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Construction adds 30k jobs in December
Posted by Wayne Grayson on Jan 04, 2013
Preliminary figures from the U.S. Labor Department show that the construction industry added 30,000 jobs in the month of December. ...
U.S. needs new bridges but states lack funding
Posted by Wayne Grayson on Jan 03, 2013
The average age of the 600,000 bridges in the United States is 43 years old, according to a new report ...
Report: Road construction to see only slight...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on Jan 03, 2013
Despite the ongoing economic recovery, the U.S. road construction market is tough going and will only slightly improve in the ...
Morbark acquires Boxer Equipment product line
Posted by Amanda Bayhi on Jan 02, 2013
Morbark, a manufacturer of tree care, sawmill, recycling, forestry and biomass chipping and grinding equipment has finalized its acquisition of ...
Construction spending up 7.7 percent in November
Posted by Amanda Bayhi on Jan 02, 2013
Construction spending increased by 7.7 percent in the year between November 2011 and November 2012, to nearly $866 million, according ...
National Trench Safety adds 18th Florida location
Posted by Amanda Bayhi on Jan 02, 2013
National Trench Safety (NTS) has acquired two of U.S. Shoring’s operating assets in Tampa and Miami, bringing the company’s network ...
Congress passes fiscal cliff deal
Posted by Wayne Grayson on Jan 02, 2013
With negotiations extended to the absolute deadline, Congress passed a deal on New Year's Day that will that will prevent ...
Dallas transforms with $2.3 billion in development...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on Dec 31, 2012
Residents of Dallas, Texas have seen their city literally transform around them in the past decade thanks to $2.3 billion ...
Architects Billing Index inspires confidence in 2013...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on Dec 31, 2012
The latest round of the American Institute of Architects Billings Index should make for a bit more confidence in the ...
Construction fuel consumption index up 3.6 percent over...
Posted by Amanda Bayhi on Dec 21, 2012
WEX and IHS have released results of the WEX Construction Fuel Consumption Index (FCI), which indicated an increase of 3.6 ...
Construction companies grow while other sectors slow
Posted by Wayne Grayson on Dec 14, 2012
A new report from Forbes based on numbers from financial information firm Sageworks says that privately-owned construction companies have “bucked ...
Toronto leads North American high-rise construction
Posted by Amanda Bayhi on Dec 13, 2012
Toronto has the highest number of high-rises and skyscrapers under construction in North America, with its 147 such construction sites. ...





