Rosendin has been honored with 3 industry awards (2019 Safety Excellence Award from National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC, Women in Construction of the Year 2019 Award, and The Regional Hispanic Contractors Association's 2019 Luna Award for Business Advocate of the Year in Austin) for their efforts to further inclusion and diversity in construction, as they celebrate 100 years in business. Details here.
The Engineering Contractors' Association (ECA), has chosen John Hakel of the Southern California Partnership for Jobs (SCPFJ) as their 32nd annual dignity, integrity and generosity (DIG) Award recipient. The DIG Award is specific to the construction industry. Hakel serves as the executive director at SCPFJ, a group whose mission is to engage elected officials and educate the public on the need for continued infrastructure funding that creates thousands of jobs in construction within the region. Details here.
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) hasannounced the winners of the 2019 John P. Gleason Jr. Leadership Awards, honoring PCA members who have exhibited leadership in advancing industry programs and initiatives. Details here.
The Dodge Momentum Index moved 4.1% higher in September from the revised August reading of 137.9. The Momentum Index, issued by Dodge Data & Analytics, is a monthly measure of the first (or initial) report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which have been shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by a full year. Details here.
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, Diesel Laptops, diesel diagnostic software and hardware provider, has announced they will be offering a limited-edition Awareness Pink Laptop as an option with select diagnostic kits. For every Awareness Pink Laptop sold in October, Diesel Laptops will donate $100 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Details here.
We love a good report. And you probably do, too, but we know the idea of sitting down with a 35+ page survey in the midst of your hectic schedule is often laughable. That’s why we’ve broken down the top takeaways from four of the industry’s most recent reports below.