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Contractors report a shift in market momentum, with survey data showing signs of pressure in some sectors even as confidence holds above growth thresholds.

Federal investigators found that the Champlain Towers South collapse likely began after a failure in a pool deck slab-column connection.

Infrastructure sector will become increasingly interconnected, with more opportunities for private investment, consultant report predicts

Officials also awarded another $1.5-billion IDIQ contract to five firms for work at Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia.

The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report found construction lost 7,000 positions in August, the industry's third straight month of job declines.

Economic uncertainty and rising prices lead to declining construction activity in July, the third consecutive month nonresidential construction spending has fallen.

Boston startup founded by two women engineering grads is designing safety PPE just for women in construction and other high-risk fields. 

Labor shortages are the top cause of project delays, and more than 25% of contractors say they have been impacted by immigration enforcement.

Florida has started a $340-million project to widen I-275 in Pinellas County, adding express lanes, bridges and interchange upgrades under the $7-billion Moving Florida Forward program.

White House officials say the overhaul to the federal procurement system is intended to reduce regulatory burdens.