Amid Flooding Risks, Houston Elevates Regulations
The Houston City Council approved a proposal from the Department of Public Works that all new structures located in the 100- and 500-year floodplains be built 2
Refugees Find Work in Construction After Completing Michigan Training Program
The Western Michigan Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) and the Literacy Center of West Michigan began a new training program for refugees after
Want to Be More Inclusive?
Smart businesses embrace the diversity of the U.S. population. An estimated 325 million people live in this country, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, split fairly
Best Practices for Opening a New Location
You have to have the right people on board who know your culture and values, processes and procedures, and can help perpetuate them to make the transition more seamless.
Global Workers See Potential Benefits of Artificial Intelligence
More than 60 percent of employees from eight countries, including the United States, would welcome artificial intelligence.
Proactive Best Practices Make Construction Companies 670 Percent Safer
ABC's 2018 Safety Performance Report documents the dramatic impact of using proactive safety practices to reduce recordable incidents up to 85 percent.
Global Engineering and Construction Industry Continues to Consolidate
The total value of merger and acquisition deals in the engineering and construction sector experienced a strong upswing in the final three quarters of 2017.
Georgia Contractors Predict Higher Revenues This Year
Nearly 78 percent of Georgia’s privately held construction companies project a revenue increase over last year.
Construction Sector Experiences Heightened Vulnerability to Fraud and Cyber Risks
Ninety-three percent of construction, engineering and infrastructure sector executives said their companies had experienced a cyber incident or information theft,
NIBS Studies the ROI of Hazard Mitigation
The United States can save $6 in future disaster costs for every $1 spent on hazard mitigation.
Nearly 9 Percent of Bridges Are Structurally Deficient
Per the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s analysis of recently released federal data, 54,259 bridges in the United States are structurally
Disaster Relief Funds Start Flowing Into Texas
Texas will receive about $1 billion in hazard mitigation funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) by the August anniversary of Hurricane Harvey.
WOTUS Decision Delayed Until 2020
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced the 2015 Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule would be void until 2020.
Iowa Mobilizes New Training Resources
Iowa’s construction industry is experiencing what most other states are facing: a large number of baby boomers retiring and a lack of young people being exposed
Report Examines Impact of Tech and PtD on Safety
Investment in safety has a positive impact on project budgets, schedules and quality, as well as on a contractor’s standing in the industry and ability to contract
Fewer Workers Are Logging More Hours
U.S. construction companies hired fewer workers in 2017 than they did in 2016, and their existing employees are working longer hours, according to TSheets’ analysis
California General Contractors Must Fulfill Subcontractors’ Wage Obligations
Under a new law, general contractors in California must take responsibility for any employee wages or benefits that their subcontractors fail to make under contracts
The Business Side of Family
One of the most striking things about family-owned businesses is that their roots extend far and wide through the community. For the companies that beat the succession
Fourteen Percent of Construction Workforce Is Unionized
An estimated 1.1 million of the 7.84 million wage and salary workers in the U.S. private construction industry belonged to a union last year.
OSHA Adjusts Penalties 2 Percent for Inflation
The U.S. Department of Labor increased 2018 OSHA penalties 2 percent in compliance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act.
Study: Repealing IL Prevailing Wage Law Would Boost Economy
A study from the Illinois Policy Institute determined that repealing the state’s prevailing wage law would help boost economic growth.