Senior managements need to be looking beyond the current turmoil and toward what their companies will look like coming out of the down cycle. RALEIGH, N.C., — FMI, the largest provider of management consulting and investment banking to the engineering and construction industry, announces the release of its 2011 U.S. Markets Construction Overview, offering insight into some of the engineering and construction industry's most complex business challenges. This year's Overview consists of three major pieces: a compilation of trends in the current environment, important issues facing nine client groups served by FMI and the fourth quarter 2010 economic forecast. A … Read more

CHERRY HILL, N.J. and PORTLAND, Maine — TD Bank announced it is building the first net-zero energy bank location in the United States. The new net-zero energy TD Bank store will open this spring in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. A June 2010 report by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory defined a net-zero energy building (NZEB) as a residential or commercial building that produces and exports in a year at least as much renewable power as the total energy it uses. According to the report, an NZEB has two key energy features: The building is constructed with … Read more

Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) Director Doug Kalinowski recently announced the signing of a strategic alliance with the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Michigan to protect the safety and health of Michigan’s construction workers. The construction industry is one of the most hazardous industries in Michigan. Only about four percent of Michigan’s workforce is employed in construction – however, construction fatalities account for more than 40 percent of all fatal workplace accidents. “By combining our resources, the AGC of Michigan and MIOSHA can have a significant impact on safety and health prevention efforts at construction job sites,” said … Read more