Construction Association Officials Warn Rising Metals and Fuel Costs Could Put Additional Pressure on Project Budgets; Impact on Project Delays and Costs Depends on Extent…
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Read MoreConstruction Association Officials Say the Lack of Domestic Supply and Tariffs are Driving up the Cost of Key Materials, Say Best Way to Boost Domestic…
Read MoreAmerica’s Moving Forward Campaign to Urge Congress to Pass New Surface Transportation Bill on Time, as New Associated General Contractors of America Report Finds Most…
Read MoreConstruction Employment Increased By 33,000 In January As Nonresidential Hiring Drives Modest Growth
January Gains Concentrated in Nonresidential Sectors as Uncertainty Over Federal Infrastructure Funding Clouds 2026 Outlook Construction employment increased by 33,000 jobs in January, with…
Read MoreWashington, D.C.-Md., Elizabethtown, Ky. Top Lists of Yearly Job Gains, While Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, Nev. Has Worst Losses for the Year as Firms Struggle with Lax…
Read MoreHigh Tariff Rates on Key Materials Appear to Be Enabling Domestic Producers to Make Substantial Price Increases, Making it Hard for Contractors to Know How…
Read MoreTexas and Hawaii Have Highest 12-Month Increases, While California and Nevada Have the Worst Declines in 2025; Arizona and Montana Top Lists of Monthly Gainers;…
Read MoreAssociation Survey Finds Subdued Outlook for Spending Growth, Apart from Data Centers and Power Projects; Officials Urge Administration to Streamline Decision-Making, Boost Workforce Development Spending…
Read MoreHouston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, Texas, Kankakee, Ill., Owensboro, Ky. Top Lists of Year-over-Year Job Gains, While New York City, Newark, N.J., Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, Nev. Have Worst Losses…
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