Articles Tagged with ''COVID-19''

As Las Vegas begins to re-open, METALCON 2020 announces new programming and educational sessions for its 30th anniversary “Build Back Better” conference and tradeshow at the Las Vegas Convention Center Wednesday, Oct. 21 – Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. 

Members of the House appreciate that one of the best ways to protect the economy from further harm is to make needed improvements to the federal Paycheck Protection Program.

The construction industry is scrambling to stay compliant and implement new safety regulations to protect employees from the sudden outbreak of COVID-19. 

Construction employment declined in the District of Columbia and every state except South Dakota in April, an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government data shows.

Given the current unemployment numbers, there is an increasing possibility that Congress will enact another economic stimulus bill. The residential energy efficiency industry has been particularly hard hit, with job losses reported in excess of 400,000. I believe the federal policy best suited to reboot our industry is a dramatically scaled up Section 25C tax credit for homeowner energy efficiency improvements.

What does it look like to reopen a business after a worldwide pandemic? 

Following cancellation of the recent ACI Concrete Convention due to COVID-19, the American Concrete Institute announces its ACI Concrete Convention’s Virtual Technical Presentations will be hosted June 1-3, 2020.

Walls & Ceilings’ Publisher Jill Bloom, Editorial Director Mark Fowler and Editor John Wyatt are joined by Marek Bros.’ John Hinson and Performance Contractors' Shawn Burnum in W&C’s latest video series on COVID-19. 

StructionSite has been doing its part to aid the construction industry in a time of uncertainty. Such as giving free access to its site documentation platform for 60 days. 

While students are not in school due to the COVID-19 shutdown, the experts at Western Specialty Contractors say now is an ideal time for facility managers to restore the building facades on their campus.