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DOL moves to repeal independent contractor rule

A recently released agenda flags the removal of the Biden-era regulation, itself a replacement for…

Construction planning booms, up 51% in 12 months

The Dodge Momentum Index points to “stronger construction activity in late 2026 or early 2027,”…

Virginia Tech, HITT coalition awards $280K in innovation grants

The seed money, the first from the university’s Coalition for Smart Construction, targets projects that…

How one firm uses digital twins to develop large transportation infrastructure projects

The technology can help build buy-in, minimize costly errors and facilitate monitoring and maintenance, a…

Leader calls construction labor crisis a ‘national security issue’

Panelists at the Elevate 2025 conference in Washington, D.C., called for solutions ranging from immigration…

California city adopts AI permitting

Lancaster will embark on a public-private partnership with Labrynth, a contractor-side artificial intelligence permitting platform,…

Hensel Phelps nabs $700M Idaho airport contract

The project's scope includes 10 new gates in Boise to accommodate future passenger growth and…

Sodium-ion battery maker Natron Energy shuts down, halts $1.4B factory plans

The North Carolina plant would have expanded the company’s capacity 40 times over. Its facilities…

Construction Dive’s August 2025 economic roundup

Material price escalation and labor issues overshadow an otherwise resilient construction pipeline.

After 475 arrests at Georgia jobsite, feds vow more raids

Government agents detained hundreds of South Korean workers at the future battery plant, co-owned by…