Government Illinois Legislature Approves $1.5B Plan to Overhaul Transit Governance Bill shifts fuel sales taxes and toll revenue to plug CTA and Metra deficits; creates a new statewide oversight body Bryan Gottlieb November 3, 2025 No Comments Illinois lawmakers moved quietly overnight on a major transportation bill that could reshape how the state funds and manages transit.Read More
Data Centers Construction Team Chosen for First Phase of $15B Wisconsin Data Center Campus Annemarie Mannion November 3, 2025 No Comments The campus will use a closed-loop liquid cooling system that minimizes water use and reduces energy consumption.Read More
Transportation Kuwait Advances $5.8B Airport Program as New Runway, Tower Enter Service Latest phase of expansion prepares Gulf nation’s main gateway for three-runway operation by 2027 Bryan Gottlieb November 3, 2025 No Comments Construction passes key milestone in decade-long effort to remake and expand Kuwait's aging international airport.Read More
Mental Health Clayco Survey Provides Insights Into Construction's Mental Health Challenges Survey of 1,000 construction workers and executives finds nearly half or more of each group reporting anxiety or depression Annemarie Mannion October 30, 2025 No Comments Second annual survey by contractor Clayco finds rising mental stress among industry workers.Read More
Companies Observers Weigh Possible WSP Acquisition Bid for Jacobs Debra K. Rubin October 28, 2025 No Comments A recent news report has industry insiders looking at a speculated move by Montreal-based WSP Global Inc. to buy Dallas-based Jacobs Solutions Inc.Read More
Transportation MTA Exec Blames Amtrak for Three-Year Delay on $2.9B Penn Station Access Project Missed outage windows and absent crews push Metro-North project completion to 2030 Bryan Gottlieb October 28, 2025 No Comments Agency's billion-dollar Bronx rail link hits hidden snag deep inside Amtrak’s corridor—raising new questions about who controls progress. Read More
Manufacturing Zinc-Battery Maker Eos Energy to Invest $353M in Pennsylvania Expansion Public financing mix to retrofit 432,000-sq-ft plant and relocate company headquarters to Pittsburgh’s North Shore Bryan Gottlieb October 28, 2025 No Comments Pennsylvania landed a rare manufacturing expansion that merges public financing, automation and clean-energy design, potentially remaking the region’s industrial future. Read More
Mergers & Acquisitions Holcim Snaps Up German Wall Systems Manufacturer in $2.16B Deal Deal positions cement maker to tap into growing European refurbishment market Emell D. Adolphus October 27, 2025 No Comments CEO Miljan Gutovic said the company is “working on other big deals” that “could be coming in the next few months.”Read More
Infrastructure $400M Tunnel Project Faces Scrutiny From Nashville Leaders Officials raise transparency concerns and warn of public safety risks Vince Kong October 24, 2025 One Comment Excavation has begun on Nashville’s Music City Loop, but unanswered questions fuel growing concern among local officials.Read More
Highways $500M Project Transforms Duluth, Minn.’s ‘Can of Worms’ Interchange MnDOT now turns its attention to $1.8-billion Blatnik Bridge project Annemarie Mannion October 24, 2025 No Comments How has a $500-million project untangled an interchange in Minnesota known as the 'Can of Worms'?Read More