Construction Adds 19,000 Jobs as Unemployment Plummets in July, Says ABC

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WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. construction industry added 19,000 net new jobs in July after adding 13,000 net new jobs in June, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data supplied by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The industry has added 308,000 net new jobs since the first of the year, a robust increase of 4.4 percent. The construction industry unemployment rate dove to 3.4 percent in July, recording its lowest level in the 18-year history of the series. The national unemployment rate for all industries inched down to 3.9 percent. Nonresidential construction employment increased by 13,200 net jobs … Read more

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Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Marks Completion of Lake County Court Tower

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WAUKEGON, Ill. – Clark’s Lake County Courts expansion project team, along with hundreds of community members including county judges and elected officials, gathered recently for the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the new Lake County Court Tower in downtown Waukegan, Illinois. The new facility, which has opened to the public, will help improve the efficiency of the county’s justice system. The new Lake County Court Tower, an eight-story, 200,000-square-foot structure, features 12 new courtrooms, jury assembly space, administrative offices and space to accommodate future growth. Clark Construction, who is serving as the construction manager at-risk for the three-phase project, performed ten months … Read more

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MYCON General Contractors Acquires Pavlovich Construction Services

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DALLAS, Texas – MYCON General Contractors Inc. has acquired Pavlovich Construction Services to support the firm’s growth in the industrial and manufacturing sectors. Firm principals of Pavlovich will join MYCON, including Roger Pavlovich as vice president; Justin Swaim, LEED AP, as project director, as well as members of their team. Pavlovich’s portfolio includes PickUp USA in Coppell, Texas, an industrial warehouse conversion to a sports facility; Big Town Distribution Facility in Mesquite, Texas, a 300,000-square-foot tenant improvement project; new offices for the Veterans Administration in Dallas, Texas and a tenant finish-out for Briggs Freeman, among others. In the past five … Read more

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Design-Build Team Selected for New $108M George Mason High School in Falls Church

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FALLS CHURCH, Va. – The Falls Church city school board recently selected the Design-Build team of Gilbane, Stantec and Quinn Evans Architects for the new $108-million George Mason High School in Falls Church, Virginia. The selection of the Design-Build team comes after the Falls Church community approved a referendum to build the new high school in November 2017, after 10 years of document reviews, community meetings and feasibility studies. The construction of the new building will be the final milestone in the process. The team’s design was selected because it not only addressed the community’s top priorities, but also incorporated … Read more

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Steel Erectors Association of America Partners with Safe+Sound Campaign

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Steel Erectors Association of America is partnering with OSHA’s national Safe+Sound Campaign. The Safe+Sound Campaign encourages every workplace in the U.S. to have a safety and health program, a proactive approach to identifying and managing workplace hazards before they cause injury or illness. SEAA collaborated with OSHA in the development of a fact sheet for structural steel and precast concrete contractors. The fact sheet provides reminders of the potential hazards facing this industry, including falls, struck by incidents and lifting/lowering over exertion. The document also provides resources to help contractors address these hazards. Successful safety and … Read more

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