Infrastructure ASCE Report Finds Infrastructure Spending Boosts US Economy Tom Ichniowski May 13, 2024 No Comments Report looks at two possible future scenarios: maintaining IIJA-level funding for infrastructure and a return to lower, pre-IIJA levels.Read More
Infrastructure Week White House Offers Progress Update on Infrastructure Act Rollout Tom Ichniowski May 13, 2024 No Comments To date, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act has seen about $454 billion in funds announced, supporting more than 56,000 projects and funding awards. The update coincides with the start of Infrastructure Week.Read More
Airport Infrastructure Senate Passes Five-Year FAA Measure, With Hike for Airport Grants Tom Ichniowski May 9, 2024 No Comments The bill includes $19.7-billion for Airport Improvement Grants.Read More
Workforce Construction Kept Adding Jobs in April, But at Slower Rate Tom Ichniowski May 3, 2024 No Comments Industry gained 9,000 jobs in April, compared with 40,000 added in March.Read More
Water Resources Army Names Maj. Gen. Kelly to Lead Corps Civil Works Tom Ichniowski May 2, 2024 No Comments Kelly had previously commanded the Corps' South Atlantic Division.Read More
Highway Infrastructure Sec. Buttigieg: DOT Disaster Relief Funds Fall Short of Potential Needs Tom Ichniowski May 2, 2024 No Comments Key appropriator says Federal Highway Administration's emergency fund needs more funding.Read More
Construction Markets Construction Starts Slip 1% in March, Dodge Construction Network Reports Tom Ichniowski April 26, 2024 No Comments The nonbuilding sector rose 7%, but nonresidential construction fell 9%.Read More
Business Trends Architecture Index Dips Again, for 14th-Straight Monthly Decline Tom Ichniowski April 24, 2024 No Comments Report cites continued inflation, as well as "supply chain issues and other economic challenges" as reasons for the downward trend.Read More
Environmental Cleanup Water Systems Fear Upshot of New EPA 'Forever Chemicals' Superfund Designation Tom Ichniowski April 19, 2024 No Comments Water groups fear the chemicals' new classification as hazardous substances will leave them open to lawsuits from PFAS producers. Read More
Materials Biden Calls for US to Weigh Tariff Hike on China-Made Steel, Aluminum Tom Ichniowski April 18, 2024 No Comments Biden wants the U.S. Trade Representative to consider tripling the present tariff level.Read More