ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator Steady in June

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Associated Builders and Contractors reported that its Construction Backlog Indicator remained unchanged at 8.9 months in June, according to an ABC member survey conducted June 20-July 5. The reading is unchanged from June 2022. View the historic Construction Backlog Indicator and Construction Confidence Index data series. Backlog in the infrastructure category increased for the third straight month and is now at the highest level in nearly two years. On a regional basis, the South remains the region with the highest backlog, despite being the only region in which backlog declined in June. ABC’s Construction Confidence Index reading for sales, profit margins … Read more

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BTEA Annual SAFEBUILD Forum Shines Light on Mental Health in Construction

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The Building Trades Employers Association, representing 1,200 union contractors in New York, recently held its annual SAFEBUILD national industry forum designed to promote worker safety and salute firms with best practices. Noting that the Centers for Disease Control cites construction workers as having one of the highest rates of suicides of any industry, BTEA leaders said going forward they would broaden their safety focus to include mental wellness and suicide prevention. Several discussion panels included safety and mental health experts, government officials and management and union representatives. President and CEO-elect Elizabeth Crowley said the BTEA would conduct a campaign this … Read more

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12-Story Office Building in West Palm Beach Tops Out

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Gilbane Building Company, Brand Atlantic Real Estate Partners, Wheelock Street Capital and teams of skilled builders and tradespeople celebrate the topping out of 300 Banyan in West Palm Beach, Florida. This marks the completion of vertical construction on the 12-story building, which is 115,000 square feet of Class A office space, a private outdoor terrace with breathtaking water views, an indoor/outdoor gym and a full-service restaurant and café on the ground floor. With an integrated parking garage offering 300 spaces, this structure is set to welcome its first tenants in 2024. Rising up to 12 stories, this tower has a … Read more

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PCL Construction Completes Greenhouse to Feed Students

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PCL Construction celebrated the construction completion of Denver Public School’s Glenbrook Greenhouse – a $4.5-million, 28,000-square-foot greenhouse spanning four acres on the southwestern tip of the city and county of Denver, Colorado. The greenhouse can hold up to 3,500 plants with a warehouse area to accommodate shipping of vegetables to DPS’ over 200 schools serving more than 90,000 students. With PCL and DPS having a long-standing relationship of over 35 years, PCL was honored to help support this “farm to cafeteria” project. The firm was initially awarded this project in 2018, and after bond approval, managed it through design and … Read more

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Construction Employment Increases In 230 of 358 Metro Areas from May 2022 to May 2023

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Construction employment increased in 230, or 64%, of 358 metro areas between May 2022 and May 2023, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government employment data. Association officials cautioned, however, that it is getting harder for firms to find workers as the unemployment rate for the construction sector continues to fall. Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas added the most construction jobs (11,600 jobs or 8%), followed by New York City (9,600 jobs, 7%); Columbus, Ohio (6,100 jobs, 13%); Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, Ga. (6,000 jobs, 4%); and Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Ore.-Wash. (6,000 jobs, 7%). The largest percentage gains were in Hanford-Corcoran, Calif. (18%, 200 jobs) … Read more

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