Construction Dive
The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index held steady from October with a mark of 63 in November, the NAHB reported on Wednesday, noting that the monthly reading of optimism among its membership occurred, for the most part, before the Nov. 8 elections.

CNN Money
Will Donald Trump be able to lift the U.S. economy out of its funk? That remains to be seen. But one CEO who voted for Trump thinks he will be able to make America's roads, bridges and highways great again.

Fox Business
U.S. employers maintained a strong pace of hiring in October and boosted wages for workers, which could effectively seal the case for a December interest rate increase from the Federal Reserve.

Construction Dive
The future is coming no matter what, and companies, just like individuals, must plan for it. Construction industry firms are no exception, and those organizations — both large and small — must develop succession and transition strategies to ensure the next generation is successful.

The Guardian
The industry has, up to now, been one of the least digitised industries, according to research by global consultancy firm McKinsey & Company, but digitisation allows information to be shared in real-time and leads to better outcomes. For instance, by overlaying virtual data and images on to a physical space, potential flaws that may arise in complicated processes such as laying ceiling pipes can be spotted early. Workers are able to see how a construction schedule might be affected by potential problems and take measures to avoid them.

St. Louis Business Journal
While many major firms do not invest the resources into catering to smaller projects, some -- like St. Louis-based PARIC Corp., do. And they may represent the stronger alternative choice. The advantages to going with a large contractor instead of a smaller firm for a project are numerous and led by the financial capabilities of the large firm, said Steve Beck, vice president of special projects for PARIC.

Engineering News-Record
Washington and the nation saw red — more than expected — across the electoral map with Republican Donald Trump's Nov. 8 squeaker win of the presidency over Democrat Hillary Clinton in a tight race to the end, and with the GOP managing to keep control of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.