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Construction Safety
OSHA Safe + Sound Week Starts August 13
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Safe + Sound Week (Aug. 13-19) is a nationwide event to raise awareness and understanding of the value of safety and health programs
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Business
Strong Construction Employment Demand, Growing Economy Offset Labor and Tariff Woes
Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)
Construction employment increased in 272 (76%) out of 358 metro areas between June 2017 and June 2018, declined in 44 (12%) and was unchanged in 42
Increases in construction employment over the past year were widespread and strong, according to AGC Chief Economist Ken Simonson.
Personal Protection Equipment
New Company Releases High-Performance Work Wear Designed to Fit Women
SeeHerWork sells workwear, safety equipment and other job-specific products specifically made for the female form
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Labor & Workforce Development
The Contractor's Best Friend Podcast Episode 4: Millennials in the Workplace, Part 2
Continuing the topic of millennials, Brad speaks with Lonnie Fritz, Jason Hurdis, and Scott Hagemann from Caterpillar, on training and retaining millennials in the industry.
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Business
Contractor Forfeits Bid Bond After Mistakenly Leaving Out "Thousand" in Written Proposal
A contractor tried to withdraw its bid on a public contract after realizing it left out the word "thousand" in its bid proposal, but the court ruled the contractor must forfeit its bid bond
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Equipment Management
ABC Applauds Reauthorization of Perkins Act to Drive Workforce Education
Bipartisan Congressional support reauthorizes annual funding up to $1.3B for improving access to career and technical education aligned with local workforce needs
Ohio Labor Training
Construction News Tracker
[VIDEO] St. Louis Bridge Project Among First Casualties of Trade War
Infrastructure projects on the drawing boards could be in jeopardy as prices for imported construction materials face stiff penalties; plus more construction industry news on the July 26, 2018 edition of Construction News Tracker
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Construction News
U.S. Homebuilding Outlook Stays Positive
Momentum in key underlying drivers of housing demand offset signs of nascent headwinds, with the homebuilding expansion and the overall economic expansion showing few signs of slowing
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Construction News
Moody's U.S. Homebuilding Outlook
Business
June Construction Unemployment Rates Rose in 33 States Compared to 2017
Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. (ABC)
'The rise in the June construction unemployment rate nationally and in many states both on a year-over-year basis and from May is a good sign,' according to Markstein Advisors
June 2018's not seasonally adjusted national construction unemployment rate increased 0.2% compared to June 2017.
Apps
[APP] Tradify Mobile App Built Specifically to Help Trades Track Jobs
Designed to provide a complete overview of the workload, allowing users to track and prioritize jobs and stay up to date
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Business
Highway Materials Group Spreads Support for Shuster’s Infrastructure Bill
‘Without increases to user fees, the viability of the federal-aid highway program is in jeopardy’ Highway Material Group
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