Economist expects a rise in backlog, construction employment and nonresidential spending

WASHINGTON (Dec. 9, 2014)—Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) forecasts a steady and ongoing economic recovery for the U.S. commercial and industrial construction industries in 2015. The reasonably brisk industry recovery in 2014 should continue in 2015, with momentum especially growing in segments closely related to the current American energy and industrial production resurgence.

Spring 2015 conference to be held March 16-18 in Houston

DALLAS (Dec. 8, 2014)—International Risk Management Institute, Inc. (IRMI) is now accepting registrations for the IRMI Energy Risk & Insurance Conference on March 16–18, 2015, in Houston, Texas.

This conference brings together insurance buyers, risk managers, agents, brokers, underwriters, adjusters, attorneys, and others who must understand, mitigate, or insure the complex exposures of oil and gas exploration, production and servicing.

Collaborative design-build delivery and progressive construction technology positively impact the complex million healthcare facility

FULLERTON, Calif. (Dec. 4, 2014)—The design-build team of Petra Integrated Construction Strategies (Petra ICS), McCarthy Building Companies Inc. and Taylor Design recently completed construction of the St. Jude Medical Center Northwest Tower in Fullerton, California. The new $228 million healthcare facility, which opened in November 2014, was completed five months early and more than 10 percent under the original construction budget.