Final Structural Beam Placed for New Phelps Health Emergency Department in Rolla, Missouri

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Phelps Health Medical Clinic and Hospital in Rolla, Missouri’s emergency department addition and renovation project has topped out. With the steel structure complete, the project team will shift its focus to concrete slabs and the building’s façade. Located in the Ozark Highlands, the Phelps Health Rolla main medical campus is the largest rural-serving hospital in south-central Missouri. Its new emergency department will nearly double the current department’s footprint, expanding to 38,000 square feet with 32 treatment beds, observation rooms and larger behavioral health spaces. New services for the department will introduce onsite imaging, such as CT, radiology and ultrasound. The […]

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ABC: Construction Layoffs Fall to All-Time Low in August

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The construction industry had 251,000 job openings on the last day of August, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. JOLTS defines a job opening as any unfilled position for which an employer is actively recruiting. Industry job openings decreased by 48,000 last month but are up by 38,000 from the same time last year. “The August JOLTS data indicate that both the demand for and supply of construction workers are decreasing,” said ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu. “Job openings fell to the lowest […]

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Curran Young Construction Promotes Steven Myli to Project Executive

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  Curran Young Construction has promoted Steven Myli from senior project manager to project executive, expanding his leadership responsibilities across the firm’s construction projects in Southwest Florida. Myli joined Curran Young in April 2022 and has spent more than four years with the firm. In his new role, he will lead multiple projects from preconstruction through closeout while providing oversight of project teams, schedules, budgets, quality control and safety. As project executive, Myli will also help mentor and develop project teams, evaluate project risks and maintain relationships with clients and design partners. He will also contribute to business development efforts and […]

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AWC Publishes Updates to Wind & Seismic Standard

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The American Wood Council published the 2027 edition of the Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic (ANSI/AWC SDPWS-2027), the wood product industry’s standard for designing in high seismic and wind zones. The new edition has been approved as an American National Standard by the American National Standards Institute and will be referenced in the 2027 I-Codes. The 2027 SDPWS is the result of five years of technical work and two years of balloting under ANSI’s consensus-based process, including 13 rounds of balloting and a full public review period before reaching final approval. As an ANSI-approved standard, SDPWS is typically […]

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Dodge Construction Network: Construction Starts Fall Back in August

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Total construction starts declined 24.8% in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.34 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network. Nonresidential building starts fell 32% over the month, residential starts decreased 5.2% and nonbuilding declined by 26.7%. On a year-to-date basis, total construction starts were up 15.2% through August. Nonresidential starts were up 23.4%, nonbuilding starts improved by 22.2%, and residential starts were down 1.8% over the same period. For the 12 months ending August 2026, total construction starts were up 14.5% from the 12 months ending August 2025. Residential starts were down 2.4%, nonresidential starts were up 17.9% […]

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