Scott Judy

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Managing Editor at Engineering News-Record (ENR)

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Residential Firms Shed 7,500 Positions in May, Limiting Overall Jobs Gain

1 week ago | enr.com | Scott Judy

The Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 jobs report, released June 6, was a case of good news and expected bad news for contractors, the latter the result of waning residential construction activity.
Survey Finds Most AEC Firms Aren't Quite Prepared for AI Revolution

2 weeks ago | enr.com | Scott Judy

Software and artificial intelligence provider BST Global's recent AI Summit in Palm Beach, Fla., granted attendees optimistic visions regarding future work processes and capabilities, along with mixed findings from its survey focusing on the current state of AEC firms' overall readiness for adoption of generative AI tools. "Our industry is in the process of a transformation, one that will upend the industry’s underlying business model and reimagine the future of work," Javier A.
Residential Firms Shed 7,500 Positions In May, Limiting Overall Jobs Gain to 4K

3 weeks ago | enr.com | Scott Judy

The Bureau of Labor Statistics' May 2025 jobs report, released June 6, was a case of good news and expected bad news for contractors, the latter the result of waning residential construction activity.
Specialty Contractors Drive Construction's 11K Jobs Gain in April

1 month ago | enr.com | Scott Judy

The Bureau of Labor Statistics' April jobs report, released May 2, showed somewhat surprising overall employment gains, with an increase of 177,000 jobs for the month. And thanks to specialty trade contractors, in particular, construction was among the industries adding workers last month, posting an overall gain of 11,000 positions. Specialty trade contractors—including both residential and nonresidential firms—collectively showed an overall gain of 9,000 positions.
Raising Expectations, Project by Project

2 months ago | enr.com | Scott Judy

WestWest Construction News For the better part of 10 years now, the County of San Diego’s building program—along with its construction and design firm partners—has been consistently delivering highly sustainable facilities, and racking up certifications and accolades to prove it. In fact, there is a long list of past achievements and ongoing efforts by the county that supports its selection as ENR West’s 2025 California Owner of the Year.
Construction Added 13K Jobs in March, But Economists See Tariff Trouble Ahead

2 months ago | enr.com | Scott Judy

Construction experienced an overall estimated jobs gain of 13,000 in March, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' latest monthly report, but industry economists reacted with worry that tariffs announced April 2 by President Trump will stall industry employment growth in future months.
Construction Boasts Biggest Jobs Jump in Months, But Uncertainty Lingers

Mar 7, 2025 | enr.com | Scott Judy

Propelled largely by specialty contractors' hiring of an estimated 14,600 new workers, the construction industry saw an overall increase of 19,000 jobs in February, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' March 7 jobs report. This latest overall gain adds up to an increase of 174,000 industry positions over the past 12 months. At the same time, BLS reported that construction's unemployment rate for February was 7.2%, an increase from January's 6.5% and last February's 7.0%.
To Start 2025, Construction Jobs 'Crawl' Upward by Just 4,000

Feb 7, 2025 | enr.com | Scott Judy

The U.S. construction industry increased employment by a modest 4,000 jobs in January, continuing a recent trend of slowed hiring by contractors, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' most recent employment report, released Feb. 7. “Construction hiring has slowed to a crawl since October,” noted Associated Builders and Contractors Chief Economist Anirban Basu in a press release. For instance, by comparison, BLS previously reported construction jobs increasing by 25,000 last September.
Fighting $1.6B Baha Mar Decision, China Construction Files for Bankruptcy

Jan 27, 2025 | enr.com | Scott Judy

Two months after a New York State judge ruled that China Construction America owes $1.6 billion to BML Properties—the original developer of the $3.5-billion Baha Mar project in the Bahamas—the contractor has filed for bankruptcy protection in federal court in New Jersey. There, the contractor—now known as CCA America—is asking the bankruptcy court to authorize CCA to join its co-defendants, CCA Bahamas Ltd. and CSCEC Bahamas, Ltd., in pursuing its appeal against the New York State court's ruling.
Robert Wood: Leading the Task of Removing Old Dock Structures Safely Despite Challenges

Jan 16, 2025 | enr.com | Aileen Cho |Scott Judy

When McCarthy Building Cos. won the $57-million job to demolish a failed dock structure and build a new general cargo dock at the Port of Beaumont, Texas, “we were surprised,” says senior project manager Robert Wood.