Residential Firms Shed 7,500 Positions In May, Limiting Overall Jobs Gain to 4K
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
Texas Legislature Fails to Pass Bills Set to Restrict State Clean Energy Growth
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 June 2, allowing numerous active and planned solar, wind and battery projects to
Waste Not: NJ Digester Plant Transforms Food Waste to Fuel
✕ It’s no secret that New York City, like many densely populated urban areas throughout history, has a trash and rodent problem. Mountains of bloated trash bags —many containing food waste that attract rats burrowing and gnawing through them—are a
Construction Economics for June 9, 2025
ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics Source link
ENR Team Takes Home Prestigious Journalism Awards
The Jesse H. Neal Awards are among the most prestigious in specialized business journalism, and two ENR submissions were chosen at its New York City recognition event on May 16 to win first-place for excellence. In its 71st year,
Causes Eyed in Crane Collapse That Killed Two on Florida Jobsite
Two construction workers died Wednesday when a crawler crane boom collapsed at a jobsite in Merrit Island, Fla. OSHA investigators were on the scene following the incident, but a cause of the collapse has not yet been determined. The
Tishman May Face Jury Trial Over Liability in Sisters’ Deaths
Construction manager Tishman faces a possible jury trial in California state court over a tragic 2019 accident involving a dump truck making trips related to an apartment and hotel project in downtown Los Angeles that struck and killed two