May 2025

A congressional analysis of construction projects that will receive continued funding under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ fiscal 2025 work plan shows that the Trump administration has prioritized projects in Republican-leaning states, steering funds away from projects in

Turner Construction Co., the biggest U.S.-based building contractor, is off to a good start in 2025, pumping profits into its corporate parent, ACS Group, in the first quarter of 2025 and advancing plans to capitalize on its experience constructing

The U.S. Dept. of Transportation broke the law when it suspended the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program, according to a report the U.S. Government Accountability Office released May 22. DOT officials say the program was not implemented well

Syska Hennessy Group was part of the team providing MEP engineering and technology services on the Supernal facility in Freemont, Calif. Photo courtesy Syska Hennessy Group ENR regional editors have

The U.S. Supreme Court on May 22 granted the Trump administration's emergency request to remove Democrat-appointed members of two independent agencies, the National Labor Relations Board and the Merit Systems Protection Board.The vote was 6-3 with the Democrat-appointed justices

Delivery of the project to redevelop White Stadium in Boston’s historic Franklin Park will be delayed. The $200-million public-private partnership won’t be completed in time for the city’s National Women’s Soccer League expansion team to occupy it for the 2026 season,

Countless communities ask themselves this question: After facing devastating flooding, fires, and wind, should they rebuild? If they do, can anything withstand a future natural disaster? Engineers, designers, policymakers, and citizens grapple with the question individually. Still, the future security

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously May 22 that a Philadelphia painting contractor and its project manager defrauded the Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation and U.S. government providing federal funds to two transportation projects that won the work by misrepresenting

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives passed their tax and spending bill, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, by a 215-214 vote during an overnight session May 22. The package includes tax deductions benefiting many construction contractors, along

Barletta Heavy Division has agreed to pay an unprecedented $11 million to settle a civil case involving illegal dumping of tons of toxic fill during construction of a Providence, R.I., highway connector project and lying about it, Rhode Island’s