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…
RFI Meaning in Construction: Best Practices for the Subcontractor
Is the construction process set up for the success of its stakeholders? When we look at the majority of construction projects, there are unrealistic expectations placed on all stakeholders. Designers and engineers are tasked to design without fully understanding the scope of requirements. General contractors and the skilled trade subcontractors are tasked to estimate and…
United Minority Contractors (UMCNC) of North Carolina Shares Vision for 2019 at Inaugural Partners Breakfast
United Minority Contractors of North Carolina (UMCNC) hosted its first Partners Breakfast on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at the Doubletree Suites by Hilton at Research Triangle Park. Partners Breakfast is designed to celebrate UMCNC’s partnership with members, sponsors, public agencies, business and community leaders, as well as other non-profit organizations. At the event, UMCNC kicked off its 2019…
Construction Materials Prices Continue to Rise in October
Construction prices rose 0.5 percent in October and are 7.9 percent high than at the same time a year ago, according to an analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index data conducted by Associated Builders and Contractors. Prices for nonresidential construction inputs also increased 0.5 percent on a month-over-month basis and are up…
How IoT in Construction Will Shape the Industry in 2019
Internet of Things is not a futuristic concept. Many homeowners boast of their homes as smart homes with appliances and devices connected to the internet. While many do not view the construction industry as technologically advanced, the IoT in construction is not as far off as we think. It is something that is achievable for…
eSUB Continues Labor Productivity and Mobile Time Keeping Enhancements with eSUB Time Kiosk
Delivering #constructiondisruption with the most flexible time keeping solution to serve specialty trade contractors on the jobsite or the fabrication shop eSUB Construction Software, the leading provider of labor productivity and operations improvement solutions for subcontractors, proudly announces the release of a kiosk mode for eSUB Time. With eSUB Time Kiosk, contractors can eliminate the…
Nonresidential Fixed Investment Returns to Earth in Q3, Says ABC
The U.S. economy expanded at a 3.5 percent annualized rate during the third quarter of 2018, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis data released today. This represents the first time there have been two consecutive quarters of 3 percent-plus growth since the beginning of 2015. Despite the…
McCrory Construction Celebrates its 100th Anniversary: Q&A with Allen Amsler, President and CEO
“A century strong and counting” is a statement few construction services firms can make. McCrory Construction is proud to be one of the exceptions. Now under fourth-generation private ownership, Columbia-based McCrory is celebrating its 100th year in business in 2018. McCrory is a full-service general contractor ranked among the Southeast’s largest and most respected construction…
Cely Construction Company Names Kevin Talbott Chief Operating Officer
Greenville, S.C. – Kevin Talbott has joined Cely Construction as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Manager of Projects. As COO, Talbott is responsible for the strategic direction, growth, and operational success of the company. In this role, Talbott will utilize his experience in negotiation, construction management, project management, engineering, leadership and field management as well as internal controls….
