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Reports last week on construction employment, pay and spending were mixed and somewhat contradictory. Nonfarm payroll employment in October increased by 128,000, seasonally adjusted, from September and by 2,093,000 (1.4%) year-over-year (y/y) from October 2018, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Friday.
Reshaping the Construction Industry
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Across the country today there are local, county, school board, state-wide elections that will impact the future of the construction industry in planned and unplanned ways....
November 05, 2019
WASHINGTON - National nonresidential construction spending rose 0.5% in September but is down 0.9% on a year-ago basis, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors...
November 04, 2019
Patricia Ruth “Poppy” Linbeck Doyle was part of the Houston construction industry, held leadership roles in several catholic organizations, and served in other community organizations throughout the area. In every role, Poppy was a committed, hands-on doer; colleagues marveled at her energy and stamina for these causes.
November 01, 2019
Kollaer writes about the next Jenga-style tower which will be built in LA. The design is created by the offsets and private pools that will be part of the condominiums and will cantilever from the building to create breathtaking views for the residents, hotel guests, and visitors.
October 31, 2019
The filmmakers at the Rational Middle have now also launched a podcast tackling the tough topic of immigration. Their video documentary series on the issue, which you can check out here, offers a primer on how the United States arrived at the broken immigration system it has today.
October 30, 2019
"Business conditions remained generally flat at architecture firms in September," the American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported in its monthly "Work-on-the-Board" report on Thursday. AIA's Architecture Billings Index (ABI) measures the percentage of surveyed architecture firms that reported higher billings than a month earlier, less the percentage reporting lower billings.
October 29, 2019
The second Jenga Tower we want to tell you about is the Independent, a 363 unit, $300 million, 58 story condo project in downtown Austin, Texas. This one, deemed by the Austin...
October 28, 2019
On October 17, Associated Builders and Contractors of Greater Houston (ABC) hosted its annual Excellence in Construction Awards (EIC), which showcased forty projects built by ABC...
October 25, 2019
Construction isn't just for the guys. In fact, one of the most pervasive myths that we hear all the time here at Construction Citizen is that women are somehow not welcome in the industry.
October 24, 2019
