Mi-T-M Corporation has released the new Work Pro Series Air Compressors, designed to deliver precise power for both small and large jobs. The new Work Pro Series includes 5 gallon single-stage gasoline models and single-stage electric and single- and two-stage 8 gallon gasoline models. The new compressors can power everything from impact wrenches to drills and nail guns.
CRYSTAL CITY, Va. – Build with Strength, a coalition of the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, chose Washington, D.C. to host the first of a series of roundtable discussions with the design/build community designed to highlight the strength and durability of concrete construction in the low- to mid-rise building sector, and in general. The panel was part of the International Concrete Sustainability Conference and featured experts from the design, construction and safety communities including Eric Coleman, development coordinator of EYC Companies; Randy Kirchain, principal research scientist at MIT; Jon Narva, director of external relations for the National Association of State […]
ALCOA, Tenn. – Hickory Construction, Inc. has been selected as the general contractor to build the new Blount County War Dead Memorial Plaza dedicated to the fallen military heroes of Blount County in Tennessee. The new memorial, to be located on the Blount County Courthouse lawn, will feature a plaza incorporating four monuments on the lawn, a Veterans Walk of Honor and a bench to sit and reflect. The bench will hold a time capsule with mementos of this build and the original 1965 build. The original memorial was dedicated in 1965 and funded by the Disabled American Veterans, Chapter […]
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The Chesapeake Bay Foundation recently announced the award of the Living Building Challenge certification to the Brock Environmental Center, a 10,000-square-foot facility located on the Lynnhaven River at Pleasure House Point in Virginia Beach, Virginia. For a construction company, designers and engineers achieving this certification required going outside of the typical toolbox for new building methods, renewable technologies and sustainable materials from around the world. The LBC certification, given by the International Living Future Institute, is the world’s most rigorous and ambitious performance standard for buildings. The Brock Environmental Center is one of the only commercial […]
Construction employment rose in April by 1,000 for the month and 261,000 for the year as mild winter weather and labor shortages impacted the early spring hiring season for many firms, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America. “Some of the slowdown in hiring last month was due to mild winter weather that allowed contractors to hire or retain workers in the first quarter instead of waiting until spring,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “Yet reports from contractors and recent Census Bureau data on construction spending through March suggest industry demand for workers will […]
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