Prices soar for diesel fuel, steel, copper, wallboard and lumber from March 2016 to March 2017 as modest price increases for new nonresidential buildings threaten to shrink contractors' margins.
Florida and Oregon added the most jobs for the year, Mississippi and Alaska had the largest drops Florida and Louisiana topped the monthly list and California and Nebraska had the biggest month-to-month drops.
Through education and product innovation, Hilti is supporting customers as they develop and implement compliancy plans for the new Occupational Safety and Health Administration 1926.1153 Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard for construction.