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…
AGC: Construction Employment Increase in 37 States Between February 2018 and 2019
Texas and West Virginia Have Biggest Number and Percent of Annual Job Gains as Louisiana and Maine Trail; Georgia and Alaska Have Largest One-Month Gains, While Illinois, Delaware and Minnesota Experience Worst Losses Thirty-seven states added construction jobs between February 2018 and February 2019, although construction employment increased in only 16 states between January and…
Construction Input Prices Rise for First Time Since October, Says ABC
According to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released today, construction input prices rose 0.9 percent monthly in February and 1.8 percent in the past 12 months. Inputs to nonresidential construction were up 1 percent on a monthly basis and 2.7 percent on a yearly basis. This is…
AGC: Construction Employment Increase 275 Out of 358 Metro Areas
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale and Chico, Calif. Have Largest Gains While San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif. and Danville, Ill. Have Biggest Losses; Association Calls for Expanded Career Training Programs Construction employment grew in 275, or 76 percent, out of 358 metro areas between January 2018 and January 2019, declined in 39 (11 percent) and was unchanged in 44, according…
Superintendents – A Breed Apart
Most of us love the job. Sure, not every day. We have good days and bad days, but by and large we derive a great deal of satisfaction from solving the various problems large and small that are part of a normal day. We are field people, who enjoy being in the field, in the…
CAGC Honors 2018 Pinnacle Award Winners at Annual Convention in Charleston
Carolinas AGC (CAGC) bestowed the 2018 Pinnacle Awards to five construction projects which enhance their communities. A sixth Pinnacle, the “Build with the Best” award, was given to an individual who spent his career assisting the construction industry. The Pinnacle presentation was made on January 26 at CAGC’s Annual Convention in Charleston, S.C. Pinnacle entries…
