Massachusetts Punts on Big Offshore Wind Decision Mary B. Powers April 25, 2018 No Comments Multiple issues delay developer selection until May 23Read More
Water Infrastructure Senate Appropriators Slam Trump FY19 Corps Civil Works Budget Tom Ichniowski April 23, 2018 No Comments Lawmakers criticize proposed reduction of $2 billion, or 29%, from 2018 level.Read More
US Steel Fabricators Want Tariffs Extended to Foreign Shops Jeff Yoders April 18, 2018 No Comments In the weeks since the Trump administration announced a 25% tariff on raw steel imports, it has exempted several countries from the duties. Read More
NY Contractors' Pay to Play Trial is Set for June Mary B. Powers April 18, 2018 No Comments LPCiminelli CEO and others face bribery, fraud charges in case with links to Gov. Andrew CuomoRead More
Transportation Appropriators Press DOT's Chao to Fund Transit Projects Tom Ichniowski April 16, 2018 No Comments Appropriators zero in on transit capital grants, which got a 10% hike in the 2018 omnibus spending measure.Read More
Infrastructure Policy Key Infrastructure Aide Gribbin Leaving White House Post White House says announcement of a successor will come "soon." Tom Ichniowski April 12, 2018 No Comments Gribbin's April 12 departure isn't expected to affect long odds of passing a big infrastructure package this year. Read More
Fed. Agencies Set Two-Year Goal for Infrastructure Project Reviews Memorandum follows Trump's August executive order Tom Ichniowski April 9, 2018 No Comments DOT, EPA, Corps, other agencies sign memo calling for single federal approval for projects.Read More
Construction Workforce Construction March Jobless Rate Falls, but Industry Loses 15,000 Jobs March rate falls to 7.4% from year-earlier 8.4% Tom Ichniowski April 6, 2018 No Comments Specialty trade contractors lost 16,200 positions, heavy-civil sector down by 3,600, BLS reports.Read More
Compensation UK Survey: Wide Gender Disparity in Industry Pay Peter Reina April 5, 2018 One Comment U.K. companies in all sectors publicly filed the compensation data in compliance with a new law.Read More
Infrastructure Plan May Take Shape in Multiple Bills Tom Ichniowski April 4, 2018 No Comments Now that a 2018 spending bill with a $21-billion hike for infrastructure programs is on the books, it looks like further public-works legislating will come in targeted bills, not a wide-ranging one.Read More