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  • Efforts by Sports Facilities Advisory (SFA) to Employ Nearly 5,000 by 2016
    CLEARWATER, Fla. (June 9, 2014) — After a recession-imposed seven years of dwindling construction job opportunities, things are brightening on the construction front. Chief economist of the Associated General Contractors of
    Read More →: Efforts by Sports Facilities Advisory (SFA) to Employ Nearly 5,000 by 2016

  • Cahaba Media Promotes Kathy Wells to Senior Editor for CBO Magazine
    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (June 9, 2014)— Cahaba Media Group is happy to announce that Kathryn Wells has assumed the role of editor of the company’s Construction Business Owner (CBO) magazine. Wells has
    Read More →: Cahaba Media Promotes Kathy Wells to Senior Editor for CBO Magazine

  • Industry Adds 6,000 Jobs in May, Highway Construction Halt Will Put Jobs at Risk
    ARLINGTON, Va. (June 6, 2014) — Construction employers added 6,000 workers to payrolls in May as the industry’s unemployment rate dropped to 8.6 percent, its lowest level for that month in
    Read More →: Industry Adds 6,000 Jobs in May, Highway Construction Halt Will Put Jobs at Risk

  • Digital Innovation Slows Construction Forecast According to FMI Q2-2014 Outlook
    RALEIGH, N.C. (June 6, 2014) — FMI, a provider of management consulting and investment banking to the engineering and construction industry, released its Q2-2014 Construction Outlook. The forecast shows cautiously optimistic
    Read More →: Digital Innovation Slows Construction Forecast According to FMI Q2-2014 Outlook

  • Bipartisan Water Infrastructure Legislation Could Pour $6 Billion into Equipment Industry, Sustain 1,000 Jobs
    ALEXANDRIA, Va. (June 2, 2014) — The Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act (H.R. 4237/S. 2345) will spur economic growth and job creation in the construction equipment industry by generating as much
    Read More →: Bipartisan Water Infrastructure Legislation Could Pour $6 Billion into Equipment Industry, Sustain 1,000 Jobs

  • World of Concrete Heads to Canada
    DALLAS, Texas (May 30, 2014) — Jackie James, director of World of Concrete, will travel to Toronto in late June to participate in a trade mission hosted by the Las Vegas
    Read More →: World of Concrete Heads to Canada

  • National Safety Council Uses National Safety Month to Highlight a Top Killer: Unintended Injuries
    ITASCA, Ill. (May 28, 2014) — June is National Safety Month, and the National Safety Council is calling on Americans to take notice of the fifth* leading cause of death–unintentional injuries.
    Read More →: National Safety Council Uses National Safety Month to Highlight a Top Killer: Unintended Injuries

  • Capital Safety Launches ‘Every Worker, Every Time’ Fall Protection Initiative
    Safety program will work collaboratively with OSHA’s national safety stand-down to prevent falling hazards in construction.
    Read More →: Capital Safety Launches ‘Every Worker, Every Time’ Fall Protection Initiative

  • Cobb County Commissioners Approve American Builders 2017 to Build Atlanta Braves New Ballpark
    Joint venture team includes Brasfield & Gorrie, Mortenson Construction, Barton Malow Company and New South Construction.
    Read More →: Cobb County Commissioners Approve American Builders 2017 to Build Atlanta Braves New Ballpark

  • Texas A&M Construction Management Students Get Insider’s View of Major Demolition and Recycling Operation
    As an active member of the National Demolition Association’s Construction Industry Advisory Council, Cherry Companies works with leading universities such as Texas A&M and Purdue to encourage students to consider careers
    Read More →: Texas A&M Construction Management Students Get Insider’s View of Major Demolition and Recycling Operation

  • Mechanic’s Liens Take Priority Over Equitable Subrogation, ASA Tells Arizona Supreme Court
    ALEXANDRIA, Va. (May 23, 2014) — Using the doctrine of equitable subrogation to establish lender priority over mechanic’s liens would “completely defeat” the legislative intent behind mechanic’s liens statutes and “improperly
    Read More →: Mechanic’s Liens Take Priority Over Equitable Subrogation, ASA Tells Arizona Supreme Court

  • Architects Endorse Design-Build Amendment to National Defense Authorization Act
    WASHINGTON (May 22, 2014) – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) lauded the inclusion of an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) that is
    Read More →: Architects Endorse Design-Build Amendment to National Defense Authorization Act

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