Contractors Identify Strong Safety Programs to Address Skilled Labor Scarcity, Substance Abuse

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Q3 2018 USG Corporation + U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index recently released indicates skilled labor shortages will have the greatest impact on commercial construction businesses over the next three years. The report revealed 88 percent of contractors expect to feel at least a moderate impact from the workforce shortages in the next three years with over half (57 percent) expecting the impact to be high/very high. The skilled labor shortage has been consistently identified as a major issue facing the industry, but it is now reported by 80 percent of contractors to be impacting worker and … Read more

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Winter Construction to Renovate Piedmont Center Building

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ATLANTA, Ga. – Winter SPACES, a division of Winter Construction, will begin mobilization this month to renovate common areas at The Tower at Piedmont Center, Building 15, in Buckhead, Georgia. The work will update about 8,000 square feet, and will add additional access to surrounding walkable amenities via a new pedestrian bridge connecting the building to Old Ivy Road. Piedmont Center is a united, nine-building office campus connecting three diverse workplace neighborhoods — the Commons, the Fountains and the Tower. The campus offers a natural progression for dynamic startups and established professionals to join a progressive workplace that nourishes creative … Read more

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Construction Industry’s 2019 Economic Forecast Debuts at Dodge Data & Analytics 80th Annual Outlook Executive Conference

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NEW YORK, N.Y. –Dodge Data & Analytics will hold its 80th annual Dodge Construction Outlook Executive Conference Oct. 24-25 in National Harbor, Maryland. To register, visit 2019 Dodge Outlook. The annual Dodge Outlook Conference is the cornerstone event for building product manufacturers, construction service providers, contractors, engineers, industry associations and other professionals serving the construction industry to gain critical insights into the economic forecast for the North American construction industry. The forecast, presented by Dodge Chief Economist Robert Murray, also offers critical data for members of the media covering economic and sector-based trends. The 2019 Dodge Construction Outlook Executive Conference … Read more

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Construction Employment Rises in 287 Metro Areas Between August 2017, 2018 says AGC

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Construction employment increased in 287 out of 358 metro areas (80 percent) between August 2017 and August 2018, declined in 35 (10 percent) and was unchanged in 36, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials cautioned that further gains depend on finding enough qualified workers and urged federal officials to improve career and technical education funding and reform immigration policies. “The increases in construction employment have been showing up in more and more metro areas,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “Moreover, the gains should continue. Three … Read more

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Sundt Celebrates ‘Topping Out’ in North Texas

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DENTON, Texas – Sundt Construction, Inc. and the University of North Texas celebrated the topping out of the university’s new Biomedical Engineering addition, located at the northwest corner of the UNT Discovery Park campus in Denton, Texas. The ceremony, which commemorated the placement of the structure’s last steel beam, was held with university officials, the construction and design teams and approximately 200 students from the campus for a beam-signing ceremony in honor of this milestone. The university selected Sundt as the general contractor for the $12.6-million project, which includes a 26,250-square-foot addition onto the existing main building at Discovery Park. The … Read more

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