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Construction adds 30k jobs in December

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

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 improvement in 2013

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

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

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

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

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 since 2002

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 construction

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 2011

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

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

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. ...

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