ABC Predicts Construction Sector Will Remain Strong in 2019

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Associated Builders and Contractors Chief Economist Anirban Basu forecasts another strong year for construction sector performance, yet warns about inflationary pressures, according to a recently published 2019 economic outlook. Job growth, high backlog and healthy infrastructure investment all spell good news for the industry. However, historically low unemployment has created a construction workforce shortage of an estimated 500,000 positions, which is leading to increased compensation costs. “U.S. economic performance has been brilliant of late. Sure, there has been a considerable volume of negativity regarding the propriety of tariffs, shifting immigration policy, etc., but the headline statistics make … Read more

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Luxury Mixed-Used Apartment Tower Emerges in Charleston’s WestEdge Community

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CHARLESTON, S.C. — JE Dunn Construction has completed Caroline, a seven-story, mixed-use apartment tower that is part of the city’s emerging WestEdge development in downtown Charleston, South Carolina. The building offers 237 luxury residential units, approximately 18,500 square feet of ground-floor restaurant/retail space and a parking facility accommodating 1,000 vehicles. Tenants in the retail include Barre South, Bak’d and several other restaurants and shops. Caroline also offers resort caliber amenities to include a pool, club room and a full gym. Caroline is a residential component of the 50-acre, mixed-use WestEdge research community connecting Charleston’s thriving medical and research district with … Read more

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ABC Elects 2019 National Chair, Executive Committee

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LAS VEGAS, Nev. ― The Associated Builders and Contractors board of directors elected Tony Rader, telecom vice president for National Roofing Partners, to serve as the 2019 national chair during the association’s annual Leadership Institute in Las Vegas, Vegas. Ray Zamora, president of AnchorBuilt Inc., was elected chair-elect, and Steve Klessig, vice president of architecture and engineering, Keller Inc., was elected secretary. Members of ABC’s 2019 executive committee who will take office Jan. 1: Tony Rader, telecom vice president, National Roofing Partners, Coppell, Texas, chair Ray Zamora, president, AnchorBuilt Inc., Albuquerque, N.M., chair-elect Steve Klessig, vice president of architecture and … Read more

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McCarthy Building Companies Adds 26-Year Industry Veteran to Northern Pacific Region

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McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. has added Ann Poppen as project director for its Northern Pacific Region. Drawing on more than 26 years of experience in design, planning, preconstruction design phase services and project execution, Poppen will oversee projects from development through occupancy. She serves as part of the Sacramento Business Unit in the company’s Roseville, California office. As project director, Poppen will lead McCarthy’s project teams and is already working on the planning phases of McCarthy’s newest high-rise project, Stanislaus County’s New Modesto Courthouse, with construction set to begin in early 2020. She is responsible for overseeing a collaborative integrated … Read more

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Update on Nanomaterials in Construction: Epidemiology, Exposures and Awareness Webinar

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When: 2 p.m. ET on Thursday, Dec. 13 (30 minutes) Who: Bruce Lippy, director or safety research, CPWR ; Gavin West, research analyst, CPWR; Laura Boatman, project coordinator, State Building and Construction Trades Council of California Engineered nanomaterials are an emerging hazard in multiple industries, including construction. This webinar will cover the latest efforts to address nanomaterial risks in a world being rapidly transformed by technology. After relying heavily on animal studies, recent epidemiologic research is providing new insight into potential health effects among workers. The speakers will also present CPWR’s latest research on nanomaterial exposure assessment and control, and … Read more

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