Manufacturing US Offers Intel $8.5B to Support Semiconductor Chip Plant Projects The award is the largest to be made under the CHIPS and Science Act program James Leggate March 20, 2024 One Comment The award is the largest to be offered under the CHIPS and Science Act program, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said.Read More
Manufacturing US Offers $1.5B to GlobalFoundries for Semiconductor Chip Projects James Leggate February 20, 2024 No Comments The CHIPS and Science Act money would go toward work to expand a New York chip plant and build another nearby, and to modernize a plant in Vermont.Read More
Resilience NOAA Funds Infrastructure Work, New Coastal Resilience Grants James Leggate June 6, 2023 No Comments The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is funding projects with its $2.6 billion allocation from the Inflation Reduction Act.Read More
Manufacturing Construction Feds Outline Workforce Rules for $39B in Chip Plant Funding James Leggate February 28, 2023 No Comments The U.S. Commerce Dept. launched first funding opportunity for semiconductor chip producers seeking to build, expand or modernize plants using money from the Chips and Science Act. Read More
International Trade US Sets Stiff Tariffs on Canadian Lumber Imports Tom Ichniowski November 3, 2017 No Comments Top Canadian officials pledge to defend their industry and threaten litigation under multilateral trade pacts.Read More
Construction Materials U.S. Hits Japanese, Turkish Rebar Shipments with Tariffs Commerce Dept. says imports were dumped in the U.S. Tom Ichniowski May 17, 2017 One Comment Duties on rebar from Japan reach more than 200%.Read More
Construction Materials U.S. Ratchets Up Trade Fight over Canadian Lumber Tariffs of up to 24% imposed on softwood lumber shipments Tom Ichniowski April 25, 2017 No Comments U.S. lumber producers praise Commerce Dept. action but Canada blasts it and threatens litigation.Read More
Construction Economics Construction Nov. Spending Up Slightly From Oct. Level Census Bureau report also shows 4.1% gain from year-earlier spending figure Tom Ichniowski January 3, 2017 No Comments Industry economists note that Nov. $1.18-trillion rate was highest since 2006; nonresidential sector's level strongest in eight years.Read More
Sluggish Markets Dampen Construction Costs May 25, 2016 No Comments Construction costs for new industrial buildings in April were up only 1.9% from a year ago, says the Bureau of Labor Statistics.Read More