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Construction News

Construction Employment Rises in 45 States and DC from July 2017 to July 2018

Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)

Texas and Nevada have biggest annual job increases while New Jersey and South Carolina trail

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Construction News

Wall Street Calls July US Housing Starts Miss ‘Strike Two for Housing’

Anemic rebound from June’s big drop missed forecasts by 6 percentage points, as building costs threaten to shrink residential investment for a sixth quarter

A 7% to 8% increase in July starts would have chalked the 12.9% June plunge up to housing's notorious volatility. The 0.9% increase we actually got 'reflects some fundamental issues that cloud the housing horizon.”

Construction News

Single-family Home Builder Confidence Edges Down in August

National Association of Home Builders

Growing affordability concerns, rising construction costs and skilled labor shortages are rising concerns

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Financing, Insurance & Leasing

Citi, Cat Financial Offer Private Label Credit Card Program

Cat Card Program offers commercial and consumer financing options to give customers flexibility to finance parts, servicing and rental needs at participating Cat dealers

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Equipment Leasing and Finance Confidence Declines for the 7th Time in 8 Months

Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation

'Between the administration's trade strategy, the mid-term elections and the president's political challenges, decision makers are taking a wait-and-see approach to business investment'

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A Foreman’s Approach to Working with New Employees on Their First Day

Eight steps foremen should do to make an employee comfortable on the first day of work and help the foreman assess the new employee

With the number of workers looking to construction as a career choice dropping, contractors must pull out all of the stops to give a new worker every excuse possible to stay with their new contractor, learning more about the many benefits of construction, and to continue their learning immediately.

Labor & Workforce Development

The Contractor's Best Friend Podcast Episode 6: Technology & Employee Retention, Part 2

In the second part of the two-part episode, Brad and Caterpillar experts: Lonnie Fritz, Jason Hurdis, and Scott Hagemann, talk about how an owner can use technology to retain employees at their company.

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Make Project Team Leaders Accountable & Responsible For Results

Construction Business Coaching

To make project team leaders responsible for achieving results, they need to know what results are expected and who is accountable for them

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Gas Tax Supporters in 12 States Cruise Through Primaries

American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)

96% of state lawmakers who voted in favor of a gas tax increase and faced reelection in 2018 primaries will advance to the Nov. 6 general election

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Construction Safety

Western Specialty Contractors Uses Leading-edge Concrete Repair Technology to Protect Workers

Western Specialty Contractors

Contractor employs the PAM machine to safely hold a 30-lb. hammer,completely eliminating the ergonomic stress on its worker

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[WEBINAR] Top Benefits of Lean Construction

Free AGC Webinar (Aug. 21) explores how to leverage lean construction to get more productivity out of project teams and workforce

[APP] Set Up Your Business Phone Number Through Your Personal Cell Phone with OpenPhone App

OpenPhone is a mobile application allowing contractors to set up a dedicated local or toll-free business phone number right on top of their existing mobile devices

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