PBS
Nearly a decade after the Great Recession stalled construction nationwide, the industry is roaring back: in 43 states, construction is now contributing more to the economy than it did in 2010, creating a demand for skilled workers and transforming skylines from Boston to Oklahoma City.

ForConstructionPros
Construction employment increased in three-fifths of metro areas between August 2015 and August 2016 — the smallest share in nearly three and a half years — as contractors in many areas report difficulty in finding qualified workers, according to a new Associated General Contractors of America analysis of federal employment data. Association officials said the new data underscores the need to make it easier for school officials to set up programs that teach skills like construction.

The Wall Street Journal
Mr. Trump had pledged on the campaign trail to spend $1 trillion over 10 years on a variety of infrastructure projects if elected, and analysts said this could ease the passage next year of a spending bill already being considered by Congress.

The Seattle Times
Builders broke ground on the most new homes in nine years last month, a response to strong demand that should lift the economy. The Commerce Department says home construction soared 25.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted 1.3 million in October. That is the biggest gain since July 1982. New construction is also at the highest level since August 2007, months before the Great Recession began.

Builder
The number of job openings in the construction industry rose to 214,000 in July, though the number is still lower than the cycle high of 215,000 set in March, according to the JOLTS release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released on September 7.

Construction Dive
Construction material prices dropped 0.2 percent between July and August and are down 1.7 percent from August 2015, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Thursday, September 15.

The Wall Street Journal
The dirt-under-the-fingernails world of construction is breaking digital ground. In an industry where practices have barely changed for decades, the building site of the future promises comprehensive online modeling, drones as surveyors and virtual-reality images of everything from building sites to commercial real estate.