Workforce Construction Adds 84,000 Jobs in October, Largest Gain Since June Tom Ichniowski November 6, 2020 No Comments Industry's workforce remains at 294,000, or 3.8%, below February's pre-pandemic level.Read More
Rail Construction US DOT Awards $291M for Passenger-Rail Infrastructure Projects Tom Ichniowski October 28, 2020 2 Comments Two major Connecticut bridge replacements win nearly half of the total awarded.Read More
2020 Elections Pandemic Causes Revamp of Construction Campaign Fund Raising Bruce Buckley Tom Ichniowski October 26, 2020 No Comments Groups shift from in-person to virtual events, some take months-long "pause" on solicitations.Read More
Transportation Infrastructure US DOT Picks 18 Projects To Share $220M in Port Infrastructure Grants Tom Ichniowski October 16, 2020 2 Comments Largest grants go to ports in U.S. Virgin Islands; Norfolk, Va.; Seward, Alaska and Conneaut, Ohio.Read More
Federal Contracting Construction Firm's Ex-CEO Faces Fraud Charges on Corps, NAVFAC Contracts Tom Ichniowski October 14, 2020 No Comments The defendant is Micheline Pollock, who was CEO of construction company Dover Vantage.Read More
Stimulus Plan's Outlook Is Murky Tom Ichniowski October 14, 2020 No Comments After days of negotiations, marked by rapidly shifting proposals, the fate of a new coronavirus relief and economic stimulus bill was unresolved at ENR press time. Read More
Federal Funding Construction Groups Oppose Trump's Move to Delay Stimulus Package The President Announces No Funds Until After Election Day, then Backtracks Tom Ichniowski October 7, 2020 2 Comments Construction groups and industry officials say decision to pull out of stimulus negotiations will cause severe harm.Read More
Airport Infrastructure House Passes Bill to Encourage Incentive Payments to Speed Airport Projects Tom Ichniowski October 6, 2020 No Comments Proposal would make incentive payments eligible for federal grants.Read More
Construction Workforce Construction's Sept. Job Gains Rise a Bit, Jobless Rate Dips Industry adds 26,000 jobs in September, up from 17,000 increase in August. Tom Ichniowski October 2, 2020 No Comments Most of the monthly job gains were concentrated in nonresidential construction.Read More
Transportation Infrastructure Near Deadline, Trump Signs Spending Bill With 1-Year Highway-Transit Extension Tom Ichniowski September 30, 2020 No Comments Ten-week CR averts government shutdown, also adds $13.6 billion to ailing Highway Trust Fund.Read More