Dan Durant Named MAX USA Corp. VP of Sales Eastern North America

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For the past 5 1/2 years, Dan Durant has expanded his skills and knowledge of how MAX USA Corp. can exceed and support the construction markets’ needs with its growing line of industrial tools and innovative solutions. Originally coming onboard as a regional sales manager in 2015, Durant has continued to work with and encourage each of his team members to help achieve ideas and goals into new and expansive opportunities. From working with steel reinforcing contractors, to planning safe and cost-effective construction strategies by integrating rebar tying technology, to demoing high-pressure PowerLite tools on jobsites to overcome PAT and … Read more

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TDIndustries Celebrates International Women’s Day, Women in Construction Week

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TDIndustries celebrated Women in Construction Week with a kick-off on International Women’s Day. For 75 years, TD has supported women in the industry by providing equal opportunities for women to give back and to grow its business while working in construction, technology, manufacturing, facility services and maintenance.  Throughout the week, TD shared a blog series that highlights and recognizes female partners, their contributions to the construction industry and what it means to be a woman in a male-dominated profession. These women are diverse in their roles, experiences and tenure at TD, where women make up 28% of TD’s board of … Read more

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Initiative Highlights, Supports SoCal Women in Construction during Women in Construction Week

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Coinciding with the celebration of Women in Construction Week, McCarthy Building Companies highlights its creation of the McCarthy Partnership for Women initiative — a national employee resource group providing opportunities, support and a network for its female employee-partners. This executive-sponsored and employee-driven group propels the recruitment, development and retention of the best women in the construction industry to broaden the general contractor’s diversity of perspective, as well as offer its female employees opportunities for personal and professional development, internal and external networking and a platform for sharing goals and exploring solutions. Participants also join in community outreach to young women … Read more

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Marcum 4Q Commercial Construction Index Shows Signs of Optimism, Pessimism

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The Marcum Commercial Construction Index for the fourth quarter of 2020 reports that the industry has reasons for optimism and pessimism as it recovers from the recession caused by COVID-19. Total construction employment has rebounded since plummeting in March and April but remains 3.3% below pre-pandemic levels. The index is produced by Marcum LLP’s national Construction Services group.  “Nonresidential construction employment declined by about 644,000 jobs between February and May of 2020 as the pandemic’s grip took firm hold,” wrote Anirban Basu, author of the report and Marcum’s chief construction economist. “As of January 2021, the nonresidential industry had recovered about … Read more

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Construction Begins on 2 Texas Solar Farms

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Lightsource bp has chosen McCarthy Building Companies to serve as the engineering, procurement and construction contractor for two utility-scale solar farms in Texas. McCarthy is responsible for the design, procurement, construction and commissioning of both facilities: the 163 megawatt Elm Branch Solar Farm located approximately 40 miles south of Dallas in Ennis, Texas and the 153 megawatt Briar Creek Solar Farm located 60 miles south of Dallas in Corsicana, Texas. Construction of the two projects recently began and is slated to complete in September with commercial operations of both solar farms expected by late 2021. The energy produced will offset … Read more

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