New Hampshire’s Buy America Law Keeps Taxpayer Money, Jobs in the U.S.
CHICAGO - New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu today signed Buy American legislation into law during a visit to AISC-member Capone Iron Corporation North Woods, Inc.’s fabrication facility in Berlin, N.H. The new regulations require the use of American contractors and products on state-funded construction projects. “New Hampshire’s Buy American law is a win for steel fabricators who have too long suffered from unfair foreign competition,” said American Institute of Steel Construction Director...
Registration Opens for ACI Concrete Convention in Dallas, TX, USA
Highlights Include 50+ Technical and Educational Sessions, ACI Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards, Concrete Mixer, and Exhibit Hall FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich (June 27, 2022) Registration is now open for the Fall ACI Concrete Convention in Dallas, Texas, USA. Engineers, contractors, researchers, manufacturers, and material representatives will convene on October 23-27, 2022, to collaborate on concrete codes, specifications, and practices. Technical and educational sessions will provide at...
MAPEI announces new facility in Houston
Deerfield Beach, Florida – MAPEI Corporation announces the acquisition of a new 200,000-square-foot (18 581-m2) facility in Houston, Texas, that is designed for the manufacturing of powders and liquid admixtures. Currently in “phase one” of development as the manufacturing equipment is being installed, the facility holds the possibility for expansion in the future, according to Carlo Mandelli, Director of Operations for MAPEI Corporation. “When it opens in 2023, this new facility will be an imme...
Biden announced a $600 billion global infrastructure program to counter China's clout
President Biden appears with other G7 leaders on Sunday, as a summit at Elmau Castle in the German Alps gets underway. Biden announced a $200 billion U.S. investment as part of a global infrastructure project by major democracies to counter China's investments in developing countries. JONATHAN ERNST/POOL/AFP via Getty Images President Biden announced on Sunday that the U.S. will mobilize $200 billion dollars of investment in global infrastructure projects in the next five years, as p...
Bentley Systems Recognized among the 50 Most Community-minded Businesses in the Greater Philadelphia Region
Honored for Its Civic Engagement and for Strengthening Local Communities EXTON, Pa. – June 27, 2022– Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced it was named a 2022 honoree of the Civic 50 Greater Philadelphia by the Philadelphia Foundation in partnership with Points of Light and local partners. The Civic 50 Greater Philadelphia provides a standard for corporate citizenship and showcases how employers, such as Bentley, us...
U.S. Department of Transportation Provides $65 Million in ‘Quick Release’ Emergency Relief Funding to Repair Flood Damage in Yellowstone National Park, Montana and Wyoming
FHWA 19-22 Contact: FHWA.PressOffice@dot.gov Tel.: (202) 366-0660 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the immediate availability of $65 million in “quick release” Emergency Relief (ER) funds for use by the U.S. Department of Interior’s National Park Service, the Montana Department of Transportation and the Wyoming Department of Transportation as a down payment to help repair flood damage that caused the closure of Yellow...
USDOT Announces More Than $16 Million in Grants to Help Communities Improve Transportation in Areas of Persistent Poverty
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today awarded grants to help marginalized communities across the country. Approximately $16.2 million will fund 40 projects in 32 states and two territories through FTA's Areas of Persistent Poverty (AoPP) program. FTA grants the awards on a competitive basis to state and local governments, transit agencies, and nonprofit organizations to create better transit for residents who have limited or no transporta...
Aries Industries Expands U.S. Market Reach in Multiple States with New Dealers
New additions to sales network noted for outstanding service CONTACT: Jim Kraschinsky, Aries Industries, (262) 446-5620, Jim.Kraschinsky@ariesindustries.com Waukesha, Wis. – Aries Industries, the industry leader in state-of-the-art equipment for inspection and maintenance of underground infrastructure, has strengthened its U.S. market reach with the addition of dealers in Ohio and Virginia to its growing network. C&S Solutions Inc., based in Harrison, Ohio, and MT Electronics Inc., hea...
Growth and Caution: New Construction Industry Stats from Q1 2022
The Latest from the Trimble Viewpoint Q1 2022 Construction Metrics Index Optimism shone through the numbers in our last Construction Metrics Index for the second half of 2021; but as the year-over-year numbers rolled in from the first quarter of 2022 year, it was clear that anticipation has cooled. However, there is still a lot of upward momentum to be found in the quarter-over-quarter construction metrics from Q1 2022. Hiring is up across the industry, regionally and by vert...
AZZ Inc. Enters Definitive Agreement to Divest Majority Interest in the Company's Infrastructure Solutions Segment
Advances AZZ's Previously Announced Strategic Review of Assets; Establishes a 60%-40% Joint Venture to be Controlled by Fernweh Group LLC.; Approximate Proceeds of $228 Million; Furthers the Transformation of the Company into a Pure Play Metal Coatings Company FORT WORTH, Texas -- AZZ Inc. ("AZZ" or the "Company") (NYSE: AZZ), and Fernweh Group LLC ("Fernweh"), jointly announced today they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby AZZ will contribute its AZZ Infrastructure Solutions Se...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
