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Construction Technology

Safety Wearables Startup Receives Investor Funding

Triax Technologies, Inc.

The investment in Triax Technologies illustrates the growing interest in using IoT to improve safety on work sites.

Triax Technologies funding

OSHA’s New COVID-19 Standard Lets Most Industries Set Their Own Safety Protocols

The new standard seeks to protect healthcare workers while allowing other industries, including construction, to set protocols specific to their workplaces.

Transportation construction contractors will be able to adopt COVID-19 protocols based on specific worksite requirements.

Competitors Return to WOC World Bricklaying Championship

Finalists will be competing at the SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 World Championship on June 9 at the World of Concrete in Las Vegas.

SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 WINNERS

Construction, Services Sector Recorded All-Time High in May

Institute for Supply Management (ISM)

Pent-up demand for services like a "jail break" following the end of COVID-19 lockdowns, an economic expert says.

Ism Pmi June At A Glance

Coaching & Consulting

Initiative Helps Engineering & Construction Industries Restart Projects Stopped by COVID-19

Project Slowdown/Restart planning initiative is designed to help engineering and construction industries restart projects stopped by the pandemic.

Transportation Impacts of COVID-19

As vehicle travel has returned to near pre-pandemic patterns, transportation systems will require increased federal and state funding.

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Training & Education

Construction Trades Career Diploma Program Now Online Through Penn Foster

Online educator Penn Foster has created a career diploma course curriculum for the construction trades.

Carpenter training education program

No Duh: Study Says Construction Contractors in Short Supply

Economic report for March cites construction labor shortage as biggest issue for 18-industry services sector.

ISM Services PMI graph

Nationwide Study Shows Construction Optimism Up

Most construction owners are optimistic about the strength of the upcoming peak season and their business’s ability to get back on track, the study says.

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Forecast: Inflation and a Tough Transition to Post-COVID Economy Ahead for Construction

Forecast expects 2021 construction spending growth but not return to pre-pandemic strength, and inflation that could force the federal reserve to tighten policy more aggressively than planned

Economist Anirban Basu expects the shrinking pie of office construction spending to shift to Class B projects as businesses follow workers into the suburbs.

World’s Largest Construction Trade Show Postponed to October 2022

The global event was originally scheduled to be held from April 4 to 10, 2022, but ongoing uncertainties related to the COVID-19 pandemic led the show organizer to delay the event to October 24 to 30.

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Wirtgen America Emerges from COVID-19 Stronger Than Ever

Wirtgen Group, a John Deere Co.

The impact of COVID-19 cannot be understated. In a year full of challenges, Wirtgen America saw opportunity to grow and made it a priority to remain close to their customers.

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