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What Infrastructure Needs: Smart Permitting

July 12, 2017

The Trump administration has begun to lay out its infrastructure rebuilding strategy, and it is increasingly clear that a cornerstone involves private-sector funding through public-private partnerships (P3s).

Construction Economics

Construction Gains 16,000 Jobs in June, Jobless Rate Down

Job growth focused in specialty trade contractors, heavy-civil sector

Tom Ichniowski

July 7, 2017

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June jobless rate falls to 4.5% from May's 5.3% and year-earlier 4.6% rates.

Construction Research

Alliance Forms to Study Industry Data for Productivity Clues

Dan Headrick

July 5, 2017

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Three companies have teamed up to dive into Big Data to learn why construction industry productivity remains so persistently low.

Airport Infrastructure

Committees Clear FAA Bills That Boost Airport Construction Grants

House version also spins off air-traffic control from FAA, Senate bill doesn't

Tom Ichniowski

June 30, 2017

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Senate, House bills lift AIP grants to an average of more than $3.6 billion a year, from $3.35 billion in 2017.

Water Infrastructure

Appropriators Oppose Trump Budget Cut for Army Corps

Key senators criticize proposed $1-billion civil-works program reduction

Tom Ichniowski

June 29, 2017

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House subcommittee clears bill with 2% increase over 2017 level.

Southwest Construction Jobs Continue Upward Trajectory

John Guzzon

June 28, 2017

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April Reporting from The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Reveals Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico Added More Than 600 Construction Jobs Month-Over-Month.