Oklahoma approves $8B of infrastructure work The commission approved three plans. The largest is the $6.5 billion, Eight-Year Construction Work Plan, which centers around replacing structurally deficient highway bridges, maintaining…
Construction Adds 14,000 Jobs in Aug., Jobless Rate Trends Mixed Construction gained 14,000 jobs in August and the industry’s unemployment rate improved modestly from July’s level but rose slightly year…
Hurricane Dorian spared South Florida but will still cost developers and contractors Most general contractors are back to work in South Florida, after securing and shutting down their job sites…
The construction industry is still growing, but at the slowest rate in six years The country added 202,000 construction jobs in July compared to the year earlier, according to federal…
DOT Picks Winners for $856 Million in New INFRA Grants The U.S. Dept. of Transportation has selected 20 projects—for highway, bridge, port and rail improvements—to share $856 million in the latest round…
Colorado DOT Hires Contractor to Repair Damaged Denver-Boulder Freeway The Colorado Dept. of Transportation has hired Kraemer North America on a CM/GC contract to lead the emergency repair and rebuild…
Construction industry confidence makes a comeback in Q2 report A renewed boost in confidence, along with some new insight into how contractors view the green building market, is front and…
OSHA places blame for FIU bridge collapse on engineer, contractors While all eyes are on the National Transportation Board (NTSB), awaiting its final determination as to the cause of the…
Original article published by the College of Engineering, Caly Poly. While the Poly Royal Rodeo has always drawn huge crowds, rodeo coach and Cal Poly alumnus Ben Londo thought the…
The Beavers Charitable Trust is participating in the funding of an endowed professor for the new Granite Heavy Civil Engineering and Construction Program at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. This…