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House Republicans' Spending Bill Includes Money for Proposed Border Wall

House Republicans unveiled a Homeland Security spending bill that includes an additional $1.6 billion funding for the proposed border wall between the US and Mexico

7 Factors Affecting Labor Productivity Losses On A Construction Project

Factors affecting labor productivity include those within a contractor's control as well as some out of your control

A compensable loss in terms of labor productivity happens when the contractor uses more hours to complete a given unit of work than it would have used absent the intervening cause.

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Dodge Momentum Index Moves Higher in June

Dodge Construction Network

June’s lift saw a 4.8% advance in the institutional component while the commercial component fell 1.3%

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Construction Adds 16,000 Jobs in June as Labor Market Strengthens

Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. (ABC)

June's positive job numbers were a welcome sight among the trend of softening job growth, but the acceleration in job creation my not last

Overall construction employment expanded 3.1% on a year-over-year basis while adding 16,000 jobs for the month of June 2017.

New Seattle Program Aims to Reduce Bad Behavior on Construction Sites

Provision requires the city to monitor worksites for inappropriate behavior and discrimination and allows the city to take action

Report: US Construction Industry Should Continue Positive Trend Through 2017

Consultancy firm Rider Levett Bucknall's Q2 North American quarterly cost report predicts US construction industry is in store for a largely positive closeout of 2017

US construction put-in-place ended at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of $1.21 billion, or 1.4% below the revised March estimate of $1.23 billion.

How to Find the Right Employees for Your Construction Company

Tips on where to look for new employees, how to make your company appealing to them and how to know about the employee you are getting

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[WEBINAR] Fatigue Management in Your Workplace

This free AGC webinar (July 13) will help contractors identify and manage fatigue in the workplace to avoid accidents and improve worker health

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Construction Industry's First Co-Working Community Opens in Denver

Tradecraft Industries provides a place for construction contractors to build relationships, network and grow their businesses through a co-working facility

Tradecraft Industries (TC) has created a space for construction industry members to network, build relationships with others in the industry and grow their businesses.

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Melker Jernberg Appointed President of Volvo CE

Volvo Construction Equipment

Jernberg replaces Martin Weissburg who will take up a position as senior advisor to Volvo Group president and CEO Martin Lundstedt

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Labor Department Revisiting Overtime Rule

Department of Labor plans to revise stalled overtime rule; asks for right to use salary levels to determine eligibility for time-and-a-half pay

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Nonresidential Construction Remains Stagnant in May

Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. (ABC)

Private nonresidential construction spending fell 0.7% in May while public nonresidential construction spending was up 1.9% for the month

Nonresidential construction spending expanded by 0.3% on both a monthly and yearly basis in May and stands at $714.3 billion on a seasonally adjusted annualized basis.

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