March Construction Unemployment Rates Down in 49 States Year Over Year, Says ABC
Estimated March not seasonally adjusted construction unemployment rates fell nationally and in 49 states on a year-over-year basis, according to an analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released today by Associated Builders and Contractors. Nebraska was the sole outlier, where construction unemployment rose from 5.1% in March 2018 to 5.3 in this latest…
CarolinaPower Apprentices Place in Charleston Electrical Contractors Association (CECA) Competition
CarolinaPower’s Richie Seely and Branden Panausuia placed in the 2019 Apprenticeship Skills Competition hosted this spring by Charleston’s Trident Technical College. Seely took second place in the First-Year Apprentices division while Punausuia came in third among Second-Year Apprentices. The 2019 Apprenticeship Skills competition was part of the annual Electricians Fair and Career Day jointly sponsored…
Nonresidential Spending Falls Slightly in March, But Private Construction Hits a New High, Says ABC
According to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data released today, national nonresidential construction spending declined 0.3% in March 2019. On a seasonally adjusted, annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $775.2 billion for the month, which represents a 4.8% increase compared to the same time last year. Private nonresidential construction spending rose 0.5%…
Improve Commercial Construction Planning By Empowering Field Workers to Drive Profits
Commercial construction planning for projects large or small, requires an attention to detail and practice. The availability of materials and resources are influenced by many factors that must be taken into consideration. Deadlines are vitally important to many construction projects, where time means money and delayed projects result in significant fines. The back office shouldn’t…
Burns & McDonnell Ranks No. 17 on Fortune’s List of Best Workplaces among Consulting and Professional Services Companies
Burns & McDonnell has once again been named by Fortune as one of the best workplaces in America among companies specializing in consulting and professional services. Burns & McDonnell learned today that it placed No. 17 on the 2019 Best Workplaces in Consulting & Professional Services list. The ranking was conducted by Great Place to Work, a global…
March Construction Starts Surge 16 Percent
New construction starts in March advanced 16% from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $809.2 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. The substantial gain followed a lackluster performance during the first two months of 2019, as total construction starts in March were able to climb back to a level slightly…
Estimating Construction Labor Costs
How to estimate construction labor cost can be a daunting task with extreme pressure for the commercial estimator to get it right or face severe consequences. Working under pressure is right. The results of miscalculations producing an inaccurate quote or estimate can lead to many business outcomes all bad – lost money and new business,…
AGC Honors Carolinas AGC Members at National Convention
The AGC of America honored several Carolinas AGC members with awards and distinctions at its 100th Annual AGC Convention last week in Denver, CO. Crowder Construction received a 2019 JLT Build America Award in the new category of Utility Infrastructure for its Sustainable Water Phase 3 – Demonstration Facility Project. (See awards photos here.) Langston Construction…
Kaufman Lynn Construction Celebrates 30 Years Of Success
Kaufman Lynn Construction (KL), a full-service commercial construction company in the southeastern US, is celebrating its 30th anniversary. With more than 200 employees in Florida, North Carolina and Texas, the company is poised for growth under the leadership of Founder and CEO Michael Kaufman and President Frank White. Kaufman started the company in January of…
T.A. Loving Opens New Raleigh Office to Support Growing Triangle Customer Base
T.A. Loving Company, a longstanding leader in commercial construction throughout the southeast, announced today the opening of the new office in downtown Raleigh at 3600 Glenwood Avenue. The new office will be a hub for the company’s expanding portfolio of work throughout the Triangle region. Vice President Ken Gerrard will run day-to-day operations and expand…
