Immigration Federal Judge Blocks Trump's $100K Fee on New H-1B Visas Richard Korman June 9, 2026 No Comments States' lawsuit prevails in court against anti-immigration move, but Trump administration plans to appeal.Read More
Transportation Penn Station Renderings Reveal Design for $8B Reconstruction Beneath Madison Square Garden Halmar-Skanska-led team plan to break ground on a rebuild of nation's busiest rail hub by the end of that year Bryan Gottlieb June 9, 2026 No Comments Can New York finally remake Penn Station without moving Madison Square Garden? Newly released renderings offer the clearest answer yet.Read More
AI Infrastructure Meta Makes $115M Bet on Construction Craft Labor Pipeline for AI Data Centers Tech giant's skilled trade workforce initiative with ABC targets four states hosting AI projects as contractors struggle to find these workers Bryan Gottlieb June 9, 2026 No Comments Can construction labor keep pace with the AI data center boom? Meta is investing $115 million to build its workforce pipeline.Read More
Construction Economics for June 15, 2026 June 9, 2026 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
Bridges Buffered By Steel, Concrete and Collaboration, a Railroad Bridge Becomes a Kansas City Public Gathering Space Aileen Cho June 8, 2026 No Comments $16-million Rock Island Bridge reuse could be emulated on other abandoned structures, say advocates.Read More
Data Centers Judge's Order Halts Google Data Center Project in Minnesota The 485-acre site is being developed by Ryan Cos. for a $1-billion data center Annemarie Mannion June 8, 2026 No Comments Why did a Minnesota judge issue a temporary restraining order?Read More
Mass Timber Vancouver Amphitheater Pushes Mass Timber Into Long-Span Territory Canada venue features a 345-ft hybrid steel-and-timber roof system. Bryan Gottlieb June 8, 2026 No Comments Can mass timber compete in large public venues? Engineers of the Freedom Mobile Arch in British Columbia say it's possible.Read More
O&G Industries is ENR New England 2026 Contractor of the Year Connecticut-based firm will be featured in July issue of ENR East Justin Rice June 8, 2026 No Comments O&G Industries will be recognized at ENR New England's Best Projects awards event.Read More
Data Centers Ill. Governor Pauses Data Center Incentives as NY Lawmakers Pass One-Year Moratorium Cities, states increasingly seek to regulate construction and operation of new data centers Annemarie Mannion Corinne Grinapol June 5, 2026 No Comments Illinois' pause on tax credits takes effect July 1 while the New York bill awaits the governor's signature—as concerns surrounding data center construction grow at the state and local level.Read More
Mental Health Six Quanta Services Units Try Australian Suicide Prevention Model MATES North America seeks to expand following pilot program Richard Korman June 5, 2026 No Comments An Australian program based on building connections among workers makes its debut in the U.S.Read More