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Construction Careers Can Fill Women's Job Needs and Construction's Labor Gap
As the industry celebrates Women in Construction Week (March 7-13), it offers a chance to highlight a frequently overlooked resource that could help to plug at least some of industry's labor gaps.
Business
Top 10 Hottest Construction Stories This Week: New PPP Rules Pay the Smallest Businesses
Construction Technology
3 Reasons Construction Companies Need to Digitally Transform Now
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JobSiteCare Delivers Doctor-led Healthcare Right to Your Construction Site
Business
EU and U.S. Temporarily Suspend Tariffs Impacting Construction, Heavy Equipment
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The Construction Industry Lost 61,000 Jobs on Net in February
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Top 10 Hottest Construction Stories This Week: New PPP Rules Pay the Smallest Businesses
Most-read construction stories include how to troubleshoot concrete cracks, 9-day continuous concrete pour slipforming grain silos, where surface transportation funding stands, six factors when adding drones to your construction business
Rental’s The Bottom Line
Point of Rental's What to Take (and Leave Behind) From 2020
Point of Rental shares lessons from 2020, what will continue (and change) in 2021, and about the technology available to help businesses tackle touchless processes, like renting via smart lockers.
Pavement Maintenance
Pavement Magazine Presents 2021 Pavement Award Ceremony
Recognizing individuals and companies who have enhanced the paving and pavement maintenance industry through their pursuit of excellence, professionalism, dedication to education and adoption to technology.
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This Week's 10 Hottest Construction Stories: New Rules Open PPP Payoff to the Smallest Businesses
Why the most-read construction stories include how to troubleshoot concrete cracks, 9-day continuous concrete pour slipforming grain silos, where surface transportation funding stands, six factors when adding drones to your construction business
Construction News Tracker
Construction News Tracker: Arctic Blast from Texas to Maine Drives Fuel Prices Skyward
All construction material prices increased during January for the first time since 2018, NAHB measured a 14.5% increase in new home construction permits in 2020, PCA forecasts 2021 regional cement consumption to be led by a 3% increase in the South
Business Services
Takeuchi Training Center Adds New Technical Trainer and Training Coordinator
Takeuchi-US is preparing for the opening of the new Takeuchi Training Center with the addition of Ashleigh Gross as a technical trainer and Megan McFarlane as training center coordinator.
Lifting Equipment
JLG Joins ALI’s Ladder Safety Month Initiatives
American Ladder Institute (ALI) is hosting the 5th annual National Ladder Safety Month Feb. 22 through March 31
Construction Safety
March Ladder Safety Month Focuses on Securing The Leading Cause of Fatal Falls in Construction
Lack of training on proper use of ladders is the primary cause of more than 81% of fall injuries treated in US emergency departments, and the safety industry is working especially hard this month to get free training to those who work with ladders
Business
Here's Why Cutting Construction Carbon is an Opportunity Few Contractors Can Afford to Deny
Building construction and operation creates 38% of global carbon emissions, and as investment in green building accelerates post-pandemic, change in materials and methods are on a path to become common in less than 10 years
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Business
Set 3-month Goals to Improve Your Construction Company Fast
Prioritize what improvements will make the biggest difference in your company the fastest by identifying what you need to improve or work on over the next three months.
Construction Safety
OSHA Cites Repeat-Offending Contractor after 14-year-old Installing Roofing Suffers Critical Injuries in Fall
Double M Roofing & Construction apparently had fall-protection equipment on site but owner and employees were not using it, as they did two weeks later when OSHA again discovered the company owner and crew working at height without fall protection
Construction Safety
OSHA Orders Roofing, Building Products Company to Reinstate, Pay Damages to Whistleblowers
Gulfeagle Supply violated the Surface Transportation Assistance Act when it terminated workers who refused to drive unsafe company trucks
Labor & Workforce Development
What Workforce Challenges Are Ahead for Key Construction Industry Segments?
Where there is construction growth, there will be significant difficulties in meeting the demand for workers. Here is a look at what's ahead in 2021.
Business
Construction Industry Has Reason for Both Optimism and Pessimism During Pandemic Recession Recovery
Marcum predicts the economy will expand rapidly in the second half of 2021, but that nonresidential construction may take longer to bounce back.
Business
Volvo CE Shows Commitment to Customers and Technology with Investments in Research and Training
Volvo Construction Equipment is building a test and demonstration area for electric autonomous transport solutions in Sweden, plus announces a $4.3 million training center in the U.S.
Business
Doosan Bobcat North America Headquarters Receives LEED Gold certification
The West Fargo facility is one of only 12 LEED-certified buildings in North Dakota to receive gold-level status.
Digging Deeper
Telemedical Service Delivers Managed Healthcare Directly to Construction Jobsites
JobSiteCare is delivering physician-led managed healthcare directly to injured or ill workers on the jobsite. Its TextBadge smartphone-based screening technology can also provide customizable capabilities to keep workers safer during and post-pandemic.
COVID-19
How New PPP Rules Make Free Money Available to the Smallest Businesses and Sole Proprietors
Biden Admin. focus on small businesses assures that sole proprietors and businesses with fewer than 20 employees have a great shot at getting a first or second forgivable PPP loan
Business
Top 10 Hottest Construction Stories This Week: How Much Truck Drivers Make
Most-read construction stories of the week include implosion video of the Trump Plaza Hotel, why it’s time for contractors to adopt BIM, NAPA quality asphalt jobs awards, 3D-printed concrete projects from around the world and more
Training & Education
Never a Better Time for Virtual Training
Virtual training, often with simulators, has enabled working construction workers, as well as those preparing to enter the field, to continue growing their skills without worrying about social distancing and masks to guard against spreading COVID-19.
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This Week's 10 Hottest Construction Stories: How Much Do Truck Drivers Make?
Here's why the most-read construction stories of the week include implosion video of the Trump Plaza Hotel, why it’s time for contractors to get BIM, NAPA asphalt quality awards, 3D-printed concrete projects from around the world, and more
Construction Technology
Drone Pros Clarify New FAA Rules
Drone experts at Kansas State Polytechnic hosted a drone webinar on Feb. 25, clarifying upcoming rule changes.
Business
Architectural Billing Conditions Improve Slightly as Declines Slow and Inquiries Grow
While overall billings continued to contract, a slight improvement in business conditions has led to fewer architecture firms reporting declining billings.
Business
Construction Costs Continued Climbing in February with More Expected in First Half of 2021
Materials and labor prices rose for the fourth consecutive month as the engineering and construction industry rebounds from the COVID-19 induced recession.
Business Services
Theo Build Announces New Construction Payment Management System Coming Soon
Theo Build announced that the official launch of its new construction payment management software is expected to be in early Spring of 2021, featuring automated invoicing and compliance processes.
Business
Demolishing a Five-boiler Power Plant Recycles 80 Tons of Concrete and Masonry
Bierlein hits deadline and budget in a 2.5-year job abating, remediating and demolishing a five-boiler Michigan power plant
Business
Top 10 Hottest Construction Stories This Week: COVID-19 Deepens Construction’s Opioid Problem
Most-read construction stories of the week include legislation in 25 states to increase transport funding, Biden ties Chinese infrastructure spending to economies’ competitiveness, 2021 Ram 1500 HFE EcoDiesel battles for the top pickup efficiency spot
Construction Safety
Tips to Improve Ventilation on Indoor Jobsites and Cut COVID Risks
CPWR offers suggestions to improve ventilation, and cut COVID-19 exposure risks, on enclosed construction sites where HVAC systems are not in operation.
Construction Update
Top 10 Construction Stories This Week: COVID-19 Deepens Construction’s Opioid Problem
Why the week's most-read construction stories include legislation in 25 states to increase transport funding, Biden ties Chinese infrastructure spending to economies’ competitiveness, 2021 Ram 1500 HFE EcoDiesel battles for top pickup efficiency, and more
Business
USGBC 2020 LEED Report Reveals 60% of U.S. Green Buildings in Office, Healthcare and Education
The U.S. Green Building Council released the Top 10 States for LEED green building with California ranking No. 1 for most LEED professionals, while Massachusetts ranks No. 1 for most certified square feet per capita.
Construction News Tracker
Construction News Tracker: Residential Spree Leads 2020 Construction Spending Higher than 2019
Just three of the nation's Top 20 metro areas gained in 2020 commercial building starts, Buttigieg DOT expected to bring innovative transport spending and equity, NJ invites bids on $1.8B replacement of a key rail crossing of Hackensack River
