Tariffs drove construction input prices up to start 2026

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Construction input prices increased 0.7% month to month in January due to tariff-affected materials, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index data. Both overall and […]

WSP cautions against ‘AI hysteria’ on Q4 earnings call

Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. WSP’s business model is not in danger of becoming obsolete as the construction industry transitions from “AI euphoria to AI hysteria,” CEO Alexandre L’Heureux told investors during the firm’s fourth-quarter and full-year earnings call on Thursday. The […]

NLRB reverts to joint employer rule it crafted in Trump’s first term

The National Labor Relations Board announced a final rule Thursday to withdraw its Biden-era joint employer rule in favor of a standard it adopted in 2020 during the first Trump administration. A federal judge previously vacated the now-withdrawn rule — which was published in 2023 — because it was both “contrary to law” and “arbitrary […]