Construction Employment Increases in August 2016, 2017 Year-Over-Year

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Construction employment increased in 274 out of 358 metro areas between August 2016 and August 2017, declined in 52 and stagnated in 32, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted that the construction job gains come even as 70 percent of responding firms reported having a hard time finding qualified craft workers to hire. “While many firms’ efforts to increase pay, add benefits and expand the diversity of their workforce appear to be helping, it is still a challenge for many contractors to keep pace with demand,” … Read more

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Construction Workers Wear Pink Hard Hats at Job Sites in October

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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Four hundred of Rabalais Constructors construction workers at various job sites throughout the state and beyond are wearing EMCOR Pink Hard Hats in October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, spurring a call to action for breast cancer screening and awareness as part of EMCOR’s 9th Annual “Protect Yourself. Get Screened Today.” campaign. Rabalais Constructors employees will be seen by scores of people as they work at a host of client locations ranging from oil and gas, to industrial and manufacturing facilities. Throughout October, thousands of employees at 60+ EMCOR’s subsidiaries across the U.S. are wearing EMCOR Pink … Read more

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C.W. Driver Companies Breaks Ground on $17.9M Library

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C.W. Driver Companies broke ground on the $17.9-million construction of the new Mission Hills-Hillcrest Harley & Bessie Knox Public Library, located in San Diego, California. The 14,000-square-foot, one-story structure will be nearly four times the size of the old library, and will be constructed on the site of the old International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers building located at 925 West Washington St. The project is expected to be completed in the summer of 2018. Originally opened in 1961, the library is being reconstructed to better serve the growing population of the surrounding neighborhoods. The new library will feature a study … Read more

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MYCON General Contractors Completes Office/Warehouse Buildings in Coppell, Texas

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DALLAS, Texas – MYCON General Contractors has completed construction of two office/warehouse buildings, representing a combined 568,185 square feet of space, located in Prologis Park 121 in Dallas, Texas. Building 3 is a 424,800-square-foot with 36-foot clear heights, 84 dock doors and four at grade, drive-in ramps. Building 6 is a 144,465-square-foot build-to-suit office/warehouse facility for an international logistics service provider. Prologis Park 121 is a 1.4-million-square-foot master-planned park situated on 110 acres located off the intersection of SH 121 and Freeport Parkway. Construction began in September 2016 and was completed in June 2017. Meinhardt & Associates Architects, P.L.L.C was … Read more

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Digger Derrick Safety Manual: View AEM Updates

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MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Association of Equipment Manufacturers has updated its Digger Derrick Safety Manual with new and expanded content on safe equipment operation, startup and shutdown and maintenance precautions. The AEM Digger Derrick Safety Manual features key terms for calculating load capacities when using a digger derrick for lifting operations. Information on lifting, pole setting and digging operation, as well as personnel platform safety is included. Updated safety symbols and pictograms and a cleaner format enhance the safety messages. AEM safety manuals are industry consensus documents written in a clear and concise, well-illustrated and easy-to-understand format to supplement but … Read more

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