NEW YORK (December 7, 2016) – The Dodge Momentum Index moved 0.3 percent higher in November to 133.2 from its revised October reading of 132.7. The Momentum Index 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.

(NATIONAL) December 6, 2016 - Kathryn Richter, partner in Sedgwick's Construction Practices Group, will speak at the 3rd Annual California Construction Law Conference in Santa Monica, California on January 19-20.

HAMILTON, N.J. (December 1, 2016) – Joseph Nawa, a senior consultant at New Day Underwriting Managers LLC recently discussed the risks associated with everyday liability exposures at the 36th Annual IRMI Construction Risk Conference, held in Orlando, Florida. 

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. ( November 30, 2016) – McCarthy Building Companies and HKS Architects Inc. have completed the expansion of the surgical center and construction of the new patient tower at Erlanger East Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

NATIONAL (November 30, 2016) - The launch of Volvo Construction Equipment’s (Volvo CE) global website is the culmination of a project that enables the company’s online presence to be more valuable to customers, the media, jobseekers and other interested stakeholders. In addition to providing product and service information, the global site also gives visitors an insight into the company’s long history, what Volvo CE believes in and the values at the core of the business.

WASHINGTON (November 29, 2016) — October not seasonally adjusted (NSA) construction unemployment rates were down in 33 states and the nation on a year-over-year basis, according to analysis released tod