Construction spending plunged in April as governmental agencies and project owners shut down ongoing work and canceled projects that were about to break ground, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data released today.

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has revised its guidance for determining whether confirmed cases of COVID-19 qualify as recordable illnesses.

CIG Capital (CIG CAP), an alternative investment firm, today announces a new 125-million-dollar lending project for The Villages at West Point, an upscale and affordable 624 unit destination-location development in West Point, Georgia.

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. 

The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) has announced that Randy Fiser, Hon. FASID has accepted a new professional opportunity and will therefore step down as Chief Executive Officer at the end of July. The ASID board will appoint an interim CEO and begin the search for a permanent. 

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.

Matterport, the world leader in 3D capture technology and spatial data, today announced its integration with Autodesk BIM 360 to enable construction customers to collaborate virtually.

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.

Today the Modern Architecture + Design Society (MA+DS) has announced the launch of their full-scale marketing and public relations service, MA+DS Agency. 

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.