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Business

U.S. home starts fall 6.2% in March

Construction on new homes in the U.S. fell in March with declines ing both single- and multi-family starts. Total home starts fell 6.8 percent to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 1.215 million, according to preliminary data from the Commerce Department. Total starts remain 9.2 percent above the March 2016 figure. Single-family starts fell 6.2 percent to […]

April 19, 2017

Business

Can Trump’s wall be built? Will it be effective? Should you bid? No, no and no. Here’s why.

As of last week, more than 700 companies had responded to the Customs and Border Patrol agency’s request for proposals on building President Trump’s wall between Mexico and the United States. Early cost estimates for the 1,300 mile long wall run around $38 billion—the single most expensive infrastructure project ever undertaken in the U.S. The […]

April 12, 2017

Workforce

Construction adds 6,000 jobs in March

Though the increase wasn’t as substantial as the two months that preceded it, the U.S. construction industry notched a seventh straight month of jobs expansion in March. The industry now employs 6.882 million Americans, a 2.6-percent increase over the March 2016 figure, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department. March’s report also brought a revision […]

April 10, 2017

Safety

Breaking down the AGC’s construction safety report: Age, region, trade and even time of day are major factors

The Associated General Contractors of America released a comprehensive study of accidents in the construction industry Tuesday. The 30-page report, Preventing Fatalities in the Construction Industry, is available as a free PDF download at the link below and is well worth your time to read and analyze if you are a construction company owner, supervisor […]

April 7, 2017

Business

Hard Hat High: How to protect your construction company from substance abuse (PART 2)

Editor’s Note: This is part two of a two-part series. To read part one, click here. There is a story still told in the Savannah, Georgia, business community about the time equipment manufacturer JCB held a job fair for prospective employees. When the eager prospects assembled in the company’s new glass foyer were informed that […]

April 3, 2017

Business

Construction spending up 0.8% in February

U.S. construction spending rose 0.8 percent in February on gains in the residential market. Total spending rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.2 trillion, a 3-percent improvement over the year-ago figure, according to preliminary data from the Commerce Department. Private homebuilding rose 1.8 percent during the month to a rate of $485 billion and […]

April 3, 2017

Roadbuilding

ARTBA graduates 14 transportation construction pros in second round of safety certification program

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation announces 14 additional transportation construction professionals have finished its Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals (SCTPP) program. Fifty-five were in the SCTPP “inaugural class” that finished in January. ARTBA launched the program in fall 2016 as a means of creating a safety benchmark for “future civil engineering and […]

March 20, 2017

Business

Construction spending falls 1% in January

U.S. construction spending fell 1 percent in January as residential gains weren’t enough to offset drops in nonresidential and government spending. Spending fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.2 trillion in January but remains up 3.1 percent over the January 2016 total, according to preliminary data from the Commerce Department. Private homebuilding rose […]

March 2, 2017

Business

Alexander Acosta is President Trump’s new nomination for Secretary of Labor

Less than 24 hours after Andrew Puzder withdrew his nomination as Secretary of Labor, President Trump announced the nomination of Alexander Acosta to fill the position during a press conference at the White House, saying, “I think he’ll be a tremendous Secretary of Labor,” The Hill reports. Acosta is a Republican and served on the National Labor […]

February 17, 2017

Business

Home starts drop in January as multi-family units settle from surge

The start of construction on new homes in the U.S. fell during January due to a drop in multi-family units. Total home starts fell 2.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.246 million but remain up 10.5 percent over the January 2016 rate, according to preliminary data from the Commerce Department. This latest data […]

February 16, 2017

Dealers

How dealer social media efforts lead to sales, increased customer engagement

When a California dealership started a new social media initiative, it had one primary objective: increase sales. From the beginning of the campaign its social media presence was dismal: it had less than 200 likes on Facebook, it was posting irregularly and there was no engagement on its page. Eight months later, after working out a […]

February 14, 2017

Construction Equipment

Kobelco intros SK270 short rear swing excavator, upgrades SK230

Kobelco Construction Machinery USA has introduced one new short rear swing excavator, the new SK270SRLC-5, and has announced updates on its SK230SRLC-5 model. The 21-foot-9-inch dig depth SK270 has a digging force of 31,700 pounds and a maximum digging reach of 32 feet, 3 inches. While working in ECO-mode, Kobelco says the machine offers up […]

January 30, 2017