Sto Corp. has broken ground on a new manufacturing facility in Muncipio de Dalina, Victoria, Nuevo Leon.

Jamie Chambers, director of member success for the Delaware Contractors Association, used to find it hard to make parents of middle school students understand that jobs in construction are more than digging ditches on the side of the road for $7 an hour, according to Katie Tabeling of the Delaware Business Times.

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.

For its efforts in establishing a solid foundation to attract private investment and further build on municipality assets, the Village of Blissfield, Michigan, has been awarded the Redevelopment-Ready Communities certification, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced on June 18.

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.

JLG has been honored by The Washington Post as one of the best places to work in the Washington, D.C. area.

Associated Builders and Contractors released a statement on June 18 in response to President Joe Biden’s executive actions on immigration.

KNIPEX Tools announced its commitment as an official partner of SkillsUSA for 2024. As a partner to SkillsUSA, KNIPEX Tools supports SkillsUSA’s mission to empower students to become skilled professionals, career-ready leaders and responsible community members.

MoistureShield announced that it has won the Green Builder Sustainability Award. With 95 percent recycled content in its composite product lines (not including new Stratos Composite Enhanced PVC decking), MoistureShield is a leader in its category for innovation and sustainability.

Later this summer, construction is set to begin in New Jersey’s capital city on a new base of operations for Homeworks Trenton, a free, community-based, after-school boarding program for marginalized girls.