Construction Economics for November 10, 2025 November 5, 2025 No Comments ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economicsRead More
Government Senate Defies Trump on Tariffs as Industry Sees Mounting Costs Rare bipartisan move establishes first bulwark against executive power as contractors face escalating material costs and supply-chain strain Bryan Gottlieb October 30, 2025 No Comments Rising costs and rare bipartisanship collide as the Senate takes aim at Trump’s tariffs—and the projects caught in between. Read More
Construction Economics for November 3, 2025 October 29, 2025 No Comments ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economicsRead More
Construction Economics for October 27, 2025 October 23, 2025 No Comments ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economicsRead More
Economics Financing Fragility Emerges as New Infrastructure Bottleneck Municipal leaders say rising costs and policy uncertainty could tighten access to the low-cost bonds that fund critical projects Bryan Gottlieb October 22, 2025 No Comments Cities face a new infrastructure threat if Congress weighs taxing municipal bonds—a quiet policy shift that could stall projects nationwide.Read More
Construction Economics for October 20, 2025 October 16, 2025 No Comments ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economicsRead More
Manufacturing Outlook Tariffs, FDA Upheaval Drive New Wave of US Biomanufacturing Projects Major drugmakers accelerating domestic CGMP investment and turning to modular, flexible and continuous-manufacturing designs Bryan Gottlieb October 9, 2025 No Comments Rising tariffs and regulatory shake-ups are reshaping how drugmakers plan, design and deliver the next generation of U.S. biomanufacturing facilities.Read More
Economic Analysis Construction’s Split-screen Economy: Resilience at the Top, Strain Below Private-sector reports offer snapshot of construction and design-industry performance as federal data remain unavailable Bryan Gottlieb October 9, 2025 No Comments With federal data frozen by the shutdown, new industry reports reveal steady growth in design services but rising financial and labor pressures. Read More
Construction Economics for October 13, 2025 October 9, 2025 No Comments ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economicsRead More
Construction Economics for October 6, 2025 October 6, 2025 No Comments ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economicsRead More