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What firms are part of the construction team tapped for the United Center-area redevelopment project expected to transform 55 acres over the next 15 years?

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Layoffs reached lowest number in April since 2022, with labor availability "unlikely to improve in the short term," said ABC economist. 

Residential, public work account for much of the increase. 

A legal visiting engineer from Colombia alleges in a lawsuit that he was wrongfully detained by ICE earlier this year.

Contractor aims to address “systemic issues that will help improve psychological safety overall,” says Dan Lester, its vice president of field culture and inclusion.

Gift will create an endowed professorship in a construction management program that has seen a spike in enrollment in recent years.

As Congress weighs the next surface transportation bill, the Associated General Contractors of America is pushing stronger work-zone safety requirements after contractors reported persistent crashes and project disruptions.

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Construction unemployment rose in 44 states, but hiring, backlog and labor data suggest contractors are preserving crews rather than broadly cutting workers.