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[ad_1] It began with a lobbyist’s pitch.Tennessee Rep. Rusty Grills says a lobbyist proposed a simple idea: repeal the state’s requirement for reflective roofs on many commercial buildings. In late March, Grills and his fellow lawmakers voted to eliminate the rule, scrapping a measure meant to save

[ad_1] To the casual observer, the second phase of the Texas Facilities Commission’s $1.5-billion Texas Capitol Complex expansion and upgrade program looks very much like the first—deep excavations, extensive utility relocations and the rise of new office buildings that will foster greater efficiency and collaboration among a

[ad_1] The U.S. Dept. of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration amended two bridge grant funding notices June 2 to remove requirements added under the Biden administration that do not match up with Trump administration goals. Nearly $4.9 billion is available for major bridge projects and $500 million is

[ad_1] President Donald Trump said May 29 that U.S. Steel will keep its headquarters in Pittsburgh as part of what he, in early May, called a "planned partnership" between U.S. Steel and Japan-based Nippon Steel, which would acquire the steelmaker in a $15-billion revised deal that Trump,

[ad_1] Overall construction spending fell 0.4% in April, compared to March, according to date released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. Monthly non-residential spending fell 0.1%, while residential spending declined 0.9% in the same time period.“Construction spending slipped in April as headwinds like trade policy uncertainty, high