Renovations to the Indianola Middle School building in the University District of Columbus, Ohio have been halted. The original project aimed to renovate the middle school and incorporate the district's K-8 French and Spanish immersion schools under one roof, The Columbus Dispatch reports. By the time officials put the $26 million project on hold to reconsider their options, $1 million had already been spent on the design and construction management fees.

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is currently in the planning stages of construction on an addition of Route 460, which runs East-to-West along the southern region of the state. The 55-mile stretch of highway will reach from Petersburg to Suffolk, which will close a gap in the highway. Officials are hoping to begin bringing in construction equipment and getting the project underway by early 2013, according to TideWaterNews.com. There are three construction companies submitting bids to win the contract for this project, and VDOT officials will award the contract in mid-December.

A new waste water reclamation facility is being built just outside Dickinson, N.D., in order to accommodate a rapidly growing population in the southwest corner of the state. According to The Associated Press, there will be construction equipment on the site for the next two years as officials expect to complete the $30 million project by October 2014.

Ohio residents may have noticed they've been seeing more construction projects throughout the state in recent months, as business is picking up for the industry. The Community Press and Recorder reports there has been a boost in construction employment, with the addition of 1,900 jobs across the state, according to a report by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGCA). This growth makes Ohio the 17th-best state in terms of new construction jobs, which isn't bad considering 31 states saw employment decline in this industry.

The Los Angeles Community College District recently announced it would be resuming a $6 billion campus building plan. According to the Los Angeles Times, the education institution declared a moratorium last October in order to investigate spending and budgets to ensure the district had enough money in the budget to fund the project.

Road construction can often be a hassle for drivers and seems to always take longer than expected. However, that is not the case on Moana Lane in northern Nevada. General contractor Q&D Construction recently announced the completion date for the project is being pushed up more than five weeks, according to the Northern Nevada Business Weekly.

Caterpillar, one of the big names in the construction equipment industry, is building a new factory in Athens, Ga., and the project is on schedule. The Athens Banner-Herald reports the massive structure has come a long way since March, when workers broke ground at the site, just off the Atlanta Highway. Most of the walls have been erected and the roof installation is underway. Not surprisingly, the Gray Construction Company, which is in charge of the project, is using Caterpillar equipment for the job.

Downtown Memphis is usually filled with tourists, taxis and traffic, but construction equipment like backhoes, dump trucks and generators are currently more commonplace around Overton Square. This area of the city is currently the site of multiple construction projects, according to The Commercial Appeal. Local business owners and residents are not bothered by the work going on. In fact, they welcome the excess noise and disruptions caused by construction crews in the area, which was once a booming entertainment district.

Construction has been picking up speed since the economy began recovering from the recession that struck back in 2008, and the latest housing project to take place in Seattle, is a large one. Local developer Holland Partner Group is breaking ground this week on a new project to build a 40-story apartment tower in downtown Seattle, according to the Seattle Times.

A recent report by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGCA) examined the state of construction employment in the U.S., and some states are doing well while others are experiencing declines in the number of jobs in this industry. Specifically, 31 states saw their construction employment drop year-over-year.