Congress Passes Tax and Spending Reconciliation Package
[ad_1] The House of Representatives passed the Senate’s version of the major tax and spending package July 3 following a record-length floor speech by the Democratic leader and without making any amendments to changes in the Senate’s bill. President Donald
Public Transportation Builders Zoom In on Collaboration
[ad_1] Amid uncertainty over the next federal transportation reauthorization bill, mass transportation builders are focusing even more intently to deliver projects as cost-efficiently as possible and gaining public trust—emphasizing transit-oriented economic development and collaborative project delivery as ways to achieve
NJ Advances Controversial $11B Newark Bay-Hudson County Turnpike Extension
[ad_1] The New Jersey Turnpike Authority is moving ahead with the next steps of its planned Newark Bay-Hudson County Extension program, amid lingering public opposition and threats of lawsuits aimed at derailing the $11-billion effort to upgrade the heavily used,
Lawsuit Alleges DBE Fraud on $3.6B Brent Spence Bridge Project
[ad_1] A Kentucky civil rights attorney has filed a false claims lawsuit against Walsh-Kokosing JV, the Ohio Dept. of Transportation and others involved in the $3.6-billion Brent Spence Bridge Corridor between Ohio and Kentucky. alleging that he was shut out of
Construction Added 15K Jobs in June, But Only Specialty Firms Were Hiring
[ad_1] Contractors added an estimated 15,000 jobs overall in June, marking construction's second-strongest monthly jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, only one sector—specialty trade contractors—showed overall job gains, with these firms collectively adding an estimated 18,400 positions
Office AI May be Evolving Faster, But Physical, Sensor-Based AI is a Construction Game Changer
[ad_1] Artificial intelligence has seen the fastest adoption curve of any new technology in history. Most of that impact, however, has stayed behind the desks of knowledge workers, helping them draft emails, summarize reports, and write code. What about the people
Texas & Southeast Scoop | Engineering News-Record
[ad_1] Construction initiated by the Texas Dept. of Transportation—such as this work on the $4.5-billion Capital Express Central project in Austin—provided considerable revenue opportunities for contractors in 2024.Image courtesy Texas
Florida Board: Son Forged Engineer Father’s Signature Hundreds of Times
[ad_1] Enrique Fernandez Jr. took a shortcut to becoming an engineer, according to the Florida Board of Professional Engineers. Instead of going to college and studying engineering, he appropriated his dead father’s Florida engineering credentials and hired himself out doing
Smarter Clause Drafting for Construction Contracts
[ad_1] Drafting airtight dispute resolution clauses just got easier. ClauseBuilder® AI (Beta) from the AAA® uses advanced AI to help construction professionals create customized arbitration and mediation clauses in minutes. Why it matters: Enhances accuracy with
Explore AAA’s® New Construction ADR Hub
[ad_1] We’ve redesigned our site to serve you better—built for faster access to the data, rules, and resources that matter most to the construction industry. Visit the new Construction hub to: Access exclusive AAA case data