selective strategy reduces risk

The Stockholm-based firm’s success in U.S. construction continues to anchor its success, according to a…

Trump officials using building renovation costs to go after Fed chair, WSJ says

High-profile criticism of some $700 million in cost overruns is said to be an effort…

White House announces infrastructure priorities, permit updates

Following a Surface Transportation Reauthorization hearing last week, DOT Secretary Sean Duffy also unveiled $488…