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Concrete
American Concrete Institute Announces New Webinar on Engineering Ethics
American Concrete Institute (ACI)
The American Concrete Institute announces a new webinar on engineering ethics is scheduled for March 6, 2018, 1:00 pm EST.
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Construction News
Construction Adds 30K Jobs in December, Ends 2017 on High Note
Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. (ABC)
Nonresidential construction sector added 11,800 net new jobs in December, representing nearly 10% of the nation’s jobs created during the month
The nonresidential construction sector added 11,800 net new jobs in December, representing nearly 10% of the nation’s jobs created during the month.
Financing, Insurance & Leasing
Construction Contractors Optimistic for Strong 2018 Economy
Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)
Contractors responding to an AGC survey expect all types of construction services to continue to expand in 2018
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Public Construction Spending Rises, Private Construction Spending Shrinks Year-over-year
Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. (ABC)
Despite the month-over-month expansion, nonresidential construction spending fell 1.3% from November 2016
Nonresidential construction expanded 0.6% in November 2017 but was down 1.3% compared to November 2016.
Construction News
November Construction Unemployment Rate Reaches Lowest on Record
Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. (ABC)
Not seasonally adjusted national construction unemployment rate was 5% in November, down 0.7% from a year ago
Among the states, in November 38 had increases, nine had decreases and three were unchanged.
Construction Safety
OSHA Civil Penalties Increase 2% for Inflation
OSHA penalties for other-than-serious, serious and failure to abate violations increased by $319 while penalty for willful and repeat violations increased $2,587
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Construction News
Construction Costs Rise Again in December and Could Accelerate in 2018
IHS Markit
If tax cuts spark better employment growth and trigger accelerating wage gains, cost escalation will continue to be strong in 2018, says IHS Markit
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Construction Safety
D.C. Circuit Rejects All Industry Challenges to New OSHA Silica Standards
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit decided OSHA's new silica dust standard was "reasonable"
Business
Commercial Real Estate a Clear Winner in Tax Reform; Housing Not So Much
Initial analysis of the $1.5 trillion Tax Cuts and Jobs Act show lots of benefits for multifamily housing, including demand boost driven by cuts to tax benefits of home ownership
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US Housing Construction Continued to Strengthen in November
The highest annual rate of single-family housing starts since the Great Recession pushed flat multifamily to healthy residential construction growth
Us Housing Starts Detail November 2017
Business
Find Your Next BIG Thing Or Risk Being Left Behind By Your Competition
Construction Business Coaching
Without new things to attack, new ideas to implement or new challenges to pursue your construction business risks falling behind the competition
What do you need to do to achieve BIG goals and do BIGGER things? What BIG ideas have you been postponing or delaying until something happens? Why are you waiting?
Business
Topping Off NYC’s Largest Modular Hotel Underscores the Modular Trend
Rinaldi Group is quickly approaching completion of the 300-key citizenM Bowery Hotel, with big modular savings coming in the form of faster delivery time
Pre-engineered units produced in a factory in Poland are delivered to the citizenM Bowery Hotel in Manhattan site for assembly.
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