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  • Epiroc USA Launches Mining & Construction Blog
    Epiroc, a productivity partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has introduced the Mining and Construction USA blog, a new information hub for the two industries. Visitors will discover content designed to help
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  • 80% of Contractors Report Difficulty Finding Qualified Craft Workers to Hire as Firms Give Low Marks to Quality of New Worker Pipeline
    Firms are boosting pay and benefits, adding new training programs and adopting new technologies to cope, but labor shortages threaten broader economic growth as officials outline federal measures to help with
    Read More →: 80% of Contractors Report Difficulty Finding Qualified Craft Workers to Hire as Firms Give Low Marks to Quality of New Worker Pipeline

  • Federal Judge Orders Lloyd Industries Inc. & Company Owner to Pay $1.04M to Employees Terminated for Assisting Safety Investigation
    A federal judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has awarded $1,047,399 in lost wages and punitive damages to two former employees of a Montgomeryville,
    Read More →: Federal Judge Orders Lloyd Industries Inc. & Company Owner to Pay $1.04M to Employees Terminated for Assisting Safety Investigation

  • Materials & Equipment Prices Drive Engineering & Construction Cost Increases, IHS Markit Says
    Alloy steel pipe prices are seeing some upward pressure from rising nickel prices; however, carbon steel pipe prices remain flat due to weakness in demand from the upstream oil and gas
    Read More →: Materials & Equipment Prices Drive Engineering & Construction Cost Increases, IHS Markit Says

  • AEM & Bridging America’s Gap Partner to Showcase Career Opportunities
    To help address worker shortages, ICUEE 2019-The Demo Expowill host a special careers day at the show for hundreds of high school students to see the many rewarding industry careers available. Details
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  • North American Building Trades Unions President Issues Statement on IRAPs
    North America’s Building Trades Unions’ President Sean McGarvey issued the following statement marking the end of the formal comment period on the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) proposed rule to dramatically alter
    Read More →: North American Building Trades Unions President Issues Statement on IRAPs

  • Skanska Establishes Central Europe Business Unit for its Construction Operations
    Skanska has merged its Polish and Czech/Slovak construction operations into one business unit’Skanska Central Europe. Michal Jurka, the business unit president (BUP) of Czech and Slovak construction operations, becomes BUP of
    Read More →: Skanska Establishes Central Europe Business Unit for its Construction Operations

  • What’s Happening With the Border Wall: Project Starts, Court Cases & More
    Work started last week on one segment of the U.S.-Mexican border wall funded by U.S. military dollars. The 2-mile section is located in the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Lukeville, Arizona,
    Read More →: What’s Happening With the Border Wall: Project Starts, Court Cases & More

  • 3 Construction Reports in 3 Minutes: Speed Round
    What to know about current material prices, commercial construction starts & more
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  • ARA Survey Finds Contractors Expect to Increase Rental Activity
    Among professional construction contractors who rented equipment in the past year, a majority expects to increase reliance on rental in the year ahead, according to a comprehensive survey of contractors released
    Read More →: ARA Survey Finds Contractors Expect to Increase Rental Activity

  • USDOL Investigation Results in MI Masonry Company Paying $130,788 in Back Wages to 58 Employees
    Brickworks Property Restoration will pay $130,788 in back wages to 58 employees after the United States Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) found the employer violated the Fair Labor
    Read More →: USDOL Investigation Results in MI Masonry Company Paying $130,788 in Back Wages to 58 Employees

  • Nebraska Supreme Court Affirms Keystone XL Route Approval
    The Nebraska Public Service Commission has approved the Keystone XL Pipeline route through the state’one of three proposed routes included in the application filed by TransCanada. Details about the decision and the pipeline
    Read More →: Nebraska Supreme Court Affirms Keystone XL Route Approval

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