Residential Firms Shed 7,500 Positions in May, Limiting Overall Jobs Gain
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
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
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
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
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
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
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