Fed’s rate cut boosts existing construction projects, more needed to spur new builds

The central bank’s 25-basis-point cut adds to a steady easing cycle, but contractors say it’s unlikely to stimulate a surge in new nonresidential construction starts.

7 construction project milestones from November 2025

Contractors notched up progress on water, infrastructure and stadium projects.

Construction job openings were ‘extraordinarily low’ in October

The latest federal data shows muted labor demand along with a sharp drop in hiring, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis.

Efficient buildings attract high prices, but agent knowledge is low: NAR

Hard costs like utilities and operations are a top buying and leasing consideration, but not all agents see value in promoting those, according to an August survey.

AI nears ‘tipping point’ in construction as contractors pilot tech: survey

Beyond a noted optimism, however, over half of surveyed builders expressed concerns about data accuracy and security, per Dodge Construction Network.

Garco lands $200M semiconductor expansion project

The job, which recently broke ground in Spokane Valley, Washington, will enlarge Solstice Advanced Materials’ production capacity by the end of 2029.

Tariffs drive surge in construction project stress

As companies deplete their pre-Liberation Day stockpiles, rising construction costs are pushing owners and developers to cancel builds, according to ConstructConnect. 

Facing extreme rainfall and flooding, NYC is turning Brooklyn’s Prospect Park into a natural buffer

A $68 million Bluebelt system includes drainage upgrades, ponds and rain gardens designed to manage intensifying rainfall while easing pressure on the city’s aging sewer system.

Alberici, JE Dunn land $300M Louisiana shipyard job

The project, which broke ground in November, will add more than 300,000 square feet for the production of autonomous ships.

Why strategy trumps process in pursuing construction bids

Most contractors have trusted go/no-go criteria. But looking at the bigger picture is also important for jobs that create new opportunities, a consultant writes. 

Battery Park City inks PLA for $1.7B NYC resiliency project

Turner Construction and SPC Construction have begun work on the city’s first progressive design-build project, according to a spokesperson.

Inflation holds steady, bolstering case for Fed benchmark rate cut

Most Fed watchers and futures traders expect the Federal Reserve will trim the federal funds rate by a quarter point to a range of 3.5% to 3.75% on Dec. 10.

Balfour Beatty touts growth despite US weakness

The U.K. construction market continues to propel the contractor even as its U.S. segment experiences difficulties, according to its end-of-year trading update.

Construction planning falls again, but data center boom continues

Megaprojects are boosting the building pipeline as overall momentum dipped for a second consecutive month, according to Dodge Construction Network.

$10B One Beverly Hills project goes vertical

Turner is overseeing overall construction in the ultralux mixed-use development, while Layton and Suffolk build its two residential towers and PCL leads construction on its Aman Hotel.

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H-1B visa applicants will now have their social media scrutinized

The move is the latest measure from President Donald Trump’s administration to make the immigration process more stringent.

NYC pegs $7B in work to new project labor agreements

City officials say the framework, which comes amid scrutiny of PLAs at the federal level, strengthens safety and overall construction workforce development efforts.

Companies cut 32,000 from payrolls as Fed debates trimming main rate: ADP

Futures traders have increased the odds that the Federal Reserve on Dec. 10 will cut borrowing costs to 89% from 83.4.% last week.

McCarthy leverages logistics, prefab on St. Louis hospital tower

Prefabrication elements played a major role in the delivery of the 16-story, 660,000-square-foot Plaza West Tower.

Has your construction firm hit a revenue ceiling? You might be the problem.

When growth stalls in a building business, sometimes an owner’s best move is to get out of the way, writes a construction consultant.

Smart permitting, phase-out of diesel generators could curb data center impacts

A look at what’s happening in California shows that even in an environmentally progressive state, unhealthy emissions and resource depletion is a problem needing a solution, an academic report says.

Ferrovial wins $721M in Texas water projects

Work includes a 105-foot-deep pump station and a major plant expansion in Austin and Fort Worth, Texas, according to the contractor.

Suffolk touts its 2025 contech startup picks

As builders grow more technologically literate, the Boston-based contractor showcased the cohorts of its sixth BOOST contech startup accelerator.

Swinerton, Timberlab top out mass timber factory

Scheduled for completion in 2027, the 192,000-square-foot facility, made with glue-laminated timber, is expected to be one of the largest cross-laminated timber manufacturing plants in the U.S.

Why adopting better helmets in construction is a no-brainer

Type II helmets better protect workers from fatal falls, yet are underused, writes the director of Virginia Tech’s helmet safety research lab.