Contractor News

Trucking Chokepoints Cause Transportation Delays

Some U.S. highway junctures still suffer from congestion.

March 8, 2025

DOGE to Impact Government Construction

A lot of controversy is surrounding the new Department of Government Efficiency.

March 11, 2025

The DOGE office is located in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. Wikimedia.

Miami Airport Gets $9B Upgrade

The airport is a hub for global and regional travelers.

March 10, 2025

Trucking Chokepoints Cause Transportation Delays

Some U.S. highway junctures still suffer from congestion.

March 8, 2025

DOGE to Impact Government Construction

A lot of controversy is surrounding the new Department of Government Efficiency.

March 11, 2025

Miami Airport Gets $9B Upgrade

The airport is a hub for global and regional travelers.

March 10, 2025

California’s $10B School Bond Progresses Forward
NAWIC Showcases Role of Women in Construction Industry
Arkansas’s I-30 Widening Project Nearly Completed
Illinois’s I-270 Mississippi River Bridge Project Halfway Done
Michigan DOT Announces $3.1b in Investment in Detroit and Grayling
Virginia DOT’s $660m I-495 Expansion Almost Complete
New DOT Secretary Looking to Ease Regulations and Shift Funding
Gov’t Agencies and Private Orgs offer Business Grants for Veterans
Trump Admin Launches Overhall of Federal Government
Maryland DOT Releases $21.2b Six-year Capital Plan
DBE Program to Stay, other DEI Programs Rolled Back
SBA to Assist So Cal Businesses Hurt by Wildfire
NYC’s Midtown Bus Terminal Gets $1.9B Loan
PCL Pushes Forward Mega Water Projects
Fires Ravage LA, Leaving Trail of Destruction
California’s Sonoma County Launches Large Capital Projects
Turner to Build $158m Emergency Center for California’s DGS
How Tariffs Could Impact Government Construction
Boston’s Logan Airport to Get $450M Improvements
Bechtel Wins $27B Louisiana LNG Terminal
10 Workplace Developments to Expect under Trump
Trumbull-Brayman Construction Wins $770m Pennsylvania Project
DOD Subcontractors Face New Cybersecurity Rules
Hensel Phelps Starts $1.4b San Antonio Airport Expansion
South Carolina’s Charleston Harbor Gets Major Upgrades
Los Angeles Metro and Caltrans $444M Freeway Interchange Takes Shape
Trump Win to Impact Government Construction
Construction Equipment Firms Embrace Digitalization and AI
State Infrastructure Ballot Initiatives Get Mixed Results
Half of IIJA Funds Unspent, Biden Admin Scrambles to Spend $568B
DOT Launches $3.4B in Rail, Port, and Low-Carbon Projects
Balfour Beatty Wins $746m Texas DOT I-35 Project
Florida’s Orlando International Airport Gets $1B Construction Plan
DBE Program Facing Legal Challenges, Potential Alterations
California’s DVBE Program is a Success Story
Government Construction to be Impacted by Trump Election
Federal Highway Administration Announces $62B in Spending
Tutor Perini Subsidiary Digging $1.1B NYC Water Tunnel
Virginia Launches $2.3B Long Bridge Project
California to Vote on $10B School Bond Measure
Paving and Asphalt Industry Could Undergo Major Tech Advancements
Boston’s Sumner Tunnel Nears Completion
Oklahoma DOT Launches $9B Construction Plan
Hurricanes Damage Tens of Billions in US Infrastructure
Ohio Set to Decide on $2B Transit Plan
Texas Undergoes Billions in Roadwork Projects
NYC Officials Push for Sustainable Construction
Government Projects Buoy Overall Construction Spending
U.S. Voters will Decide on Numerous School Construction Bonds
New Orleans’s Schools Recover, $2B Spent Over 18 Years

California’s $10B School Bond Progresses Forward

NAWIC Showcases Role of Women in Construction Industry

Arkansas’s I-30 Widening Project Nearly Completed

Illinois’s I-270 Mississippi River Bridge Project Halfway Done

Michigan DOT Announces $3.1b in Investment in Detroit and Grayling

Virginia DOT’s $660m I-495 Expansion Almost Complete

New DOT Secretary Looking to Ease Regulations and Shift Funding

Gov’t Agencies and Private Orgs offer Business Grants for Veterans

Trump Admin Launches Overhall of Federal Government

Maryland DOT Releases $21.2b Six-year Capital Plan

DBE Program to Stay, other DEI Programs Rolled Back

Wikimedia Commons, US DOT Headquarters in Washington, DC

SBA to Assist So Cal Businesses Hurt by Wildfire

NYC’s Midtown Bus Terminal Gets $1.9B Loan

PCL Pushes Forward Mega Water Projects

Fires Ravage LA, Leaving Trail of Destruction

California’s Sonoma County Launches Large Capital Projects

Turner to Build $158m Emergency Center for California’s DGS

How Tariffs Could Impact Government Construction

Boston’s Logan Airport to Get $450M Improvements

Bechtel Wins $27B Louisiana LNG Terminal

10 Workplace Developments to Expect under Trump

Trumbull-Brayman Construction Wins $770m Pennsylvania Project

Michel Sauret, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District

DOD Subcontractors Face New Cybersecurity Rules

Rawpixel, U.S. Soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division

Hensel Phelps Starts $1.4b San Antonio Airport Expansion

South Carolina’s Charleston Harbor Gets Major Upgrades

Los Angeles Metro and Caltrans $444M Freeway Interchange Takes Shape

Trump Win to Impact Government Construction

Construction Equipment Firms Embrace Digitalization and AI

State Infrastructure Ballot Initiatives Get Mixed Results

Half of IIJA Funds Unspent, Biden Admin Scrambles to Spend $568B

DOT Launches $3.4B in Rail, Port, and Low-Carbon Projects

Balfour Beatty Wins $746m Texas DOT I-35 Project

Florida’s Orlando International Airport Gets $1B Construction Plan

DBE Program Facing Legal Challenges, Potential Alterations

California’s DVBE Program is a Success Story

Government Construction to be Impacted by Trump Election

Federal Highway Administration Announces $62B in Spending

Tutor Perini Subsidiary Digging $1.1B NYC Water Tunnel

Virginia Launches $2.3B Long Bridge Project

California to Vote on $10B School Bond Measure

Paving and Asphalt Industry Could Undergo Major Tech Advancements

Boston’s Sumner Tunnel Nears Completion

MassDOT Sumner Tunnel Emergency View Cameras, Flickr

Oklahoma DOT Launches $9B Construction Plan

Hurricanes Damage Tens of Billions in US Infrastructure

Ohio Set to Decide on $2B Transit Plan

Texas Undergoes Billions in Roadwork Projects

NYC Officials Push for Sustainable Construction

Government Projects Buoy Overall Construction Spending

U.S. Voters will Decide on Numerous School Construction Bonds

New Orleans’s Schools Recover, $2B Spent Over 18 Years

West Palm Beach Codifies S/M/WBE Program	FL
Federal DBE & State M/WBE Programs will survive DEI Rollback	USA
New York State Considers New Small Business Development Program	NY
Washington State’s City of Vancouver Underutilizing M/WBEs	WA
SBA Updates HUBZone Program Regulations for Employee Eligibility	USA
How Local Business can work with FEMA	USA
Connecticut DOT Launches 2025-29 Capital Plan	NA
Maryland Gov Launches Procurement Reform for DBEs, MBEs, SBRs, and VSBEs	MD
Clark Public Utilities Updates Public Works Programs	WA
City of Houston Completes ACDBE, DBE, M/WBE Disparity Study	TX
Jacksonville Transit Launches 2025-2027 DBE Participation Goals	NC
BART Silicon Valley Looking for DBEs	CA
FHWA releases DBE Guidance after Federal Injunction	USA
Maryland Promotes DBE Participation	MD
New York State Surpasses M/WBE Goals	NY
District of Columbia DOT Announces DBE Participation Goals for 2025-27	DC
City of Grand Prairie Gears Up for M/WBE and Vet Biz Disparity Study	TX
Pittsburgh Working on Regional M/WBE and LGBT+ Business Disparity Study	PA
Little Rock Launches M/WBE Disparity Study	AR
Prince William County Conducting Disparity Study on DBE, Minority, Women, and Veteran-Owned Businesses	VA
New Jersey Legislature Seeking to End Disparities for MWBEs	NJ
Maryland Expands VSBE Participation Goal	MD
California DGS Conducting MBE, WBE, LGBTQ, SBE, DVBE Disparity Study	CA
NYC Charter Revision Commission Calls to Formalize Chief Business Diversity Officer Role	NY
Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council Releasing MBE Impact Report	GA
Wisconsin Hold Information Session for Small and Diverse Businesses	WI
Kansas Governor Honors M/WBEs	KS
Utah DOT Setting New DBE Goals	UT
Phoenix Public Transit Launches Disparity Study	AZ
NY Governor Announces M/WBE Initiative	NY
Delaware High School Pilot Program Boosts DBE Participation	DE
Durham County Launches Program to Support M/WBEs and HUBs	NC
Cincinnati Hosting Disparity Study Community Meetings	OH
SBA Inviting Comments on Elimination of SDVOSB Self-Certification	USA
22 Business Groups Are Offering Grants for WBEs	USA
City of Gardena launches DBE goals for 2025-2027	CA
Michigan DOT Promotes DBE Opportunities with Detroit I-375 Project	MI
New USDOT Rules Improve Annual DBE Certification Process	USA
ABC Bus, Inc. Launches DBE Program	FL
West Palm Beach Examines M/WBE Participation	FL
Indianapolis Conducts M/WBE Disparity Study	IN
Santa Clara County Releases DBE, M/WBE, DVBE Disparity Study	CA
New Jersey Launches LGBT+ Business Cert Program	NJ
Nevada Examines Lack of State Projects for DVBEs	NV
Maryland Conducts M/WBE Disparity Study	MD
Rep. Johnson, Sen. Ossify Introduce Bill to Alter DBE Program	USA
DBE and ACDBE Regulations to be Modernized by DOT	USA
B2Gnow Hosts Webinar on Updates to DBE/ACDBE Program	USA
44% of SoCalGas Procurement Goes to DBE, M/WBE, DVBE, LGBT Firms	CA
Minnesota DOT Exceeds DBE Participation Goals for First Time	MN

West Palm Beach Codifies S/M/WBE Program

Federal DBE & State M/WBE Programs will survive DEI Rollback

USA

New York State Considers New Small Business Development Program

Washington State’s City of Vancouver Underutilizing M/WBEs

SBA Updates HUBZone Program Regulations for Employee Eligibility

USA

How Local Business can work with FEMA

USA

Connecticut DOT Launches 2025-29 Capital Plan

Maryland Gov Launches Procurement Reform for DBEs, MBEs, SBRs, and VSBEs

Clark Public Utilities Updates Public Works Programs