October 02, 2019 | by: NDA
From dailyreporter.com. Many economists, employers and academics tell us that our post-secondary education system is churning out too many four-year graduates. For decades, many parents, teachers and school counselors have been stuck in the mindset that four-year colleges are the best pathway for high school graduates to initiate a successful career.
From forconstructionpros.com. Construction companies looking to enter the demolition sector have lots of tools to choose from, but these 10 are the best places to start.
From Recycling International. If you’re in the business of recycling, chances are you are keeping an eye out for new equipment and recycling solutions. However, the word ‘new’ is relative.
September 19, 2019 | by: NDA
Associated Builders and Contractors' (ABC) Construction Backlog Indicator (CBI) fell to 8.5 months in July 2019, down 0.3 months or 2.9% from June 2019, when CBI stood at 8.8 months.
September 17, 2019 | by: NDA
From affinitygroup.com. I recently received a call from a client asking what his rights were to fire an employee who was still in her probationary period. It was a good question which I answered with my own question: Why do you have a probationary period in the first place?
September 16, 2019 | by: NDA
From ConstructConnect. ConstructConnect announced today that the latest month’s volume of construction starts, excluding residential work, was $50.2 billion (green shaded box, Table 3 below), +8.9% compared with July’s upwardly revised figure of $46.1 billion (originally reported as $45.4 billion). While July featured a wealth of mega project starts (four for more than $1 billion each, totaling $8.7 billion), August’s record was even better (five such projects adding to $18.7 billion). August’s largest groundbreaking was a $10 billion ExxonMobil ethane cracker in Texas.
September 13, 2019 | by: NDA
From weartv.com. The new 3-Mile Bridge has been open for less then a week and traffic has already been moved over to it. Deconstruction of the old 3 Mile Bridge started Wednesday September 11th.
September 10, 2019 | by: NDA
From ENR.com. This year’s ENR Southwest Top Specialty Contractors rankings include data from 31 firms, with combined regional revenue for 2018 topping $1.8 billion. That’s up from $1.7 billion in 2017. As construction spending increases, companies are struggling to find enough workers to meet demand, according to many firms in the industry.
September 09, 2019 | by: NDA
From forconstructionpros.com. The construction industry added 14,000 net new jobs in August, and industry employment has expanded by 177,000 jobs over the last year.
September 06, 2019 | by: NDA
From Construction & Demolition Recycling. Spending declined 0.3 percent in July, totaling $776 billion on a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, according to a recent ABC analysis. National nonresidential construction spending declined 0.3 percent in July, totaling $776 billion on a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, according to a recent Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. July spending also increased 0.1 percent compared to July 2018.
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