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Boston startup founded by two women engineering grads is designing safety PPE just for women in construction and other high-risk fields. 

In halting Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise goals, Mayor Cara Spencer cites new Trump administration rules that could withhold or cut funding for cities that offer such programs.

A Boston-based nonprofit unveiled its dedicated maker space.

Jamir Davis, a Kentucky civil rights attorney has filed a lawsuit against Walsh- Kokosing JV, the Ohio Dept. of Transportation claiming he was shut out of a DBE role in the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor project.

With labor shortages mounting, construction is betting on Gen Z to reshape the industry as the skillbuilding competition and other initiatives spotlight trade careers. 

The order stays attempts by the U.S. Dept. of Labor to shutter the job training program until a related lawsuit is settled.

AEC leaders at the ENR Groundbreaking Women in Construction conference in San Diego vowed that diverse teams would deliver complex projects and bottom-line returns with determined effort—despite rising anti-DEI rhetoric and enforcement threats from the Trump administration.

The U.S. Dept. of Transportation is asking a judge to prevent it from using contract goals with race- or sex-based eligibility requirements.

Philadelphia painting contractor argued to U.S. Supreme Court that state DOT was not harmed.

A commentary by attorney Kenneth Rubinstein on why firms should pivot from emphasizing outcomes to prioritizing engagement as the national debate changes about diversity, equity and inclusion in construction.