Ground Broken on New Health Care Careers Center on Front Range Community College

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Haselden Construction recently broke ground on the new Health Care Careers Center on Front Range Community College’s Larimer Campus, located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The 61,292-square-foot building will be the main facility and training center for more than 900 students studying health-related fields and is scheduled to open for the fall 2020 semester. The HCCC will be an integral part of Front Range Community College’s Larimer Campus and the larger community. The college, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, has educated over 6,500 nurses and nearly 10,000 other healthcare professionals over the years and is ranked one of the top … Read more

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TDIndustries Promotes 2 Arizona Leaders to Senior VP

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TDIndustries  has promoted two vice presidents in its Arizona office. Chris Brown is now the senior vice president of Special Projects, and Jay Layton is the senior vice president of Arizona Construction and Service. Brown will now oversee prefabrication, purchasing, fleet maintenance and the warehouse, in addition to his role as leader of TD’s renovation and expansion construction division. He has more than 27 years in the industry – including 12 at TD – with extensive experience covering the data center and manufacturing markets. Layton will continue to oversee project management, preconstruction, virtual design and construction and now will have … Read more

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CPWR Partners with National Safety Council to Observe National Safety Month

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CPWR is partnering with the National Safety Council to observe this year’s National Safety Month. This annual effort, which was started by NSC in 1996, focuses on reducing the leading causes of injury and death at work, on the road and in homes and communities. NSM is especially important for workers in the construction industry who face risks on the way to and from work, and are at a higher risk for a fatal injury than workers in other industries. CPWR encourages everyone to engage National Safety Month activities to improve your safety and the lives of those you care about. You can … Read more

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Modest Increase in Nonresidential Spending in April, says ABC

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According to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data recently released, national nonresidential construction spending rose .3% in April, totaling $792.6 billion on a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, which is a 6.4% increase compared to the same time last year. While public nonresidential spending expanded 4.8% on a monthly basis and increased 15.4% since April 2018, private nonresidential spending fell 2.9% in April and is up just 0.6 % year-over-year. Among the 16 nonresidential construction spending categories, nine experienced an increase in monthly spending, with the largest increases registered in water supply (9.8%), highway and street … Read more

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April Construction Unemployment Rates down in 49 States Year over Year, Says ABC

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In April, for the second month in a row, estimated not seasonally adjusted construction unemployment rates fell nationally and in 49 states on a year-over-year basis, according to an analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data by Associated Builders and Contractors. Mississippi was the only state with an increase, where construction unemployment rose from 9.2% in April 2018 to 10% in the most recent report. As the April 2019 national NSA construction unemployment rate fell 1.8% from a year ago to 4.7%, the construction industry employed 256,000 more workers nationally compared to April 2018, according to BLS numbers. “The April construction … Read more

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