Texas Legislature Fails to Pass Bills to Curb State Clean Energy Growth
[ad_1] Multiple proposals by Texas lawmakers who aimed to restrict renewable energy use and development in the state failed to pass in the state legislature that ended its session June 2, allowing numerous active and planned solar, wind and battery
Residential Firms Shed 7,500 Positions in May, Limiting Overall Jobs Gain
[ad_1] The Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 jobs report, released June 6, was a case of good news and expected bad news for contractors, the latter the result of waning residential construction activity.Non-residential contractors provided the good news, filling
Senate Committee Advances Budget With Fast-Tracked NEPA Option
[ad_1] Project owners willing to pay a fee would be able to fast-track their federal environmental reviews under a provision included in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee’s budget reconciliation proposal.The legislative text, which committee Chair Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released
Cleveland Opens Bidding on First Phase of $1.6B Airport Expansion
[ad_1] Bidding is underway for the initial phase of Cleveland Hopkins International Airport’s seven-year, $1.6-billion Terminal Modernization Program.Called CLEvolution, the multi-phase program is targeting 2032 for the opening of a new $1.1-billion, 895,000-sq-ft terminal, the funding for which has not
Noem Waives Environmental Rules for 36 Miles of Border Wall in Arizona, New Mexico
[ad_1] Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on June 5 issued three environmental rule waivers for construction of roughly 36 miles of new border wall in Arizona and New Mexico. This is in addition to a waiver signed by
$1B Airport Expansion Centerpiece of Maldives Infrastructure Buildout
[ad_1] After two decades of stalled growth, the Maldives construction sector is now seeing some $2 billion in construction activity. Several infrastructure projects are underway across 57 of 1,190 islands situated southwest of Sri Lanka and India on the Indian
Navy Picks Seven Firms for $2B Southeast Construction IDIQ Contract
[ad_1] U.S. Navy officials selected seven contractors to compete for nearly $2 billion in construction task orders for work across the Southeast, the Dept. of Defense announced June 5. Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Southeast awarded the $1.999-billion firm-fixed-price indefinite
Critical Path | Engineering News-Record
[ad_1] Collage illustration by Scott Hilling/ENR, background quote bubbles by Getty Images The 2025 ENR Regional Top Specialty Contractor surveys are now online and available for completion. These annual surveys are