ABC Safety Report: Construction Companies Can Be Nearly 6 Times Safer Than the Industry Average Through Best Practices

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Associated Builders and Contractors announced the findings from its 2024 Safety Performance Report, an annual guide to construction jobsite health and safety best practices. The report is unveiled to coincide with Construction Safety Week, May 6-10. The annual safety report also provides a comprehensive understanding of the impact of deploying ABC’s STEP Safety Management System, which enables top-performing ABC members to achieve incident rates 576% safer than the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics construction industry average. The research on more than 900 million work hours completed by participants in the construction, heavy construction, civil engineering and specialty trades in 2023 … Read more

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Recapping Safety Week at Warfel Construction

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Warfel Construction sees safety as a holistic imperative, motivated by our deep appreciation for the value of each person. Driven by core values (honesty, integrity, accountability, teamwork and initiative), the company’s safety culture focuses on creating work environments that promote physical, mental and emotional wellness. The agenda for Safety Week was strategically designed to fit this culture. Every single employee participates and has an opportunity to collaborate with and get to know team members while experiencing a robust set of educational sessions. A specific committee spends months planning the event and ensures all activities are productive and relevant. Each day … Read more

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ABC: Construction Input Prices Increase in April

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Construction input prices increased 0.5% in April compared to the previous month, according to the latest Associated Builders and Contractors’ analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index data. Nonresidential construction input prices increased .6% for the month. Prices increased in 2 of the 3 energy subcategories last month. Crude petroleum prices were up 10.6%, while unprocessed energy materials prices increased 8.2%. Natural gas prices were down slightly by 0.9%. “Construction input prices jumped half a percentage point higher in April and have increased 3.5% over the first four months of the year,” said ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu. “While iron, steel, asphalt and gypsum product prices fell in April, oil and copper prices surged, driving the monthly increase. Rising input prices will put pressure … Read more

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Construction Begins on Jacksonville Aviation Authority’s Third Concourse, Parking Garage

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Balfour Beatty breaks ground on Jacksonville Aviation Authority’s approximately $340 million Concourse B project and an additional parking garage at Jacksonville International Airport in Florida. A ceremonial dirt turning event was held on May 10. Once complete, the major construction projects will transform the travel experience at JAX and meet future demand of forecasted passenger traffic. Balfour Beatty serves as general contractor for the deliveries of the new concourse and approximately $100 million parking garage structure at JAX. Concourse B will be constructed over three major phases which includes the delivery of phase one, the security checkpoint expansion which was completed in Fall 2023. Phase two includes … Read more

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2024 Construction Employment Changes by State

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In March, the U.S. construction industry added a whopping 39,000 jobs, roughly double the average pace over the past few years and defying expectations of an already stretched-thin labor force. However, the construction industry remains highly localized and the where is extremely important when it comes to getting any project over the finish line. The distribution of gains by state reveals much about the industry’s needs and direction. New York outperformed all other states by a significant margin, accounting for roughly a quarter of total job gains (+9,500). While this growth reversed a sharp downturn from last month, the state’s … Read more

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