Total construction starts dipped 18% in September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $667.7 billion, essentially taking back August’s gain, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. While some of this decline is certainly payback from several large projects entering start in August, the drop in activity brought total construction starts below levels seen in June and July. Nonresidential starts fell…
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The Dodge Momentum Index rose 3.7% in September to 130.8 (2000=100) from the revised August reading of 126.2. The Momentum Index, issued by Dodge Data & Analytics, is a monthly measure of the first (or initial) report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which have been shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by a full year.
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Recent Research Has Finally Confirmed The Source Of The Megalith’s Mammoth Sarsen Stones. By Mark S. Kuhar
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During a time when many companies are raising prices on health care and safety supplies used in the fight against the coronavirus, Ozark River Manufacturing Co. is doing the exact opposite. Rather than taking advantage of the fears surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, Ozark River Manufacturing has slashed by 50% the price of its National Sanitation Foundation (NSF)-certified portable hand-washing stations…
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Techniseal, a division of Oldcastle APG and manufacturer of products for the installation and protection of outdoor hardscapes, announced the addition of a new medical-grade hand sanitizer to its product offering.
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Year-To-Date Through Seven Months, Starts Were 15% Down From The Same Period In 2019. By Mark S. Kuhar
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The House of Representatives passed H.R. 7575, a bill authorizing at least $8.6 billion in federal funds for 38 new Army Corps of Engineers construction projects, including flood and storm protection, river and port navigation and environmental restoration improvements.
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Granite announced that its 2019 Sustainability Progress Report was awarded Gold by MerComm in its 2020 Annual Report Competition (ARC). Granite’s 2019 Sustainability Progress Report encompasses its comprehensive set of goals including corporate social responsibility, environmental stewardship and responsible governance.
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We Are Getting A Clearer Picture Of How It Really Looks And, More Importantly, How It Will Work And Act. By Brian Hendrix
Read MoreCEMEX Continues Fight for Soloedad Canyon Project The decades-long battle over a CEMEX aggregates operation in the Santa Clarita Valley in California is far from over, even though the company’s second 10-year mining contract officially expired on July 31. CEMEX requested a one-year extension of the mining contract at Soloedad Canyon, a request that was denied by the Bureau of…
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