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Obama stresses importance of construction, infrastructure, skilled labor in State of the Union

Obama stresses importance of construction,...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Feb 13, 2013

In his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Barack Obama stressed the great importance of construction, housing, infrastructure, ...

Construction employment increases in 139 out of 337 metro areas in December

Construction employment increases in 139 out of 337...

Posted by Amanda Bayhi on Jan 29, 2013

Construction employment increased in 139 out of 337 metropolitan areas, declined in 131 and was stagnant in 65 between December ...

Economist forecasts construction to add 140k jobs in 2013

Economist forecasts construction to add 140k jobs in...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Jan 29, 2013

Piggybacking off of news earlier this month that the construction industry added 30,000 jobs in December, a report from the ...

U.S. jobless claims fall to five-year low

U.S. jobless claims fall to five-year low

Posted by Amanda Bayhi on Jan 25, 2013

The number of initial jobless claims in the United States fell to a five-year low in mid-January, a sign of ...

Vermeer names Jason Andringa and Doug Hundt presidents

Vermeer names Jason Andringa and Doug Hundt presidents

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Jan 22, 2013

Vermeer recently announced two new division presidents. Jason Andringa was named President of the Forage and Environmental Solutions division and ...

AGC forecast promises mixed outlook for 2013 U.S. construction

AGC forecast promises mixed outlook for 2013 U.S....

Posted by Amy Materson on Jan 14, 2013

2013 should be a better year than 2012 for construction firms, but not necessarily a great one, said Ken Simonson, ...

Construction employment declines in 151 metro areas between Nov. 2011 and Nov. 2012

Construction employment declines in 151 metro areas...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Jan 09, 2013

The latest examination of construction employment in U.S. metro areas is out from the Associated General Contractors of America. After ...

Construction job growth means hope for U.S. economy

Construction job growth means hope for U.S. economy

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Jan 07, 2013

A new report from the Washington Post calls the construction industry one of the "bright spots" in the recovering labor ...

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. ...

Construction job openings expected to increase as industry rebounds

Construction job openings expected to increase as...

Posted by Amanda Bayhi on Dec 19, 2012

Construction employment in the United States will likely rebound soon due to the increasing number of projects set in place, ...

Merrill Lynch: “We are on the verge of construction hiring”

Merrill Lynch: “We are on the verge of construction...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Dec 13, 2012

Bill McBride has pulled in some optimistic comments from Michelle Meyer at Merrill Lynch. Meyer says 2012 will “go down ...

Construction loses 20k jobs in November

Construction loses 20k jobs in November

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Dec 07, 2012

Good news for the economy today as the latest U.S. Labor Department figures show that 146,000 jobs were added in ...

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