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The hot pace of construction staff compensation is cooling. Following years of historically high salary increases, employers are reigning in pay for construction staff.

President Donald Trump's June 13 executive order cleared the $14.9B acquisition of U.S. Steel Corp. by Tokyo-based Nippon Steel.

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.

Uncertainty has plagued the overall economy in the first half of 2025, with U.S. construction industry activity slowing considerably, according to data from Dodge Construction Network.

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.

Under new guidance, agencies anticipating bids 10% higher than their budget with a PLA in place can forego the requirement.

Michael Madigan, 83, was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in federal prison for bribery, conspiracy and racketeering actions intended to benefit electric utility ComEd. 

UK, which will be plant's majority owner, also selected Rolls-Royce SMR as preferred bidder to build small modular reactors at major nuclear power sites and elsewhere.

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.

Lawmakers have proposed rescinding funding for other types of projects supported by the U.S. Energy Dept.