Concrete Industry Management Program Seeks Donations for 2024 Auction at World of Concrete

 The Concrete Industry Management program – a business-intensive program that awards students with a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Concrete Industry Management – is seeking donations for its 2024 CIM Auction to be held at World of Concrete. The auction is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 24, at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Nevada. The silent auction will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the live auction begins at 1 p.m. Last year’s auction items included two concrete mixer trucks, a truck-mounted concrete pump, a laser screed and much more. Other donated items included cement, fly … Read more

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McCarthy Kicks Off Craft Appreciation Week

 McCarthy is dedicating a week to celebrating the firm’s craft professional workforce. From Aug. 29-Sept. 1, the company is hosting events on jobsites across the country to recognize the builder’s more than 4,000 craft professionals while spotlighting the importance of construction careers to local communities and the nation. With a team of 15 full-time craft development professionals on staff, the company provides its craft workforce opportunities for classroom and on-the-job training year-round. The craft training department offers approximately 50 courses that are a combination of safety, skills-based and field leadership development to develop a skilled workforce prepared for safe, productive … Read more

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DPR Construction Tops Out Steel Structure at Southwest Healthcare Inland Valley Hospital

DPR Construction marked the topping out of the Southwest Healthcare Inland Valley Hospital expansion project in Wildomar, California. The new seven-story, 290,000-square-foot patient tower will accommodate 102 beds to support Riverside County’s growing population. The campus will be equipped with clinical technologies for minimally invasive procedures and advanced therapies, and sustainable infrastructure including energy-efficient LED fixtures and solar panels. As a designated Trauma Center in Southwest Riverside County, the existing healthcare campus has remained fully operational throughout construction. The project team relocated every major utility that sat in the footprint of the new tower. More than 600 local workers from … Read more

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Construction Employment Increases in 45 States, D.C.

Construction employment increased in 45 states and the District of Columbia in July from a year earlier, while 27 states added construction employees from June to July, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said recent job gains would be more widespread if government officials helped more people prepare for construction careers. Between July 2022 and July 2023, 45 states and D.C. added construction jobs, while industry employment declined in four states and held steady in Vermont. Texas added the most construction jobs over the year (25,200 jobs or 3.2%), … Read more

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Gilbane Building Company Celebrates the Grand Opening of Dreamers Academy

Gilbane Building Company, together with Wolfe Architects, Inc., Kimley-Horn and HighMark School Development, delivered a K-5 independent public charter school in Sarasota, Florida using a design-build approach. Settled on a 5.4-acre greenfield site, this two-story, 43,100-square-foot institution aims to nurture bilingual, biliterate and cross-cultural leaders who will be fluent in English and Spanish by the time they reach fifth grade. The Florida Development Finance Corporation financed this educational campus through a state bond –the first time the FDFC has selected a new school for state bond financing. This standalone facility includes 36 spacious classrooms, dedicated spaces for science, art and … Read more

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