The number of U.S. construction projects that are being abandoned, paused or seeing a delayed bid date was up 1.7% over the last month for the week ended March 2, according to ConstructConnect.

The only thing worse for construction contractors than failing to consistently win enough profitable new business might be sinking resources into projects that never advance beyond preconstruction.

The Federal Government is set to summon contractors and developers of its housing projects across the country to address salient issues in the housing sector. The government announced this while ...