Tracing its roots all the way back to 1874, Engineering News-Record (ENR) originated when George H. Frost founded a journal titled The Engineer and Surveyor. Frost, a land surveyor himself, came up with the idea because he wanted to create a dedicated resource where civil engineers and surveyors could share technical knowledge and project details. The brand as we know it today was officially formed in 1917 through the merger of Frost's publication (then called Engineering News) and a rival publication called Engineering Record, which had been founded by Henry C. Meyer. Currently, the magazine and website are owned and operated by BNP Media. Today, Engineering News-Record is based in the United States, with editorial offices in New York and Michigan, and focuses on news specific to the construction and engineering industries. Rather than covering general sports or entertainment, their reporting centers on architecture, infrastructure projects (such as highways, bridges, and stadiums), business management, and technology trends within the built environment. They are widely read by contractors, project owners, and engineers looking for data and analysis on global construction markets. One interesting fact: A unique fact about Engineering News-Record is that it is the result of a massive merger between two fierce competitors. For decades in the late 1800s and early 1900s, Engineering News and Engineering Record were rivals fighting for the same readers until the McGraw-Hill Publishing Company acquired both and combined them, creating a publication that has now served the industry for over a century.