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  • Construction Starts Down 4% to Start 2021
    HAMILTON, N.J. (Feb. 17, 2021) — According to Dodge Data & Analytics’ latest Construction Starts release total construction starts dropped 4% in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $794.3 billion. For the 12 months
    Read More →: Construction Starts Down 4% to Start 2021

  • Snowstorms Bring Delays, Blackouts to Jobsites
    TEXAS (Feb. 16 2021) — Severe winter weather across the country is causing blackouts and delays this week. Construction projects in Texas may be hit particularly hard as the overloaded power
    Read More →: Snowstorms Bring Delays, Blackouts to Jobsites

  • Construction Firms Have Received $13.7B in 2021 PPP Loans
    WASHINGTON (Feb. 17, 2021) —The construction industry has received more than $13 billion in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans this year, second only to restaurants and hotels. According to a Small Business
    Read More →: Construction Firms Have Received $13.7B in 2021 PPP Loans

  • USGBC Top 10 States for LEED in 2020
    WASHINGTON (Feb. 9, 2021) — The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) released its annual list of the Top 10 States for LEED green building with Massachusetts leading the country in 2020 with the
    Read More →: USGBC Top 10 States for LEED in 2020

  • Construction Business Owner Magazine & Autodesk Present Webinar: ‘Capturing a Treasure Trove of Data Insights With Digital Twin’
    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Feb. 15, 2021) — Construction Business Owner, the leading business magazine for contractors, is pleased to announce a free webinar presented in partnership with Autodesk. The live, online event,
    Read More →: Construction Business Owner Magazine & Autodesk Present Webinar: ‘Capturing a Treasure Trove of Data Insights With Digital Twin’

  • Construction Business Owner Magazine & FlowForma Present Webinar: ‘Process Automation: Before & After’
    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Feb. 11, 2021) — Construction Business Owner, the leading business magazine for contractors, is pleased to announce a free webinar presented in partnership with FlowForma. The live, online event,
    Read More →: Construction Business Owner Magazine & FlowForma Present Webinar: ‘Process Automation: Before & After’

  • Two Publicly Traded Firms See Gains Despite Pandemic Challenges
    LOS ANGELES and DALLAS (Feb. 8, 2021) — Despite tumultuous conditions and fluctuating markets in 2020 amid the pandemic, AECOM and Jacobs have both reported profits. AECOM recently reported 3.31 billion
    Read More →: Two Publicly Traded Firms See Gains Despite Pandemic Challenges

  • Skanska Reports Record Profits in 2020
    ATLANTA (Feb. 11, 2021) — Contracting giant Skanska Group released its 2020 earnings last week, reporting a record high in profits for 2020, even during a pandemic and despite the fact
    Read More →: Skanska Reports Record Profits in 2020

  • Dodge Momentum Index Increases to Start 2021
    HAMILTON, N.J  (Feb. 5, 2021) — The Dodge Momentum Index increased 3.1% in January to 139.4 from the revised December reading of 135.2. The Momentum Index, issued by Dodge Data & Analytics, is a
    Read More →: Dodge Momentum Index Increases to Start 2021

  • What’s Happening in Congress With Biden’s $1.9T Relief Plan
    WASHINGTON (Feb. 1, 2021) — On Friday, the United States Congress approved a budget resolution that would pave the way for President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion relief plan to pass —
    Read More →: What’s Happening in Congress With Biden’s $1.9T Relief Plan

  • Pete Buttigeig Sworn in as Transportation Secretary
    WASHINGTON (Jan. 24, 2021) — This week, the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor and Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg was sworn in as transportation secretary by the United States Senate. In
    Read More →: Pete Buttigeig Sworn in as Transportation Secretary

  • How Union Membership Fared In 2021 & Amid a Pandemic, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
    WASHINGTON (Feb.1, 2021) — In its annual release on national union membership, the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported the percentage of wage and salary workers who were members of
    Read More →: How Union Membership Fared In 2021 & Amid a Pandemic, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

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