View the Full Post Here Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The construction industry faces a stark shortage of workers, but programs and people across the country are working at the local level to solve the problem. This series highlights those efforts helping […]
View the Full Post Here Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Construction input prices increased 0.4% in July largely due to price hikes in petroleum and natural gas, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors’ analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor […]
View the Full Post Here Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Stockholm, Sweden-based developer and contractor Skanska has hired a new chief financial officer and executive vice president, the company announced Thursday. Jonas Rickberg will take over as CFO no later than Jan. […]
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View the Full Post Here Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: WSP has agreed to spend $1.78 billion to acquire Power Engineers Inc., a Hailey, Idaho-based consulting firm with a leading presence in the power and energy sector, the companies announced […]
View the Full Post Here Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Rob Coakley is equipment manager for West Chester, Ohio-based Lithko Contracting. Opinions are the author’s own. Should you rent or buy construction equipment? That question often sparks a lot of conversations and, […]
View the Full Post Here Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Toledo, Ohio-based Ground Penetrating Radar Systems, which specializes in laser scanning and maintenance for infrastructure, has acquired Existing Conditions, a Boston-based 3D BIM modeling firm, GPRS announced on July 31. […]
View the Full Post Here Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. This article is one in a series of conversations with women leaders in the construction industry. Click here for past discussions. Safety Manager Carla Wynn is responsible for oversight of all of […]
View the Full Post Here Dive Brief: Construction backlog stagnated at 8.4 months in July as smaller contractors felt the brunt of the pain and builders’ profit confidence hit nearly a two-year low, according to a Tuesday release from Associated Builders and Contractors. Firms with annual revenue under $50 million pushed the backlog level lower […]
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View the Full Post Here Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The Myers-Lawson School of Construction, part of Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering, has introduced a new major to help shape the industry’s future safety leaders. The new construction safety leadership program, a […]
View the Full Post Here Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The U.S. arm of London-based Balfour Beatty has tapped William “Billy” Webb, who has more than 35 years of experience in the power and electrical generation fields, as general manager of its […]
