Salaries Remain High in Construction Industry

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ALACHUA, Fla. – Skilled craft professionals continue to earn top dollar, according to NCCER’s 2015 Construction Craft Salary Survey. Each year, NCCER surveys companies and organizations from the industrial and commercial construction industries across the U.S about the salaries of their craft professionals. The Construction Craft Salary Survey represents average annual salaries for individual craft areas, not including overtime, per diem, bonuses or other incentives. Of the nearly 90 construction groups surveyed, average annual salaries for craft professions ranged from just over $47,000 to almost $89,000. Project managers and project supervisors topped the list, earning $88,675 and $77,917, respectively. Other […]

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Blue Lake Expansion Project Receives AGC Award for Best Federal & Heavy Renovation Project

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SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Sitka’s Blue Lake Expansion Project was the most impressive construction project of 2015, according to Associated General Contractors of America. As a result, the project’s contractor, Barnard Construction Company, was the Alliant Build America Grand Award winner and best Federal and Heavy Renovation project. This project was one of 23 winners to receive an award and one of nine to receive a Merit Award. “The contractors working on these projects stood out among their peers by demonstrating the finest traits of our industry: skill, dedication and ingenuity,” said Charles Greco, the association’s president and chairman of […]

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Dodge Momentum Index Increases in February

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NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Dodge Momentum Index climbed 0.5 percent in February to 126.1 (2000=100) from its revised January reading of 125.5. The momentum index is a monthly measure of the first (or initial) report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which have been shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by a full year. February’s increase was the third consecutive month-to-month gain for the index, as a 1.0 percent pickup by commercial planning reports overcame a slight 0.1 percent decline by institutional planning. While commercial planning activity is still below the levels present throughout much of 2015, […]

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PCL Raises the Roof on BMO Field

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TORONTO, Ontario — In a feat of engineering that has dramatically transformed the skyline surrounding the City of Toronto’s historic Exhibition Place grounds, PCL Constructors Canada Inc. recently raised the roof on BMO Field’s south concourse. “A critical lift such as the one we performed to raise the roof on BMO Field is an orchestration of precision and patience to ensure that every element goes exactly as planned,” says PCL Toronto Senior Project Manager Neil Barrows. “We have been methodically planning for this moment for over two years in coordination with our partners to ensure it’s done right for the […]

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Trimble, Rototilt Provide Excavator Operators with Accurate Guidance, Full Control

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Excavator operators can achieve accurate guidance when using a tilt rotator attachment with the Rototilt Positioning Solution and the Trimble GCS900 Grade Control System. Using the Rototilt Positioning Solution together with the Trimble GCS900 Grade Control System, operators know the attachment’s precise position relative to the excavation in progress. This innovative new technology allows the operator to plot both the height and rotation line, which makes the attachment more effective in construction jobs such as precision grading, excavation in confined areas or moving large volumes of earth.

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