Construction employment increased in 35 states in December from a year earlier, while 32 states added construction jobs between November and December, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America on Jan. 23.

The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Jeffrey D. Shoaf, released a statement in response to the release of a new proposed federal heat safety rule by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration.

Construction has officially begun on a $500 million development with two towers and green space at the site of the previously planned Chicago Spire. The Related Co. project begins with a 72-story residential tower, to be followed by a smaller high-rise, on a site where the earlier plans called for a 2,000-foot-high condominium tower.

Plans for the first super-tall tower in Miami are advancing with developer Property Markets Group’s securing of a $668 million loan for the project.

The construction sector added 17,000 employees in December and continued to raise wages at a faster clip than other industries, the Associated General Contractors of America reported in an analysis of government data released on Jan. 5.

Construction employment increased in 34 states and the District of Columbia in November from a year earlier, while 28 states added construction jobs from October to November, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America on Dec. 22.

Baker Construction, Gilbane Building Co., McKissack & McKissack, Mortenson, Power Design, Suffolk, and Shawmut Design and Construction are the initial signatories of the Commerce Department’s new Million Women in Construction Community Pledge.

The Associated General Contractors of America released April 22 a new, first-of-its-kind decarbonization playbook designed to help firms assess, track and reduce greenhouse gas emissions for the projects they build.

Construction employment increased in 40 states and the District of Columbia in October from a year earlier, while 22 states added construction jobs from September to October, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America on Nov. 17.

The construction industry added 23,000 jobs in February — the most since August — as a strong gain in employment at nonresidential contractors offset a small decline at residential firms, according to an analysis of new government data the Associated General Contractors of America released March 8.