Construction Economics Construction Spending Increases in October Tom Ichniowski December 1, 2015 No Comments Value of completed projects rose 1% from September and climbed 13% year over year, Commerce Dept. says.Read More
Foxx Pushes for Robust Transport Bill Funding Tom Ichniowski November 25, 2015 No Comments As highway-transit bill negotiations proceed, DOT secretary wants final version to have as many years and as much annual funding as possible.Read More
International World Bank Proposes $16B Africa Global-Warming Response Plan Tom Ichniowski November 24, 2015 No Comments Plan's first phase includes $5.5 billion for renewable energy and $2.4 billion for water projects and programs.Read More
Markets Construction Starts Post Increases in October Tom Ichniowski November 20, 2015 No Comments Dodge Data & Analytics says projected volume was up 13% from September and increased 10% year-over-year so far.Read More
Legislation Transport Bill Talks Continue, as December Deadline Looms Tom Ichniowski November 20, 2015 No Comments Obama signs new stopgap through Dec. 4; conference committee chair Shuster wants final agreement on multi-year bill by Nov. 30.Read More
Government House Approves New Highway-Transit Stopgap Tom Ichniowski November 17, 2015 No Comments Extension through Dec. 4 would provide more time for negotiations on final multi-year bill.Read More
Transport Bill Negotiations Set To Start Industry appreciates the prospect of six-year authorizations; however, proposed funding hikes are seen as inadequate Tom Ichniowski November 11, 2015 No Comments The long search for a multi-year highway-transit bill has moved closer to the goal with the House’s passage of a six-year, $335-billion-plus proposal.Read More
Transportation House Passes 6-Year Highway-Transit Bill Tom Ichniowski November 5, 2015 No Comments Next step is negotiations to work out differences between House measure and version Senate approved in July.Read More
Appropriators To Allocate Budget’s New Funds Tom Ichniowski November 5, 2015 No Comments With a new budget measure in place, overall federal discretionary spending will rise modestly for the current fiscal year and the next one.Read More
Construction Spending Soars Year Over Year Tom Ichniowski November 2, 2015 No Comments Census Bureau reports September finished construction up 0.6% from August and 14.1% from year-earlier level.Read More
