The Dodge Momentum Index rose 3.6 percent in May from the previous month, according to McGraw Hill Construction, a division of McGraw Hill Financial. The Momentum Index 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. The Momentum…
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New-Home Sales Rise 2.3 Percent in April
Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 2.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 454,000 units in April, according to newly released figures from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau. The gain builds on a strong upward revision to sales numbers reported for the previous month.
Read MoreNonresidential Construction Index Hits Record High
FMI, one of the largest providers of management consulting and investment banking to the engineering and construction industry, announced the release of The 2013 Second Quarter Nonresidential Construction Index report. The NRCI score of 60.1 is a 2-point improvement over Q1 and the highest score for the NRCI index since its inception in Q1 2009.
Read MoreW.S. Tyler Expands With Rocky Mountain Facility
W.S. Tyler opened the Haver & Tyler Rocky Mountains (HTRM) sales and service center in Chilliwack, British Columbia, just outside Vancouver.
Read MoreMSHA Announces April Impact Inspection Results
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration announced that federal inspectors issued 106 citations, 13 orders and one safeguard during special impact inspections conducted at nine coal mines and two metal/nonmetal mines last month.
Read MoreUSGS Announces Mineral Production
Decreases in domestic production of construction materials (cement, construction sand and gravel, and crushed stone), as well as gypsum, were large compared with production during the third quarter of 2012 – likely owing to a seasonal decline in construction compared with previous quarters of 2012 – according to USGS in its latest Mineral Production Report.
Read MoreSchweitzer Hired, Cwach Promoted at KPI-JCI
KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens announced that Melinda Schweitzer will take on the role of marketing manager, effective June 10.
Read MoreAggregate Production Decreases In First Quarter
According to the USGS, the estimated U.S. output of construction aggregates produced and shipped for consumption in the first quarter of 2013 was 352 Mt, a decrease of 3 percent compared with that of the same period of 2012.
Read MorePoll Finds Infrastructure Investment Core Function of Government
Many Americans are not sure how much money we personally pay every month to maintain and improve the roads, bridges and public transit we use. But 75 to 80 percent of us say having safe, efficient and well-maintained transportation infrastructure is at least, if not more, important to our personal livelihood and well-being than good cable, cell phone, internet, water,…
Read MoreMajor Wire Names Kirby-Smith Machinery New Dealer
Montreal-based Major Wire Industries Limited named Kirby-Smith Machinery Inc. as its new authorized dealer for aggregate, asphalt and recycle operations in Eastern Kansas, Oklahoma and Northern Texas. The dealership offers all of Major Wire’s screen media solutions, including the advanced technology Flex-Mat 3 Self-Cleaning Screen Media in tensioned and modular versions and OptimumWire Woven Wire.
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