PELLA, IOWA (February 1, 2017) — A remodeling business and the vocational-technical schools in Union, New Jersey, received some unexpected news and support from their friends at Pella. In January, Chris Fontana and Vic Fiore, the co-owners of Magnolia Home Remodeling Group, were surprised by Pella with:

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. (January 31, 2017) - Komatsu America Corp. recently hosted more than 30 students from three Atlanta, Georgia-area colleges and technical schools at the Komatsu America, Cartersville, Georgia, customer center training site. Students came to learn about construction-related jobs, as well as how to operate select Komatsu machines, including bulldozers, excavators, wheel loaders and dump trucks.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (January 31, 2017) - Western Specialty Contractors announced that, in 2016, it achieved its lowest OSHA Total Recordable Rate in the company's more than 100-year history. Western finished the year with a rating of 1.95; surpassing its previous best rating of 2.73 in 2014.

Washington, D.C. (January 31, 2017) – With construction spending continuing on an upward trajectory, 2016 can be considered a successful year for the nonresidential building sector.  For the coming year, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) semi-annual Consensus Construction Forecast is projecting growth in overall nonresidential building spending of almost 6 percent, just below the pace of growth for 2016.