ENR’s Construction Industry Confidence Index fell 14 points between Q1 and Q2, to a rating of 47. That marks the third largest drop in the history of the index.
Meeting the challenge of growing facility demand with public funds threatened and the persistent problem of PFAS contamination were key focuses of the American Water Works Association annual meeting.
White House Office of Management and Budget directs federal agencies to continue using project labor agreements on construction projects but broadens allowable exceptions.
U.S. Dept. of Transportation staff finalized another 529 grant agreements from the “backlog” of 3,200 awards that Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said had not been signed by the start of the Trump administration.