James Patrick Judge Sr., a 78-year-old resident of Dunedin, Florida, entrepreneur, construction pioneer, inventor and U.S. patentholder, died Dec. 29 at Melech Hospice House in Temple Terrace, Florida, following a continued decline in his health over the last year.

The construction industry added 11,000 jobs in September as unemployment rates for the sector remained at historically low levels, prompting contractors to raise pay faster than for other jobs, according to an analysis of new government data the Associated General Contractors of America released Oct. 6.

All over the U.S. (and, indeed, the world), public buildings are constructed or retrofitted with automatic doors for their convenience, welcoming accessibility and aesthetics. Most of those buildings have a facility manager in charge of a laundry list of maintenance and upkeep for all building systems.

US LBM, a leading distributor of specialty building materials in the United States, has acquired Manning Building Supplies, a top provider of building products and manufactured components to professional builders throughout Eastern and Central Florida.

GMS Inc. provided an update on Oct. 3 on the continued execution of its growth strategy with the acquisition of AMW Construction Supply, LLC, a highly respected distributor of tools, fasteners and other complementary products servicing the Phoenix metro area.

PRO: An ACI Center of Excellence for Advancing Productivity announced its first members – Ceco Concrete Construction, LLC, and The Conco Companies. Both organizations have joined PRO as Silver members.

The Steel Deck Institute announced the launch of its new and expanded website with added functionality and information that will make using steel floor and roof decks easier and more economical. The official launch date for the new website was Sept. 5.

The American Iron and Steel Institute has published AISI D250-23 (Thermal Design and Code Compliance Guide for C-Shape Cold-Formed Steel Framing in Building Envelopes).

The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry of the American Chemistry Council announced Sept. 27 that Wanhua Chemical (America) Co., Ltd’s WANNATE 9131FC has won the 2023 Polyurethane Innovation Award.

The American Iron and Steel Institute has updated AISI S310 (North American Standard for the Design of Profiled Steel Diaphragm Panels). The standard, first published in 2013, provides design provisions for diaphragms consisting of profiled steel panels, which include fluted profiles and cellular panel profiles.