Improved Planning Can Reduce Coronavirus Impacts on Construction

There are few industries, if any, that will not be impacted in some way by COVID-19, better known as the coronavirus. A recent publication by Construction Dive highlights 6 ways ...
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5 Places Where Construction is Booming

Construction is booming around the country, in cities big and small. While the problems associated with attracting labor are still a factor, it is not stopping some cities from ...
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Prioritizing National Infrastructure

The 6th annual National Infrastructure Week kicked off on May 14th with events all over the country. The event is organized by a non-profit organization in order to highlight the ...
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Efficiency Eludes The Construction Industry

NINE years ago the first concrete was poured for Berlin Brandenburg airport. It was expected to open in 2012, to cost 1.2bn ($1.8bn) and to welcome 34m passengers each year. Today ...
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Nonresidential Construction Spending Stabilizes in August

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27—The not seasonally adjusted (NSA) national construction unemployment rate was 4.7 percent in August, down 0.4 percent from a year ago and the lowest ...
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Update on the Construction Effects of Hurricane Harvey

AUGUST 30, 2017 - As of this writing, the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey (and the deluge of rain that followed) has been estimated at $50-75 billion. This would make Harvey one ...
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