13 transit projects expected to open in the US this year

Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: More than 160 miles of new rail, bus and other fixed-guideway transit lines opened in the U.S. in 2025, and about 94 miles more are projected to be completed this year, according to data from […]

Why OSHA standards shouldn’t be the high-water mark for contractor safety

Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Ken Fulginiti is a trial lawyer and founder of Philadelphia-based Fulginiti Law. Opinions are the author’s own. Every January, construction companies across the country reset their calendars, their budgets and their goals. New projects break ground. New […]

Labor, tariffs collide with data center boom

Dive Brief: Sixty-five percent of contractors expect the data center construction market to grow over the next 12 months, compared to 8% who think it will shrink, according to the Associated General Contractors of America’s 2026 construction hiring and business outlook, released on Jan. 8. Contractors are also increasingly bullish about power projects, the only […]