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10/02/2018 SAXONBURG, PENN.-BASED BRAYMAN CONSTRUCTION NAMED THE MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANY IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
10/01/2018 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING EXTENDS YEAR-TO-DATE GAINS IN AUGUST IN MOST PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SEGMENTS EVEN AS CONTRACTORS STRUGGLE TO FIND CRAFT WORKERS
09/27/2018 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT RISES IN 287 METROS BETWEEN AUGUST 2017 & 2018 BUT 80 PERCENT OF CONTRACTORS REPORT DIFFICULTY FILLING SOME POSITIONS
09/21/2018 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT RISES IN 45 STATES AND D.C. FROM AUGUST 2017 TO AUGUST 2018 WHILE 33 STATES ADD CONSTRUCTION JOBS FOR THE MONTH
09/12/2018 CONSTRUCTION INPUT COSTS RISE 6.2 PERCENT THROUGH AUGUST, ADDING TO PRESSURE FROM LABOR SHORTAGES AND OUTPACING CONTRACTORS’ BID PRICES
09/07/2018 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT RISES BY 23,000 JOBS IN AUGUST AND 297,000 FOR THE YEAR EVEN AS LABOR SHORTAGES PREVENT FIRMS FROM HIRING MORE WORKERS
09/04/2018 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING EXTENDS YEAR-TO-DATE GAINS IN JULY IN MOST PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SEGMENTS EVEN AS CONTRACTORS STRUGGLE TO FIND CRAFT WORKERS
08/29/2018 EIGHTY PERCENT OF CONTRACTORS REPORT DIFFICULTY FINDING QUALIFIED CRAFT WORKERS TO HIRE AS ASSOCIATION CALLS FOR MEASURES TO REBUILD WORKFORCE
08/24/2018 NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION GROUP PROVIDES OVER $100,000 TO PUERTO RICO CONSTRUCTION WORKERS TO HELP COVER DAMAGES FROM HURRICANE MARIA
08/17/2018 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT RISES IN 45 STATES AND D.C. FROM JULY 2017 TO JULY 2018 WHILE 29 STATES AND D.C. ADD CONSTRUCTION JOBS FOR THE MONTH