Potawatomi Tribe Successfully Completes DOE-Supported Solar Energy Project in Wisconsin

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The Forest County Potawatomi Tribe has completed a solar photovoltaic installation project in Milwaukee, Wis. funded in part with $2.6 million from the U.S. Department of Energy. The project is one of five Community Renewable Energy Deployment (CommRE) projects that received DOE funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and is the first to be completed. DOE’s CommRE projects help communities implement long-term renewable energy technologies, create jobs, and provide examples for replication by other local governments, campuses and small utilities. Located on the rooftop of the tribe’s administration building in Milwaukee, the solar energy system was installed by … Read more

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Construction Underway on New Patient Tower at St. Jude Medical Campus in California

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FULLERTON, Calif. — The design/build team of McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., and TAYLOR, are working with St. Joseph Health System to build a new patient tower, parking structure and central utility plant at the St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton, Calif. An integral part of the St. Jude Medical Center's multi-phased Master Plan, the $285.4-million project includes construction of a 200,000-square-foot, four-story acute care building with a connecting bridge to level four of the existing hospital building and a 14,000-square-foot central utility plant. Along with architect International Parking Design of Irvine, Calif., McCarthy is also adding 215 parking spaces to … Read more

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Construction Spending Increases Slightly in September

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Construction spending increased by 0.2 percent between August and September but was down 1.3 percent compared to September 2010, the Associated General Contractors of America reported in an analysis of new Census Bureau data. Association officials noted that growing declines in public sector activity continue to offset modest increases in private sector demand for construction. “In less than a year's time, the public sector has gone from propping up the construction industry to holding,” said the association's chief economist, Ken Simonson. “Even as local and state budgets continue to contract, the federal government is winding the stimulus and base realignment … Read more

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AGC of America: Water Trust Fund, 3% Tax Repeal will Help Add Construction Jobs

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Construction employment declined in 153 out of 337 metropolitan areas between September 2010 and September 2011, increased in 145 and stayed level in 39, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted that declines in publicly funded construction projects continue to offset modest improvements in the private sector market. “Despite the fact the industry added 26,000 new jobs in September, industry employment continues to fall in far too many metro areas,” said Ken Simonson, the association's chief economist. “Construction demand in many parts of the country seems … Read more

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OSHA Appoints New Chairman of Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health

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WASHINGTON, D.C. —OSHA  announced that Erich J. (Pete) Stafford has been appointed as the new chair of the agency’s Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health. Stafford, who is a current member of the committee, replaces long serving member Frank L. Migliaccio Jr. as the committee chair. “Pete’s wealth of knowledge and experience on a wide range of construction health and safety matters makes him an ideal choice to chair this important committee,” said Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels. “We appreciate his commitment to protect the welfare of our nation’s construction workers and … Read more

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