Construction Industry News

PORTLAND, Ore. (Oct. 14, 2025) — Howard S. Wright, a Balfour Beatty company, is partnering with Multnomah County Library to deliver three transformative library projects that will expand access to learning, community and innovation across Portland. The projects include the expanded St. Johns Library, the expanded Belmont Library and the brand-new location of Northwest Library.

WASHINGTON (Oct. 14, 2025) — Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) reported that its Construction Backlog Indicator remained unchanged at 8.5 months in September, according to an ABC member survey conducted Sept. 22 to Oct. 6. The reading is down 0.1 months since September 2024.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Oct. 14, 2025) — Juneau Construction Company, a woman-owned construction management firms based in Atlanta, partnered with TrueLook, a provider of construction camera technology, to power visibility during the National Center for Civil and Human Rights’ major expansion and renovation.

IRVING, Texas (Oct. 12, 2025) — Caterpillar Inc. entered into an agreement to acquire RPMGlobal Holdings Limited, an Australian-based software company.

Headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, RPMGlobal is a provider of mining software solutions dating back to 1977. RPMGlobal has deep domain expertise in mining technology enablement, providing global customers with data-driven software solutions at every stage of the mining life cycle.

PERRY, Okla. (Oct. 6, 2025) — Ditch Witch today announced that its parent company, The Toro Company, has entered into an agreement to acquire Tornado Infrastructure Equipment Ltd., a manufacturer of vacuum excavation trucks and infrastructure equipment solutions.

CHICAGO (Oct. 6, 2025) — The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announced its transformation into the Council on Vertical Urbanism (CVU). 

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (Oct. 7, 2025) — HEI Civil, a heavy civil construction company, announced that its Colorado Division has received the 2024 William H. Feather Safety Award by the National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA). This award recognizes the team for achieving an exceptional safety record of over 1 million man-hours worked without a recordable incident, underscoring the company’s deep commitment to safety. 

MIAMI (Oct. 8, 2025) — SmartBarrel, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered biometric time-tracking solution for the construction industry, announced a native integration with Plexxis, a subcontractor-focused construction enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution.

BOSTON (Oct. 7, 2025) — The Dodge Momentum Index (DMI), issued by Dodge Construction Network, increased 3.4% in September to 304.6 from the downwardly revised reading of 294.7. Over the month, commercial planning expanded 4.7% while institutional planning ticked up 0.9%. Year-to-date, the DMI is up 33% from the average reading over the same period in 2024.  

PIEDMONT, S.C. (Oct. 1, 2025) — Isuzu North America Corporation held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new 1-million -square-foot production facility in Piedmont, South Carolina. This event marks a milestone in the company’s long-term commitment to the North American market.

SAN ANTONIO and PLANO, TEXAS (Sept. 30, 2025) — Zachry Construction Corporation, a heavy civil, roadways and infrastructure construction company for public and private customers, announced its agreement to acquire Crescent Constructors, a firm specializing in water and wastewater infrastructure projects.

WASHINGTON (Sept. 30, 2025) — The construction industry had 188,000 job openings on the last day of August, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. JOLTS defines a job opening as any unfilled position for which an employer is actively recruiting. Industry job openings decreased by 115,000 last month and are down by 116,000 from the same time last year.

IRVING, Texas (Sept. 29, 2025) ― Held on Caterpillar grounds at the Edward J. Rapp Customer & Training Center, the Global Operator Challenge (GOC) divided the 32 best operators from the U.S. and Canada into East and West regions for the semifinal competitions. The two winners will now advance to the final round to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, during CONEXPO-CON/AGG (March 4, 2026), inside Caterpillar’s 70,000-square-foot outdoor exhibit in the Festival Lot.

Fleetio announced the launch of FleetioAcademy, a comprehensive, self-paced training program designed to help fleet professionals unlock their full potential and drive lasting impact.

PASADENA, Calif.  (Sept. 23, 2025) — Bluebeam, a global provider of solutions and services for architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) professionals and a part of the Nemetschek Group, announced two new integrations with Procore’s construction management platform.

Construction employment increased in 28 states between August 2024 and August 2025, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America.

SAN FRANCISCO (Sept. 23, 2025) — Samsara Inc., the provider of the Connected Operations platform, announced a major expansion of its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered safety platform that gives operational leaders and frontline managers a comprehensive tool kit to reduce risk at scale. The new features — including weather intelligence, automated coaching and worker safety — are designed to help operation leaders improve fleet safety in and outside of the cab.

Sept. 22, 2025 — This year, in addition to three industry leaders, the annual Salute to Women of Achievement presented by the New York chapter of Professional Women in Construction (PWC NY) honored one project featuring women in key leadership positions.

Case Engineering received accolades for completion a cold storage facility for Coastal Group in Foristell, Missouri.

DICA expands its Urbandale, Iowa, headquarters to increase production capacity, streamline operations and provide room for staff growth.