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CBO Reports States Spent 78% US Total on Infrastructure in 2017

Two Congressional Budget Office reports offer insights on public spending and financing used on transportation and water infrastructure from 1956 to 2017

Total public infrastructure spending – federal, state, and local governments – totaled $440 billion in 2017, with 78% coming from state and local sources.

New Construction Starts Fall For Third Consecutive Month

Dodge Construction Network

September's 5% downturn followed 9% declines in both July and August

Nonresidential building continues to recede while residential building in September was up 2%.

Construction News

Woodbury to Redevelop $300M Mixed-use Olathe, KS, Property

Mentum project to include 250,000 sq. ft. of entertainment, retail and restaurants, 200,000 sq. ft. of office space, apartments, hotels and an arena

Rendering of Woodbury Corp.'s Mentum mixed-use development in Olathe, Kan.

Construction Management Association of America Recognizes 13 Project Achievement Award Winners

Project of the Year was the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, in Brooklyn, NY

Construction Safety

OSHA Launches Inspection Program to Target High Injury and Illness Rates

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

Agency will perform inspections of employers the agency believes should have provided 300A data but did not for the 2016 calendar year

Construction News Tracker

[VIDEO] Congress Pays $1.7B on Florence Relief, Still Totaling Michael's Bill

Congress approves $1.7 billion package in grants to help rebuild housing and public works after Hurricane Florence; plus more construction industry news on the October 18, 2018, edition of Construction News Tracker

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Milwaukee Tool Updated Heated Gear

Milwaukee Tool Corp.

This fall, Milwaukee Tool will kick off its ninth season of heated gear with a refreshed line of Heated Gear products.

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Construction News

Housing Construction’s Weak Patch Stretches into September

Year-to-date, starts are 6.4% above 2017 but 2018's advantage over last year narrowed for a fourth month as hurricane Florence piled on to systemic affordability issues

September U.S. housing starts came in below expectations, declining 5.3%, with a perhaps-more-worrisome 0.6% slip in new housing permits.

[WEBINAR] Automating HR Processes to Stay Compliant

This free AGC webinar (Oct. 24) aims to alleviate worries about compliance and regulatory fees from increasing government regulations

Dodge Data Acquires Public-Sector Project Research Firm IMS

Dodge Construction Network

Through the acquisition, the A/E/C community gains access to early stage professional service projects in addition to Dodge’s Sweets

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Sell What Customers Want

Construction Business Coaching

Each customer requires a unique selling and marketing strategy to be successful

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Equipment Management

Schlouch Inc. Receives NUCA Industry Impact Award

Blandon, PA, contractor lauded by state association for opening leadership conferences to industry, innovating in development of safety culture

At the NUCA PA award ceremondy (from left) Steve Funk, General Superintendent, Schlouch Inc.; Chuck Fehlinger, NUCA PA President; Don Swasing, Chief Operating Officer, Schlouch Inc.; and William Kukurin, NUCA PA Vice-President.

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