MIAMI, Fla. (December 14, 2017) – South Florida-based Two Roads Development has broken ground on Elysee Miami, making it the newest luxury condominium tower to rise in East Edgewater, one of the fastest-growing neighborhoods in Miami’s urban core. The 100-unit project, now rising at 788 NE 23rd Street along Biscayne Bay, is being developed in partnership with entities managed by New York-based investment firm DW Partners.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Confidence in the commercial construction industry is strong, despite significant concerns around jobsite efficiency and labor productivity, according to the Q4 2017 USG Corporation + United States Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index (Index).
(December 21, 2017) — The ALL Family of Companies has made its inaugural sale as an authorized Kobelco dealer. Kelley Steel Erectors purchased a Kobelco CK800G-2 crawler crane from ALL and took delivery of the machine during a key ceremony at the ALL Crane yard in Cleveland, Ohio. The sale of the new Kobelco unit was one of several on which the two companies plan to collaborate.
SAUK CENTRE, Minn. (December 27, 2017) – Felling Trailers Inc. recently conducted its fifth annual online auction of an FT-3 drop deck utility trailer to benefit a nonprofit organization, Special Olympics Minnesota. To close the chapter on this year’s story, Felling Trailers Inc. presented the donation checks to two Special Olympics Teams, Special Olympics Golden Eagles and Young Athletes teams.
SAN DIEGO (December 12, 2017) – In keeping with an 18-year-old Christmas holiday tradition, all 50 employees of Cavignac & Associates, a San Diego-based risk management firm, donated gifts of hope and cheer to those less fortunate in the community, giving a combined $18,000 out of their own paychecks to 11 local nonprofit organizations.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (December 12, 2017) – Turner Construction Company’s Special Projects Division in Nashville, Tennessee, has completed the buildout of Schneider Electric’s new southeast regional office in Cool Springs, which will consolidate several of its existing Middle Tennessee locations under one roof.
PLYMOUTH, Mich. (December 12, 2017) — An affiliate of Stratford-Cambridge Group (SCG) has acquired Custom Equipment LLC (Custom) headquartered in Richfield, Wisconsin, with an additional manufacturing facility in West Bend, Wisconsin.
(December 1, 2017) — Overall construction spending reached a record high in October, although public-sector investments in infrastructure continued to lag earlier levels, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America.
NAPLES, Fla. (November 27, 2017) – EHC Inc. has started the development of the Springs at Port Charlotte in Port Charlotte and Helms Road in South Labelle. In addition, EHC completed Tuscola in North Port, 16 miles of I-75 improvements in Sarasota and Charlotte Counties, and SR 84/Davis Boulevard in Collier County.
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (November 30, 2017) — ASV Holdings Inc. has added National First Equipment LLC to its dealer network. The Berea, Ohio-based center rents, sells and services a variety of used compact construction equipment, including skid steers, mini excavators, wheel loaders, dozers and backhoes.
ADDISON, Texas (December 4, 2017) — Daseke Inc. announced that three additional carriers have joined Daseke, strengthening its position as a transformative force in the industrial goods trucking industry.
The three top-tier flatbed and specialized carriers added to Daseke’s family of companies are Tennessee Steel Haulers & Co. (TSH & Co.), The Roadmaster Group and Moore Freight Service.
Epiroc USA has begun operating as an independent business.
COMMERCE CITY, Col. (December 1, 2017) – Epiroc AB, the subsidiary of Atlas Copco Group that is planned to be listed on the stock exchange in 2018, has begun operating as an independent business. It is providing customers in mining, infrastructure and natural resources with market-leading products and services.
November 29, 2017 — IFS announces the construction and contracting industry insights from its Digital Change Survey. The results show that companies are focused on driving process efficiencies through investments in technologies for digital transformation.
NEW YORK (November 21, 2017) – New construction starts in October dropped 9 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $742.9 billion, pulling back after a 14 percent jump in September, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. Over the past two months the pattern for total construction starts was shaped by nonresidential building, which fell 30 percent in October after soaring 37 percent in September.
WASHINGTON, DC – To allow affected employers additional time to become familiar with a new electronic reporting system launched on August 1, 2017, the United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has extended the date by which employers must electronically report injury and illness data through the Injury Tracking Application (ITA) to December 15, 2017.
DELAND, Fla. (November 20, 2017) — Global insulated metal panel manufacturer Kingspan has stamped its claim as a leader in the building market in North America with the GREENGUARD Gold certification of its products. The certification covers all current polyisocyanurate foam core insulation (PIR) product sets.
WASHINGTON – Arcweld Industries Inc., won the “Urban Employer of the Year” award in recognition of its commitment to apprenticeship and workforce development at Apprentice Manitoba’s 11th annual Apprenticeship Awards of Distinction gala on November 2. Arcweld Industries is a full-service construction company specializing in on-site welding, structural steel and miscellaneous metal erection.
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (November 21, 2017) – At the 2017 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, Legrand North and Central America’s vice president of sustainability, energy efficiency and public policy, Susan Rochford, was named one of the winners of the 2017 Women in Sustainability Leadership (WLSA) Awards.
WEST BEND, Wis. (November 17, 2017)—Manitou Americas was honored with the Association of Equipment Manufacturers' (AEM) Pillar of the Industry award at AEM's annual conference held this November.
BEACHWOOD, Ohio (November 14, 2017) – Tremco Roofing and Building Maintenance today announced that it has been named the official roofing supplier of the 2015-2016 NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers and Quicken Loans Arena (The Q), the Cavaliers home court.