PORTLAND, Ore. (Oct. 14, 2025) — Howard S. Wright, a Balfour Beatty company, is partnering with Multnomah County Library to deliver three transformative library projects that will expand access to learning, community and innovation across Portland. The projects include the expanded St. Johns Library, the expanded Belmont Library and the brand-new location of Northwest Library.

WASHINGTON (Oct. 14, 2025) — Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) reported that its Construction Backlog Indicator remained unchanged at 8.5 months in September, according to an ABC member survey conducted Sept. 22 to Oct. 6. The reading is down 0.1 months since September 2024.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Oct. 14, 2025) — Juneau Construction Company, a woman-owned construction management firms based in Atlanta, partnered with TrueLook, a provider of construction camera technology, to power visibility during the National Center for Civil and Human Rights’ major expansion and renovation.

IRVING, Texas (Oct. 12, 2025) — Caterpillar Inc. entered into an agreement to acquire RPMGlobal Holdings Limited, an Australian-based software company.

Headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, RPMGlobal is a provider of mining software solutions dating back to 1977. RPMGlobal has deep domain expertise in mining technology enablement, providing global customers with data-driven software solutions at every stage of the mining life cycle.

PERRY, Okla. (Oct. 6, 2025) — Ditch Witch today announced that its parent company, The Toro Company, has entered into an agreement to acquire Tornado Infrastructure Equipment Ltd., a manufacturer of vacuum excavation trucks and infrastructure equipment solutions.

CHICAGO (Oct. 6, 2025) — The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announced its transformation into the Council on Vertical Urbanism (CVU).