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Events
AGC BuildCon
BuildCon 2017 (Nov. 6-8) provides insight on improving your organization’s safety strategies, project delivery approaches and business development practices
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Construction Toolbox
Mike Rowe Helps Girls Build
Girls Build is a summer camp teaching young girls skills in 10 trades - and Mike Rowe wants to help it succeed
The Girls Build episode of Returning the Favor had nearly three million views by mid-September.
Construction News
Skyward Approved to Give Commercial Drones Instant Access to Controlled Airspace
Approval will eliminate need for submission of a manual request for authorization, and will automate the approval process, reducing the wait time from months to seconds
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Construction News
Cummins Announces Acquisition of Energy Storage Technology
Cummins Inc.
Acquisition of Brammo will accelerate Cummins' efforts toward becoming a global electrified power leader
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Business
3 Mega Projects Propel ConstructConnect’s September Starts Higher
Month-to-month percentage change vs. August was a whopping +31.5% thanks to three projects with a combined value of $17 billion
3 Mega Projects Propel Construction Industry Snapshot Oct 2017
Events
AGC Fall BIMForum
The Fall BIMForum (Nov. 6-8) will explore best practices in professional coordination and collaboration from architects, engineers, builders and owners
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Business
[VIDEO] How to Use Workplace Tours to Attract Future Employees
Use tours of your workplace - or construction site - to educate students about available job opportunities within the industry and your organization.
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[VIDEO] Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives Can Aid Workforce Recruitment
Steps such as providing speakers to local schools to talk about STEM can open the door to educating students about opportunities in the construction industry and within your organization.
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Business
New Construction Starts in September Soar 14%
Dodge Construction Network
Three huge projects help to lift nonresidential building
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Business
Housing Starts Fell Much Further than Expected in Storm-Ravaged September
Permit issuance suggests a rebound coming; year-to-date growth shows continued growth in single-family construction and multifamily decline
September’s annual rate of U.S. single-family housing starts dropped 4.6% to 829,000 units, and the pace of multifamily starts fell 5.1% to 286,000.
Business
ABC Q2 Construction Backlog Indicator Falls 4% After Exceptionally High Q1
Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. (ABC)
'The first quarter of 2017 saw growing backlog for each and every region, industry and company size... It should not be viewed as a surprise that backlog shortened modestly in the second quarter'
A 4.1% drop in backlog is not surprising after the first quarter saw growing backlog for every region, industry and company size.
Construction Safety
OSHA Fines Contractor $191K for Scaffold Hazards
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
DH Construction owner was cited for similar violations in 2014 at worksites for another company he owned
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