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A 25.6% gain in kickoffs last month followed a plunge in June. Dodge said the trend points to "a disjointed construction market."
Class-action tracking website ClaimDEPOT said ransomware group Payouts King claimed it had also accessed engineering documents and military project files.
Hotel conversions and luxury projects dominated the global pipeline, which increased slightly year over year to 15,976 projects, per Lodging Econometrics.
Plus, Auburn partners with the Air Force on mass timber barracks and three construction companies announce executive moves.
"Recent labor demand and consumer spending data suggest that the economy is healthy enough for a rate hike," Ed Yardeni, president of Yardeni Research, said.
The team will add a 40,000-square-foot building at the Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art in Chadds Ford, home to extensive holdings of the Wyeth family of artists.
The St. Louis-based contractor bought the former hotel and convention site in January. Soon, it will train both salaried and craft employees at the facility.
For years, small, adaptable machines that perform repetitive jobsite tasks have seen the most success. As technology advances, that calculus is beginning to change.
The San Francisco-based company said its retrofit tech, which digs without an operator, is now active on infrastructure projects for firms such as Sundt Construction and Zachry Construction.
Customs and Border Protection paused work amid national scrutiny and calls from the National Parks Conservation Association to permanently stop construction activity.
LaPour Partners plans to convert an office building into the hotel, capitalizing on the area's growth and an emerging appetite for new luxury accommodations.
The deal depends on the approval of a financing plan by the city and Hillsborough County, Florida, expected over the coming weeks, per the Tampa Bay Times.
As environmental concerns and surging tech builds draw more focus to water, new plants and infrastructure upgrades will continue to drive demand, said exec Jaren Murphy.
The Federal Railway Administration earmarked funding to close more than 30 grade crossings and upgrade over 1,000 others with new infrastructure and technology.
