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Section: Business > Industry Trends
Equipment
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.
June 11, 2021
Business
Construction Project Starts and Backlogs on the Rise with Contract Values Leveling Off
Viewpoint Construction Software
Viewpoint’s Quarterly Construction Metrics Index showed ongoing signs of construction economic recovery in Q1 2021, with backlogs now forecast to exceed 2020 levels by 5%.
June 7, 2021
Business
Even Modest Infrastructure Investment Could Send Commercial Construction Outlook Soaring
Dodge Construction Network
Dodge Data & Analytics forecasts construction starts to rebound in 2021 and 2022, with the prospect of far greater gains if even a projected $550 billion “middle of the road” infrastructure spending plan is passed.
June 7, 2021
Construction Update
[VIDEO] The Week’s 10 Biggest Construction Stories: Four Reasons for Runaway Steel Prices
Insights into why the most-read stories of the week include supply chain challenges pushing construction costs up, 5 strategies for building your construction company’s value, robots’ potential to improve construction production, efficiency and safety
June 4, 2021
Concrete
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.
June 3, 2021
Business
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.
June 3, 2021
Construction News Tracker
Construction News Tracker: Will 25% Spending Cut Woo Republicans to Biden Infrastructure Plan?
Administration cuts total by $550B, icing spend on manufacturing, small business, supply chains and R&D, Senate committees take up reauthorization of FAST Act, industry employers kick back at COVID 19 compliance, housing starts plunge
June 3, 2021
Business
Commercial Construction Confidence on the Rise Despite Slow Start to Recovery
Marcum
Nearly two-thirds of contractors are anticipating business growth in the coming months, according to Marcum's latest Commercial Construction Index.
June 2, 2021
Business
Four Reasons Why Construction Steel Prices Are On the Rampage
Structural steel prices have risen 91% since Q4 2020. Gordian's data team shares four contributing factors behind the unprecedented price increases.
May 27, 2021
Business
Supply Chain Challenges Continue to Push Engineering and Construction Costs Upward
IHS Markit
Costs of ocean freight from Europe and Asia to the U.S. rose for the ninth straight month, with seasonal demand expected to cause further supply chain challenges and price increases.
May 27, 2021
Infrastructure
Transportation Impacts of COVID-19
As vehicle travel has returned to near pre-pandemic patterns, transportation systems will require increased federal and state funding.
May 27, 2021
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.
May 20, 2021
Construction News Tracker
Construction News: No Construction Job Growth in an April that Delivered Only a Quarter of Economists’ Forecasts
Institutional building rebound lifts Dodge Construction Index in April, panic over the global lumber shortage pushed July futures for 2x4s to $1,481, a crack shut down the Desoto Bridge carrying I-40 across the Mississippi River
May 19, 2021
Business
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.
May 5, 2021
Business
Weak March US Construction Spending Rebound Masks Nonresidential Construction’s Struggles
Spending on residential construction continues to carry buckets of private and public nonresidential red ink, while the industry yearns for stimulus spending and infrastructure plans to revive commercial construction
May 3, 2021
Equipment
Increased Equipment and Heavy Truck Demand Lead to Positive First Quarter 2021
Global economic recovery has increased on- and off-road heavy equipment demand and improved manufacturers' outlooks for 2021.
April 29, 2021
Rental
Top 5 Rental, Construction Industry Trends to Watch in 2021
BigRentz
As the industry becomes more competitive and the market shifts, harnessing these five construction trends will prove valuable for any rental or construction firm.
April 29, 2021
Business
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.
April 29, 2021
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