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Amazon to Put 1,000 New Distribution Hubs in the Suburbs

Speculation about the ecommerce giant converting unused mall space likely underestimates how many will be new construction

World of Concrete 2021 has moved dates.

World of Concrete Schedules New 2021 Conference Dates

WOC 2021 will take place later in the year.

The Contractor's Best Friend Podcast: Let Your Profits Take Flight - Get Your Drone On

Drones can have a positive effect on construction contractors' profits.

Prominent manufacturers are focusing on introducing new products in order to broaden their customer base and gain a competitive edge over other players. One example is the Caterpillar D7 dozer, launched in early 2020.

Construction Equipment Market to Reach $180 Billion by 2030

Despite the near-term decline in sales due to the COVID-19 pandemic, demand is set to regain traction and expand over the next decade.

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J-CAP Safety Cover

The J-CAP OSHA Approved Safety Cover protects against lacerations while taking away the risk of impalement from at grade level falls up to 10 ft. (3.04 m).

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Fluor-Led JV Quits Huge Public-Private Partnership Building Baltimore’s Purple Line

Purple Line Transit Partners dispute $800M in cost overruns and the Maryland Transit Admin. is looking for contractors to finish the half-done $5.6B transit line

Chaney Enterprises Uses Zello Push-to-Talk Service to Improve Driver Communication and Safety

Building materials supplier Chaney Enterprises upgrades from closed-loop communication system to Zello platform.

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Know What You’re Getting Into with Disaster Recovery Projects

Disaster recovery jobs are not your typical projects, especially in the midst of a pandemic. It's more critical than ever to know exactly what you’re getting into before you bid.

Allen Engineering, concrete equipment manufacturer, is celebrating more than 1,000 days without lost time due to injury.

Allen Engineering Celebrates Over 1,000 Days Without Lost Time Due to Injury

Allen Engineering celebrates over 1,000 days without lost time due to injury.

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Know What You’re Getting Into with Disaster Recovery Projects

Disaster recovery jobs are not your typical projects, especially in the midst of a pandemic. It's more critical than ever to know exactly what you’re getting into before you bid.

Allen Engineering, concrete equipment manufacturer, is celebrating more than 1,000 days without lost time due to injury.

Allen Engineering Celebrates Over 1,000 Days Without Lost Time Due to Injury

Allen Engineering celebrates over 1,000 days without lost time due to injury.

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10 Big Construction Stories This Week: Pandemic Processes Here to Stay

The most-read stories of last week include five common causes of construction's most expensive errors; trouble brewing in the COVID recovery; why construction should skip the payroll tax holiday; continuous improvement comes to construction

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House Approves Continuing Resolution that Funds Highway Bill through 2021

The House of Representatives approved by a 359-to-57 vote a resolution that would fund federal government programs beginning through December 11, and extend surface transportation funding legislation through fiscal 2021

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Advanced Technologies Continue to Revolutionize the Hardhat

Lantronix Inc. has integrated its IoT wireless connectivity and power management technologies into the Guardhat Communicator smart hardhat.

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The Contractor's Best Friend Podcast: Let Your Profits Take Flight - Get Your Drone On

Drones can have a positive effect on construction contractors' profits.

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Moody's Reports Positive Outlooks for U.S. Building Materials and Homebuilding

Moody's Investors Service reports stable outlooks for both the U.S. building materials and homebuilding sectors over the next 12 to 18 months.

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Five Common Causes of Construction's Most Expensive Errors

Key reasons so many construction projects are delivered late and over budget. And how to correct them

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PSG Names New CEO

Pure Safety Group has named a new CEO.

Suffolk Technology Partners with Trade Hounds on Construction Workforce Platform

Suffolk collaborated with Trade Hounds to develop a new feature to address workforce shortages.

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$1.5M in Construction Liens Filed on Allegiant Stadium

Representatives of the Las Vegas Raiders acknowledge that less than 1% of the total cost to build the $1.97B, 65,000-seat stadium hadn’t been paid as of July 15

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Commercial Contractor Concern Over Lumber and Steel Shortages is Growing in Q3

The rising percentage of construction firms that report facing material shortages is matched by a growing portion of firms concerned about higher costs

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The Deadly Risk of Social Stigma and Shame Around Emotional and Mental Health

In a male-driven industry like construction, embarrassment or shame can prevent sufferers from talking about mental health issues and getting the help they need before adding to the industry's disproportionate suicide rate

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New Online Construction Labor Marketplace Launches

Core is a construction labor marketplace that matches construction/trade workers with general contractors, subcontractors, and companies.

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Which Pandemic-initiated Construction Processes and Technologies are Built to Last?

Many of these processes will stick around long after we return to our so-called “normal” way of working. Here’s what to expect over the next several months and years.

Make sure you have a marketing plan in place to help focus your marketing efforts, suggests L.M. Scofield's Cam Villar. Whether in depth or simple, make sure to at least include the market you want to serve and who your target audience will be.

Marketing Polished and Stained Decorative Concrete Floors

When it comes to marketing polished or stained decorative concrete floors contractors should focus on promoting the benefits as well as the aesthetics.

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Top 10 Most-Read Construction Stories: Week of September 14

What gives construction the highest suicide rate of US industries? Volvo talks electrification trends in construction equipment, Ryan Co. bests COVID-19 and project performance by integrating software

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Why Contractors Risk Getting Stuck With the Bill for the Social Security Payroll Tax Deferral

The cost:benefit analysis of President Trump’s campaign-season tax ‘loan’ for employees is convincing big employers to opt out, but the program holds a special risk to construction firms

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Commercial Contractors Signal Business Improvement Despite Falling Backlog Amidst COVID-19

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index increased one point to 57 -- still well below the 74 recorded in Q1 -- but contractor confidence in new business rose more even as backlog dropped

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Construction Employment Rebounds Well from COVID-19 But Trouble May Be Brewing

Marcum Commercial Construction Index shows construction jobs construction recovered faster than any other major economic segment in the pandemic-driven recession but sales and profit outlooks are darkening in some segments

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Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry Confidence Climbs Higher in September

COVID-19 Impact Survey data also reveals a slightly more positive outlook month over month.

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[NEWS TRACKER] What Will Happen With the Highway Trust Fund?

Eighty-eight construction oriented trade groups have signed a joint letter to Congress urging a one-year extension of the FAST Act; plus more on the September 17, 2020, edition of Construction News Tracker.

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The (Not So) Clear Benefits of a Payroll Tax Holiday

For construction contractors, this short-term “loan” program may prove more trouble than it’s worth.

The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), in observance of Construction Safety Week, released a collection of resources to help support the construction industry's ongoing commitment to safety.

Propane Council Marks Construction Safety Week with New Safety Resources

The Propane Education & Research Council, in observance of Construction Safety Week, released a collection of resources to help support the construction industry's ongoing commitment to safety.