Jewell, an Oldcastle Company, announced the opening of a new state-of-art 23,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Burnet, Texas, expected to be operational by the end of December 2017. 

The Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) and BKD have extended their Agreement naming BKD as CFMA’s Principal Partner for accounting and related services agreement for an additional three years.

HUD marked the 25^th anniversary of the Family Self-Sufficiency Program (FSS) by awarding $75 million nationally including nearly $2.4 million to Michigan to continue helping public housing residents and those participating in the Housing Choice Voucher Program to further their education and find good jobs.  

Bentley Institute Press announced the availability of their newest title, Plain Language BIM in print and as an eBook for Kindle and iOS devices.

Genie has hired six new sales representatives in North America to represent the company — Dickey Bennett, Justin Kelley, Dave Porter, Tim Schmidt, Mike Shaw and Brad Trask.

GMS Inc. announced the launch of an underwritten secondary public offering of 5 million shares of common stock by certain members of the company’s existing stockholders, including certain affiliates of AEA Investors LP (collectively, the “Selling Stockholders”).

The Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation, a group that seeks to elevate women in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) professions, launched a new website titled “Pioneering Women of American Architecture.”

Milwaukee Tool is expanding its Greenwood, Jackson and Olive Branch locations in Mississippi.

The American Concrete Institute announces that it will host the ACI Concrete Essentials Seminar Series at the Big 5 Heavy Show in Dubai, UAE, March 26-27, 2018.

Chem Link  has opened a new training center that will offer in-person and virtual contractor education in Schoolcraft, Michigan.