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Business
Private Residential Construction Spending Up 2% in July
National Association of Home Builders
Total private residential construction spending was up 2.0% for the month after four consecutive monthly decreases.
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Uneven Job Growth in Construction and Manufacturing Reflects Chaotic State Coronavirus Policies
Inconsistent pattern of blue collar job growth in July, particularly in construction and manufacturing, reflects the patchwork of state pandemic control policies.
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Engineering and Construction Costs Continue to Contract in August, IHS Markit Says
IHS Markit
The materials and equipment sub-index recorded the sixth consecutive month of falling prices, with survey respondents reporting falling prices for eight out of the 12 components.
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Business
InstroTek to Distribute GSSI’s PaveScan Asphalt Density Gauge
Instrotek, Inc.
Instrotek will exclusively represent the PaveScan to paving contractors, pavement management, materials test laboratories and municipalities in the United States, while GSSI will continue to work with Federal and State agencies.
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Construction News
OSHA Director to Keynote NCCCO Foundation Event
National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (CCO)
The Fifth Annual Industry Forum on Personnel Qualifications has been rescheduled for Thursday, October 29, 2020 as a virtual event, the NCCCO Foundation has announced.
NCCCO Foundation
Business
Nonresidential Construction Spending Falls 1% in July
Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. (ABC)
Spending in 10 of 16 nonresidential subcategories was down on a monthly basis.
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Infrastructure
States Eyeing Gas Tax Hikes Due to COVID-19
With revenue for roadways down due to more Americans working from home and Congress refusing to act to fund infrastructure, states are forced to take matters in to their own hands
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Labor & Workforce Development
Red Wing Turns Stores into Job Centers for Labor Day Initiative
Red Wing Shoe Co.
Minnesota boot company to promote jobs, not boots, transforming its more than 525 Stores into job centers.
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Business Services
How General Contractors Choose the Winning Sub
The Contractor's Business Coach
Familiarize yourself with the buy-out process many project managers go through and use these steps to make you the most desirable subcontractor for a job
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Concrete
CRSI Announces HONORS Design and Construction Awards Recipients
Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI)
The Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute announces the results of their biennial CRSI HONORS Design and Construction Awards program. Of the entries received, eight projects were selected to receive recognition.
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Construction Update
Top 10 Most-Read Construction Stories: Week of August 24
Jobsite racism stalls Vegas convention expansion, is COVID-19 work-related insured? best practices to cut construction waste, how toll road leasing could fund infrastructure
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Labor & Workforce Development
EEOC Sues Contractor CCC Group for Racial Harassment
Black employees at construction company’s Ravena, NY, worksite were persistently subjected to racist insults and a noose, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charges
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