BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (April 24, 2025) — Hoar Construction has promoted Jason Bennett and Brady Johnson to region presidents, a strategic move that creates new roles to strengthen leadership in key markets, including Nashville; Chattanooga; Washington, D.C.; Austin; Houston and North Texas.

ADAIRSVILLE, Ga. (April 22, 2025) — SAKAI America announced the start of production for its popular 54-inch soil compactor in North America. Previously produced in Japan and imported, the SV204 has begun rolling off the assembly line at SAKAI’s Adairsville, Georgia, manufacturing plant.

NEW YORK (April 23, 2025) — The American Arbitration Association (AAA), the global provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), in partnership with its National Construction Dispute Resolution Committee (NCDRC), has developed a set of best practices to help parties, counsel and arbitrators effectively manage the electronic discovery (e-discovery) process in construction arbitrations.

BOSTON (April 21, 2025) — Total construction starts were up 3% in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.1 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network. Nonresidential building starts grew 6%, residential starts decreased 5%, while nonbuilding starts increased 9%. On a year-to-date basis through March, total construction starts were down 1% from last year.