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In choosing Elaine L. Chao as his nominee to head the Dept. of Transportation, President-elect Donald J. Trump picked a former Cabinet secretary who has held senior positions at DOT and was a board member of two prominent construction industry firms.

Before the Trump administration takes office and the new Congress convenes, lawmakers have unfinished business to deal with in a lame-duck session.

Pollution insurance for contractors has never been cheaper, with prices down 50% in the past five years, say brokers and contractors.

An Obama administration rule that would require federal contractors and subcontractors to disclose past labor-law violations puts the contractor groups and organized labor at odds.

Construction skills contests are attracting more students, apprentices and journey-level craft professionals to test endurance and boost recruiting.