Trump’s Budget Proposal: Mixed Bag for A/E/C

By Kim Slowey for ConstructionDIVE President Donald Trump has unveiled his proposal for the 2018 budget, and, as-is, it includes both potential positives and negatives for the construction industry. Proposed cuts include a 13 percent reduction in the Department of Transportation’s budget, an elimination of the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grant program — which pays for discretionary […]

Ducey Requests $600M For AZ Projects

By Yvonne Wingett Sanchez for The Arizona Republic Gov. Doug Ducey is asking President Donald Trump to consider a dozen projects for his proposed $1T infrastructure program. Without the improvements, lives could be lost, children’s health could be compromised, roads could continue to crumble, and a bridge could collapse, the governor warned. Ducey’s $495M list […]

Budget Holds AEC Challenges, Opportunities

By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange The FY 2018 Executive Budget proposed by Governor Doug Ducey earlier this month maintains some ongoing challenges and offers up some interesting potential nuggets and for AEC efforts over the next few years. One sector that is, once again, not feeling much fiduciary love is the state’s highway […]