AGC - Mon June 18, 2018
Construction Employment Rises in 42 States, D.C., From May 2017 to May 2018
Forty-two states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between May 2017 and May 2018, while 28 states added construction jobs between April and May, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released today....
AGC - Thu June 14, 2018
Construction Costs Soar in May, New Tariffs Threaten to Worsen Cost Squeeze, Lead to Project Delays
Construction costs accelerated again in May, with steep increases for a wide range of building and road materials, including many that are subject to tariffs that could drive prices still higher, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new Labor Department data....
AGC - Mon June 04, 2018
Construction Employers Add 25,000 Jobs in May; 286,000 for the Year
Construction employment increased by 25,000 jobs in May and by 286,000 jobs over the past year while construction spending reached $1.310 trillion in April, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America....
AGC - Wed May 30, 2018
Construction Employment Increases in 256 Metro Areas Between April 2017, 2018
Construction employment increased in 256 out of 358 metro areas between April 2017 and April 2018, declined in 63 and was unchanged in 39, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released May 30 by the Associated General Contractors of America....
AGC - Thu May 24, 2018
Construction Group Uses Mobile Technology to Make Highway Work Zones Safer
Fifty-four percent of highway contractors reported that motor vehicles had crashed into their construction work zones during the past year, according to the results of a new highway work zone study conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America....
Wed May 09, 2018
Construction Costs Surge in April
The cost of goods used in construction jumped in April at the fastest year-over-year rate since 2011, with ongoing increases for a wide range of building materials, including many that are subject to proposed tariffs that could drive prices still higher and cause scarcities, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released May 9....
Wed May 09, 2018
Montana Tech Places Third at ASC Event
Montana Tech's Civil and Mechanical Engineering students recently competed in the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Competition in Sparks, Nev. Montana Tech sent three teams, an alternate and several mentors which included 21 students and four faculty members to the ASC Region 6 and 7 2018 Student Competition....
Mon May 07, 2018
Construction Employers Add 17,000 Jobs in April, 257,000 for the Year
Construction employment increased by 17,000 jobs in April and by 257,000 jobs over the past year while firms boosted pay to help recruit new workers, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America....
Mon April 23, 2018
Construction Employment Rises In 38 States, D.C. From March 2017 To March 2018
Thirty-eight states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between March 2017 and March 2018, while 29 states added construction jobs between February and March, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released April 20....
Mon April 16, 2018
Charleston Hosts 39th Annual Construction & Design Expo
The 39th annual West Virginia Construction & Design Expo was held March 21 and 22 at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, W.Va. Ongoing major renovations of the Charleston Civic Center did little to impede the overall spirit of optimism and enthusiasm among those in attendance and exhibiting at the show....
