According to a report released Sept. 26 by Procore Technologies, Inc. and the Associated General Contractors of America, 78 percent of civil and infrastructure construction firms expect their project backlog to increase or remain the same over the next year as new federal infrastructure funding ramps up.

Following President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech on Feb. 7, the White House Office of Management and Budget released proposed guidance to boost the use of American-made goods in infrastructure projects, including airports, Coast Guard housing, renovations to federal buildings and other structures funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

Topcon Positioning Group has acquired Viasys VDC, an infrastructure construction software development company based in Espoo, Finland.