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Equipment
Demolition Contractor Implodes Georgia Dome in One Shot
National Demolition Association
The Adamo Group implodes the former home of the Atlanta Falcons, the Georgia Dome, in the span of 12 to 15 seconds
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Construction News
May 2018 U.S. Construction Starts Data Summary
Robert Murray, chief economist, Dodge Data & Analytics, provides an audio summary of the May national construction starts.
Construction News
May Construction Starts Climb 15%
Dodge Construction Network
The increase follows a 12% decline in April, and shows total construction activity reaching the highest level reported over the past eight months
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Construction News
ABC’s Construction Confidence Index Surges
Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. (ABC)
Sales, profit margins and staffing levels all increased during the first quarter and remain well above the threshold reading of 50
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Business
ABC: Construction Backlog Drops 9% from Previous Quarter
Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. (ABC)
ABC's Construction Backlog Indicator contracted to 8.8 months during Q1 of 2018, down 9% from the prior quarter and down 2% on a year-over-year basis
ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator remains elevated in first quarter of 2018.
Business
Create a Standardized Project Approval System That Works
Construction Business Coaching
A proactive approval process will keep you ahead of the game, avoid potential delays and not allow an owner or architect to slow you down
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Construction Safety
Top 10 Causes of Disabling Injuries
The 2018 Workplace Safety Index showed a 1.5% reduction in serious accidents but the cost of serious workplace injuries rose 3% in the past year to more than $58 billion
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Construction News
Construction Employment Rises in All But 8 States
Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)
Construction employment rises in 42 states and DC from May 2017 to May 2018 while 28 states add construction jobs for the month
California and West Virginia have biggest annual job gains while New Jersey and North Dakota lag.
Business
US Army Corps of Engineers Submits $6.8B ‘Work Plan’ to Congress
2018 budget funds water resources projects focused on commercial navigation, reducing flood and storm damage and restoring aquatic ecosystems
The Corps of Engineers' updated National Levee Database is a dynamic information source that provides visualization and search capability on the location and condition of levee systems nationwide at https://levees.sec.usace.army.mil.
Construction Safety
Protect Outdoor Workers from Heat Illness
Here are tips to help you protect your workers during the extreme heat event days expected this summer
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Business
Drone Offers Bird's-Eye View of Work on California Hwy. 1 at Mud Creek Slide
A year after a million-cubic-yard landslide buried California Highway 1, Caltrans says that southern access to Big Sur will reopen six weeks earlier than planned
Mud Creek Slide Drone Vid
Business
Iowa Commission Approves $3.4B, Five-Year Road and Infrastructure Plan
Program identifies projects added to the list thanks to Iowa’s 3-year-old, 10-cent fuel tax increase, which is expected to add $508M to the plan’s state projects
This interactive map, found at https://iowadot.gov/program_management/interactivemap, shows details of projects slated for Iowa's 5-year infrastructure plan.
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