Washington, Dec. 8—The nation’s construction sector added 24,000 net new jobs in November, representing a 0.3 percent month-over-month increase, according to an Associated…
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Woolpert to Design $13M SkyWheel Newport Project at Newport on the Levee
The AEG firm will engineer the site and base structure for the 200-foot-tall attraction to be built in Newport’s Festival Park.
Buoyed by Healthy Economy, ABC Index Finds Contractors Upbeat
Washington, Dec. 7—The majority of commercial and industrial contractors are confident about sales growth, profits and staffing levels heading into 2018, according to…
Liberty University Taps Woolpert for Williams Stadium Expansion
Gaming software is being employed to illustrate design options as stadium capacity and amenities increase to accommodate the football team’s advancement to the…
Woolpert Closes Minority Recapitalization Deal with Long Point Capital
The AEG firm and the private equity firm will collaborate on strategic growth opportunities to offer greater depth and breadth of services to…
ABC’s Chief Economist Unveils 2018 Construction Economic Forecast
Who: Construction Executive magazine and Procore Technologies present a free webinar featuring Associated Builders and Contractors’ (ABC) Chief Economist Anirban Basu detailing the…
Construction Spending Rises in October; Flat Year-Over-Year
Washington, Dec. 1—Nonresidential construction spending rose 2.1 percent in October, totaling $717.6 billion on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to an Associated Builders…
Hurricane Recovery Helps Construction Unemployment Rate Hit Lowest October Mark on Record
Washington, Nov. 28—The not seasonally adjusted (NSA) national construction unemployment rate was 4.5 percent in October, down 1.2 percent from a year ago,…
ASV Global Delivers Autonomous System to the Canadian Hydrographic Service
Portsmouth, UK, 22nd November 2017, ASV Global has converted a 26ft hydrographic survey launch to enable it to operate autonomously using the proven…
Construction’s Contribution to U.S. Economy Highest in Seven Years
Washington, Nov. 21— According to a report released today by Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), the private construction industry’s value added as a…