NCCER Announces New President

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ALACHUA, Fla. —Boyd Worsham has been appointed as the NCCER president and began his position this month at NCCER’s headquarters in Alachua, Florida. Starting as a carpenter apprentice and rising through the ranks to vice president of a global company, Worsham embodies the enterprising spirit of the construction industry. To accommodate the need for succession planning with projected retirements over the next few years, the president position was separated from the previous president/CEO role. As president, Worsham will work closely with Don Whyte, CEO, and Steve Greene, vice president, to progressively assume responsibility for the day-to-day operation and oversight of … Read more

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Webinar: Predicting Exposure to Hazards Using CPWR Exposure Control Database

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Predicting worker exposure to jobsite hazards, such as silica, has historically been a challenge in construction. The construction industry lacks a system to help health and safety practitioners predict exposure to hazards and implement effective controls accordingly. To bridge this gap, CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training has developed an interactive, online Exposure Control Database that calculates exposure to four major hazards—silica, welding fumes, noise and lead—using prepopulated objective data. Join CPWR Exposure Control Technologies Research Director Babak Memarian and Industrial Hygienist Sara Brooks to learn more about CPWR’s Exposure Control Database and how to use it. … Read more

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Grand Opening Celebrated at Lovington Wellness Center

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Robins & Morton, Nor-Lea Hospital District and the Lovington, New Mexico community celebrated the grand opening of the Nor-Lea Hospital District’s Lovington Wellness Center last month. The long-anticipated 40,000-square-foot project brings a new fitness and wellness space to the area. It features a competition pool, therapy pool, full-size basketball court, walking track, climbing wall, free weights, exercise machines and group fitness classes. Child care space was also included in the scope and is now a service offered to the all the members of the new center.      

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Ground Broken for New Marriott-Branded Hotel

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ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Design & Build/HBD Construction, Inc. team has been selected to build one of the first new hotels in downtown St. Louis, Missouri in years – Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott. A groundbreaking ceremony for the new hotel was held last month. Equis Hotels is the developer on the $20-million hotel and parking garage project, with Chiodini Architects of St. Louis providing its design and Peak Construction Group serving as the construction manager. KAI Design & Build/HBD Construction is the general contractor. The new hotel will feature 136 rooms and suites, 2,000 square feet of … Read more

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Construction Employment Picks Up in October, Says ABC

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. construction industry added 30,000 net new jobs in October, according to an analysis from the Associated Builders and Contractors of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The industry has added 330,000 net new construction jobs over the past 12 months, a 4.7 percent increase. Additionally, nonresidential construction employment grew by 13,500 net new jobs in October, with job growth split evenly between the heavy and civil engineering subsector (+7,100) and nonresidential specialty trade (+7,500). Construction unemployment dropped to 3.6 percent in October, 0.5 percentage points lower than the previous month, and 0.9 percentage … Read more

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