Revised forecast: construction down Overall construction starts for 2009 are estimated to drop to $463.1 billion, or down 15 percent compared to a year ago. “The construction industry is facing...

LANSING – The state is starting to spend the stimulus. On March 31, Gov. Jennifer Granholm authorized the spending of $873 million – the state’s first major chunk of the...

Rounding the bend and heading home, the single largest construction contract in the history of the Michigan Department of Transportation is proceeding nicely, thank you. The I-75 Gateway Project involves...

OXBOW, Mich. – Installation of a new water turbine on Unit 3 of Consumers Energy’s Hardy Dam on the Muskegon River was completed this month, resulting in a 600-kilowatt upgrade...

MIAMI (PAI) – Interrupted frequently by applause and occasional ovations, Vice President Joseph Biden reiterated the Obama Administrations agreement with the nation’s union movement on key goals, including health care...

(PAI) – By a 53%-39% margin, Americans support the key concept of the Employee Free Choice Act — making it easier for unions to organize – but 65% follow the...

LANSING – The Michigan House of Representatives on March 12 adopted the “Hire Michigan First” plan, which rewards companies that employ 100 percent Michigan workers with state economic development incentives....

Construction trends continue to drop New U.S. construction starts in February dropped 8% from the previous month to $376.2 billion, it was reported March 16 by McGraw-Hill Construction. Nonresidential building...

LIVONIA – Madonna University’s new Science and Media Building is approaching completion, and it will be the school’s first standalone building erected on campus in 40 years. Construction Manager Clark...

SAGINAW TWP. - Increased sewer capacity is in the pipeline at the township's Southwest Wastewater Treatment Plant, where the building trades are at work. Projected to increase capacity from 4.8...