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| June 8, 2022 | Could Inflation Limit Benefits of New Infrastructure Spending? | The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) allocates $1.2 trillion in government funds to upgrade the nation's infrastructure. This includes transportation, the electricity grid, broadband, and a wide ...Read more |
| May 20, 2022 | 21 Percent Rise In Non-Residential Construction Materials Over the Past Year | A country’s growth can be witnessed in its infrastructure and buildings, and in the USA, the construction industry represents ...Read more |
| May 19, 2022 | Ukraine War Causes UK Steel Price Surge | Nine out of ten contractors in the United Kingdom say prices for construction materials have gone up since the war broke out. That’s according to Gleeds’ Spring 2022 Market Report. |
| April 19, 2022 | Port of Long Beach $1.5b On-Dock Rail Gets Environmental Greenlight | Pier B at the Port of Long Beach will soon be getting an on-dock rail in addition to other rail projects. The US Maritime Administration issued its final environmental impact statement (EIS) ...Read more |
| April 12, 2022 | House Bill Would Ban Federal Contractors From Working in Russia | The House Oversight and Reform Committee passed a bill on April 6 that would ban federal contractors from doing business in Russia and rip up any contracts if they are caught flouting the rule. ...Read more |
| March 7, 2022 | Russia-Ukraine War Cause Oil, Cargo Prices to Soar | Rising oil prices are barely worth a headline since the pain at the pump is acutely felt by nearly every American. But the side effect of cargo costs is something many may have not noticed… yet.< ...Read more |
| October 26, 2021 | US Trails Egypt on High Speed Rail Despite 57X Bigger GDP | Phase 1 of the project includes the construction of 660 kilometers, or 410 miles, of high speed rail with “at least 18 stations.” The entire project will include about 1,118 and a half miles of ...Read more |
| October 6, 2021 | “Biden Didn’t Keep His Word”: New Border Wall Construction Underway | As we reported in January, Joe Biden repeatedly promised that construction of a border w ...Read more |
| August 16, 2021 | US Blew $30b on Afghanistan Construction Programs | Here at Contractor News, we like to talk a lot about what we call the three C’s: contracting, construction, and corruption. Though we typically cover domestic issues, Afghanistan is a story that ...Read more |
| June 30, 2021 | Border Wall Billions Redirected to Military Construction Projects | The Pentagon “will use the $2.2 billion of available unobligated military construction appropriations to restore funding for 66 projects in 11 States, 3 territories, and 16 countries in FY 2021, ...Read more |