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…
GeoCarolinas Conference Set for Early March in Charlotte
The Carolinas Chapter of the Geo-Institute is pleased to announce the second GeoCarolinas Conference. The event will take place March 4 and 5, 2019 at the UNC Charlotte Center City in Charlotte, N.C., and will include state-of-the art technical presentations by leaders in the field of geotechnical engineering, interaction with 24 industry leading exhibitors, as…
NCCER Releases New Construction Superintendent Certification Program
NCCER has released a new superintendent assessment and is partnering with FMI® to offer a joint certification to qualified professionals in the superintendent field. The assessment was developed in conjunction with subject matter experts for professionals whose primary role is to oversee the operations of a construction site from planning to completion. This joint certification…
Increase Your Productivity on the Job Site
The Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that within the last four years industrial construction productivity on the job site has declined. They aren’t the only group reporting on low productivity. The McKinsey Institute, the USG & CCI, and even anecdotally construction is notoriously slow and prone to productivity issues. With every other industry racing to…
Construction Employment Rises, Hourly Pay Jumps
Industry’s Job and Pay Gains Outpace Overall Economy; Association Survey Finds Contractors Plan To Add Workers, Invest in Training and Technology in 2019 but Expect Difficulty in Filling Positions Construction employment increased by 38,000 jobs in December and by 280,000 jobs, or 4.0 percent, over the past year, while the industry’s average pay accelerated and unemployment…
Robins & Morton Receives North Carolina Department of Labor’s Building Star Award
North Carolina Commissioner of Labor, Cherie Berry, presented Robins & Morton with the Building Star Award for their work in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Nov. 28. The Building Star Award is part of the North Carolina Department of Labor’s Star program, administered through its Education, Training and Technical Assistance Bureau of the Occupational Safety and…
