March 11, 2019 | by: NDA
From thefabricator.com. The U.S. opened a new front on the war against steel imports with the Feb. 28 announcement that the Department of Commerce was going to investigate possible dumping and subsidization of imported fabricated structural steel from Canada, China, and Mexico.
March 04, 2019 | by: NDA
According to AGC's Economist Ken Simonson, "Construction costs increased in February" for the 28th month in a row, IHS Markit and the Procurement Executives Group reported on Wednesday. "Materials and equipment prices rose in February,...with price increases recorded in eight of the 12 subcomponents. Similar to last month, steel categories had weak or flat pricing: prices for alloy steel pipe remained the same, while prices for fabricated structural steel and carbon steel pipe fell.
February 28, 2019 | by: NDA
From National Law Review. According to the PIDC, Philadelphia’s public-private economic development corporation, when an investor or developer chooses a project located in one of Philadelphia’s Opportunity Zones, they can also access existing local incentives to support business growth and development including a 10-year real estate tax abatement for new construction and renovations of residential and commercial property zones known as the Keystone Opportunity Zone. This incentive provides substantial relief from state and local taxes for qualified businesses located on Commonwealth-designated parcels of land, and flexible financing from the PIDC.
Potential North American customers will get an early opportunity to meet Véronique and Arden Equipment president Daniel Dupuy when the company exhibits at the National Demolition Association’s “Demolition Rockies” event in Denver, Colorado, from March 22 to 25.
February 07, 2019 | by: NDA
Construction momentum will persist for several more quarters, but contractors should remain vigilant as longer term inflationary measures build. That from noted industry economist Anirban Basau for Construction Executives. Basau notes the brilliance of the nation's economic performance but points out the hardening of issues around tariffs and immigration policy.
February 04, 2019 | by: NDA
The Construction industry added 52,000 jobs in January, putting industry employment up 338,000 net jobs on a yearly basis.
February 01, 2019 | by: NDA
You are from Missouri—or any other state for that matter—and you read about a construction case that has gone to court here in The Contractor’s Compass. You say to yourself, why would I possibly care about a case from Ohio, California, Texas or, again, any state other than yours? You say, show me why that case is important to me. Courtesy of American Subcontractors Associations (ASAs), Contractors Compass.
January 23, 2019 | by: NDA
Forty-three states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between December 2017 and December 2018, while 36 states added construction jobs between November and December, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released today.
January 14, 2019 | by: NDA
The construction sector has enjoyed record growth since rebounding from the Great Recession, but questions abound as to whether it can keep its momentum in 2019.
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