Drinking Water Leaders Convene to Tackle Funding Challenges, Forever Chemicals
[ad_1] With financing for water infrastructure becoming more scarce due to federal funding cuts and Trump administration efforts to rescind not-yet-disbursed Inflation Reduction Act spending, some water-sector utilities are becoming more resourceful about prioritizing and sequencing planned projects, according to
2Q 2025 Cost Report: Compensation Increases Slow Following Consecutive Spikes in Recent Years
[ad_1] The hot pace of construction staff compensation is cooling. Following years of historically high salary increases, employers are reigning in pay for construction staff. Last year, base salaries increased by 4.6% on average, according to data from compensation consultant
2Q 2025 Cost Report: With Tariffs Still Uncertain, Used Equipment Prices Show Signs Of Leveling Off, For Now
[ad_1] The first few months of this year saw some uncertainty in equipment pricing, but even with the unclear tariff situation the used equipment market has seen prices stabilizing, according to the latest data from industry analyst firm EquipmentWatch. Prices
2Q 2025 Cost Report: As Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum Rise to 50%, Feds Approve US Steel Sale to Nippon Steel
[ad_1] On June 13, President Donald Trump issued an executive order clearing the $14.9-billion acquisition of U.S. Steel Corp. by Tokyo-based Nippon Steel. The move followed a national security review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S., a
2Q 2025 Cost Report: Executive Confidence Falls as Uncertainty Rules the Roost
[ad_1] ENR’s Construction Industry Confidence Index fell 14 points between Q1 and Q2, to a rating of 47. That is the third largest drop in the history of the index, only surpassed by the falls in Q2 2020 and Q2
The Inspiration in Finishing the $5B Salt Lake City Airport Rebuild
[ad_1] ✕ “You need to finish.” That was Michael Williams’ parting message to his friends and team building the new Salt Lake City International Airport, including Brian Stetson and Kevin Fauvell. Even from the hospital, where he died in may, he
2Q 2025 Cost Report: Tariff Impacts Drive Slowdown in Construction Activity
[ad_1] Uncertainty has plagued the overall economy in the first half of 2025, with U.S. construction industry activity slowing considerably, according to data from Dodge Construction Network. “Tariff-driven cost increases will be difficult for consumers and producers to absorb amid an
ENR’s Top Professional Services Firms Face a Shifting Market
[ad_1] ✕ Revenue for this year’s Top 100 Professional Services Firms reveal nuanced shifts in an increasingly complex market roiled by uncertainty and rising risks. Yet behind the numbers, firms say such challenges are also driving innovation in the form of
PCL, Stantec Outline $250M Expansion of San Diego Wastewater Treatment Plant
[ad_1] The design-build team of Stantec and PCL Construction detailed the planned $250-million expansion of the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant in San Diego, Calif., a project that has recently been fast-tracked due to the ongoing transboundary raw sewage