MOUNT VERNON, Iowa – The Tilt-Up Concrete Association, a nonprofit international organization that serves to expand and improve the use of Tilt-Up as the preferred building system, has announced approval of the first two organizations in its company certification program.   The program, in development for more than three years in response to requests from the industry for more detailed assurance of company performance, was launched this March in Florida. TCA members Woodland Construction Company of Jupiter, Fla. and Seretta Construction of Apopka, Fla. are the first two companies to earn this new designation from the association.     Applicants … Read more

Construction spending rebounded in February with gains from depressed January levels in residential, private nonresidential and public investment, according to an analysis of new census data by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials cautioned that the rise in public investment was likely to be short-lived and urged policy makers in Washington to make infrastructure investment a priority. “It is encouraging to see growth in both monthly and year-over-year totals in private residential and nonresidential construction spending,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “There are increasing signs that 2013 will be a good year for a wide variety … Read more