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With control of the House and perhaps the Senate at stake, construction unions and industry groups are on track to equal their political contributions in 2006, the most recent midterm election year. View full post on Construction Stories

Voters around the U.S. will decide the fate of $4.8 billion in construction bond proposals on Nov. 2. The largest share of that total, nearly $3 billion, comes from local bond measures in Texas. View full post on Construction Stories

Airline passengers bearing one-way tickets often elicit a closer look from airport security. Thus, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials at San Francisco International Airport considered it a routine search when they stopped a man with a one-way ticket from China. View full post on Construction Stories

If the greenest building of all is one that never gets built, then the next-best thing might be a building designed to prevent unnecessary use of materials- View full post on Construction Stories

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and BMW announced on Friday that they will collaborate for the next six years on a project called the BMW Guggenheim Lab, an initiative to conduct a vast research and development project that will engage the public and improve urban life. View full post on Construction Stories

The Zaha Hadid-designed MAXXI Museum of 21st Century Art, located in Rome, has nabbed the 2010 Stirling Prize. The Royal Institute of British Architects announced the winner of the £20,000 award during a ceremony today in London. View full post on Construction Stories

Poor management of available resources at the Virginia Dept. of Transportation resulted in $877 million in transportation funds left unspent during the last two fiscal years, says an independent audit commissioned by Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R). View full post on Construction Stories

The desire for federal ‘TIGER’ grants shows no signs of fading in transportation circles. View full post on Construction Stories

At a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $433.6 billion, new construction starts in August climbed 6%, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies. View full post on Construction Stories

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its contractors are setting a record for achieving the fastest gain in consolidation and strength on earthen levees-a mere 60 to 90 days, compared with 10 to 11 years-by using an intricate design that layers a sand blanket, geotextile fabrics, rock and wick drains to evacuate moisture from [...]