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RMA Companies (“RMA”) today announced the addition of Insight Group, a geotechnical, environmental, and construction-materials engineering consulting firm based in Charleston, South Carolina. This addition marks a significant milestone as RMA expands in the growing Southeastern market in support of its continued strategy to establish a national platform for technology-enabled testing, inspection, and certification capabilities. “I am…
Groups File Formal Request for Rulemaking Urging White House to Drop its Current Approach to Requirements that Risks Confusion and Delays on Key Construction Projects Four national trade associations petitioned the White House to make improvements in its implementation of “made in America” requirements for construction products and materials. They noted their members have encountered significant difficulty…
Why the Opioid Crisis Matters to Contractors (and your families) in the Carolinas The opioid crisis has plagued the nation since the late 1990s. Overdose deaths have been rising year after year. Nationally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 107,699 overdose deaths in 2022 (KFF). Seventy five percent of all overdose deaths…
Episode 93: ‘Mentorship’ with Angela, Christi, and Alex The Women Talk Construction team discusses a topic that’s near and dear to our hearts and is one of the main reasons that we do what we do in cooperation with our sister company (Women Confidence Builders) and that is Mentorship. Christi and Angela bring on Alex…
Construction leads other sectors, with 85% anticipating better times ahead for their own businesses. PNC’s latest semi-annual survey of small and mid-sized businesses, which concluded Feb. 1, shows that business owner optimism about economic conditions over the next six months has reached a 22-year high amid lessening fears of a recession. A majority of those surveyed…
According to the results of a new survey of ABC contractor members and chapters published today, the U.S. Department of Labor’s controversial, 180,000-plus word proposed rule overhauling regulations related to government-registered apprenticeship programs—or GRAPs—will discourage apprentices, contractors and ABC chapter apprenticeship program providers from participating in the government-registered apprenticeship system. “Initial feedback on controversial changes to apprenticeship regulations has been…
The Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry within the Egnyte ecosystem is experiencing a significant evolution in its data management landscape, according to the 2024 AEC Data Insights Report from Egnyte. The report highlights the dynamic shifts Egnyte is seeing in data storage, security, and collaborative practices adopted by industry professionals. This year’s trends report highlights the…
Associated Builders and Contractors today released its 2024 Top Performers lists recognizing its contractor members’ outstanding achievements in safety, quality, inclusion, project excellence and special designations ranked by number of hours worked. The No. 1 2024 ABC Top Performer by work hours is Turner Industries Group LLC, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; followed by Skanska USA Building, New York;…
At current rates of participation and completion, federal and state government-registered apprenticeship programs, or GRAPs, will fail to meet the construction industry’s short- and long-term skilled workforce needs, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of recently released U.S. Department of Labor data. ABC estimates that the construction industry’s federal and state GRAPs had about…
The opioid crisis has plagued the nation since the late 1990s. Overdose deaths have been rising year after year. Nationally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 107,699 overdose deaths in 2022 (KFF). Seventy five percent of all overdose deaths nationally are attributable to opioids. The figures are higher in both North Carolina…
