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| January 7, 2022 | US Adds 22,000 Construction Jobs in December | A new analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America shows that 22,00 construction jobs were added to the economy from November to December. Total construction employment totaled 7 ...Read more |
| December 13, 2021 | Unions, Contractors & Business Groups Hammer NYC Vaccine Mandate | Right off the bat, when New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on December 6 “a first in the nation measure” to mandate vaccination for private sector workers “across the board,” ther ...Read more |
| November 6, 2021 | Widespread Praise as Congress Passes Infrastructure Bill | Back in late March, Contractor News reported the Biden White House’s unveiling of its ...Read more |
| November 2, 2021 | Construction Spending Dropped in September | Both residential and nonresidential construction declined, AGC reports. “Spending on projects has been slowed by shortages of workers and materials, as well as extended or uncertain deliver ...Read more |
| November 1, 2021 | Texas Governor Approves $3.3b for Higher Ed Construction | Combined, University of Texas and Texas A&M University will receive more than 20 percent of the funding. However, universities in every region in the state are set to receive money for renovation a ...Read more |
| October 1, 2021 | Need to Procure a Small Business? There’s an App for That | The app features a map of Virginia that shows the locations of vendors that match whatever keyword you plug in. We tested it with the search term “concrete” and were shown a busy constellation ...Read more |
| September 23, 2021 | Infrastructure Investments Will Boost GDP and Employment Across Sectors | While the bill has passed the Senate, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to bring the bill to the floor for a vote on Monday. The study showing the economic boons the bill would bring was ...Read more |
| September 20, 2021 | Construction Starts Declined in August | August marked the third consecutive month of declines in total construction starts. While some sectors like commercial saw a modest increase of two percent, and manufacturing starts saw an encourag ...Read more |
| September 6, 2021 | St. Louis’ Broadway Tower to Finish $18m Renovation in November | The tower, located at 100 N. Broadway was constructed in 1977 and has 21 stories and 510,202 square feet. Last week, t ...Read more |
| August 27, 2021 | Duplexes May Get Greenlight in California Suburbs | On Thursday, the State Legislature in California advanced a bill that would allow double-unit buildings on lots that have exclusively allowed single-family homes, a policy the New York Times aptly ...Read more |