made their demand in a letter criticizing the final rule released by the General Services Administration last year to implement President Joe Biden’s executive order for federal construction projects ...

For contractors not in those booming sectors, the labor shortage may remain steep. They’re not just competing with fellow construction employers for workers, but also against other industries ...

4, 2025) — The construction industry had 217,000 job openings on the last day of December 2024, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor ...

EarthWorks introduces a zero-waste method for 3D-printing earthen formworks, enhancing sustainability in reinforced concrete ...

The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) and Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) have received approval by the U.S. Dept. of Labor (DOL) for ...

The two systems of labor are not unlike their products. The rude, uncultivated animal labor of the South, worked like a machine, without a will of its own, sows, tills, harvests, and packs in huge ...

Does the Albanese government believe in evidence-based policy? It claims to. It established the Australian Centre of Evaluation to return evaluation to the policymaking process. Its ranks contain ...

Public dollars continued to fuel infrastructure construction, particularly highway and bridges. That offset some of the pressures from elevated interest rates, labor shortages and lending conditions.