PCL Construction Honored with National DBIA Award for San Diego Airport Terminal 2

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SAN DIEGO, Calif. —The Green Build Terminal Expansion at the San Diego International Airport,  one of PCL Construction’s  design-build project, has received  the Design-Build Institute of America, “National Award of Merit” in the Aviation category.  The awards program recognizes exemplary collaboration and integration in design-build project delivery, and honors the Turner/PCL/Flatiron Joint Venture’s outstanding achievement in building one of the region’s recent landmark projects. As the first design-build and largest project in the history of the San Diego International Airport, The Green Build is essential in supporting a nearly 100 percent anticipated increase in airport traffic over the next 20 … Read more

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PPM Construction Workers Don Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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SOCIETY HILL, S.C. — Roughly 140 of PPM’s, a subsidiary of EMCOR Group, Inc.,  construction workers at various jobsites are wearing EMCOR Pink Hard Hats throughout October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, as a “Call to Action” supporting breast cancer screening and awareness during EMCOR’s “Protect Yourself. Get Screened Today.” campaign. PPM-branded Pink Hard Hats will be seen by thousands of people as its employees work at scores of job locations throughout the state and beyond. PPM employees are joined by thousands of other EMCOR employees coast-to-coast who are also wearing Pink Hard Hats during the month at hundreds of work … Read more

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U.S. Construction Spending Reaches Highest Level Since 2008

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PHOENIX, Ariz. — Rider Levett Bucknall, international property and construction consultants, reported that U.S. construction spending is at its highest level since 2008, although construction costs increased by 1.38 percent in the second quarter of 2014 (5.52 percent on an annualized basis). The firm published its findings in its newly released Third Quarter 2014 USA Construction Cost Report. Rider Levett Bucknall's research indicates that recent optimism about the construction industry has been heightened by the news that construction spending rebounded strongly in July, reaching its highest level in six years. Improvements were shown in both private and public construction investment … Read more

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Construction Employment Increases in 39 States

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Construction firms added jobs in 39 states between September 2013 and September 2014 while construction employment increased in 34 states and the District of Columbia between August and September, according to an analysis of labor department data by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted that the construction job gains come as more construction firms report having a hard time finding qualified workers to fill key positions. “Construction firms in most states have been expanding during the past year,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “But as those firms expand, they have to work harder to attract … Read more

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Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry Confidence Remains Steady in October

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation recently released the October 2014 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry. Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative assessment of both the prevailing business conditions and expectations for the future as reported by key executives from the $827-billion equipment finance sector. Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 60.4, slightly better than the September index of 60.2, with survey participants indicating increasing or consistent demand tempered by U.S. economic concerns.   When asked about the outlook for the future, MCI-EFI survey respondent David Schaefer, CEO, … Read more

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