Activity ticked up during the month but still trails last year's pace through the first quarter, according to Dodge Construction Network.

The effort is set to bring about the biggest change to rules governing how the government buys products and services since the 1990s.

The structure, which was at the center of a prolonged funding fight, will feature mass timber and sustainability components.

Part of a larger $7 billion initiative, the improvements at Port Arthur, Texas, will protect the area’s petroleum processing ...