L&W Supply has announced that Dustin Stansberry has been named branch manager of its Tigard, Oregon, location.

A worldwide survey by consultant Turner & Townsend shows the U.S. is the most expensive nation in terms of construction costs. New York City, San Francisco, Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle all appear in the top 10 most expensive cities for construction.

As part of its annual conference, AWCI held its Excellence in Construction Quality Awards, an annual presentation awarding installers, vendors and distribution partners for quality delivery in eight categories.

L&W Supply has announced that Carter Bingham has been named branch manager of its Jacksonville South, Florida, location.

Two powerful market leaders are joining together to form one powerhouse partnership. Hospeco Brands Group, a United States-based, full line manufacturer of personal care, cleaning and protection products to serve the janitorial, industrial supply, automotive, foodservice, health care and hospitality markets, is announcing a merger with Monarch Brands, wholesaler and manufacturer of microfiber, commercial laundry linen, institutional textiles and wiping products.

The Metal Construction Association has announced that Architectural Image Systems of Heath, Texas, has met the standards to become an MCA-Certified MCM Fabricator.

Construction employment increased in 230, or 64 percent, of 358 metro areas between May 2022 and May 2023, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government employment data.

For the 15th year in a row, Werner is the official sponsor of the NCAA Women’s and Men’s Basketball championships games. As part of the partnership, Werner designed a customized ladder featuring a larger platform and taller guardrails, built specifically for the 2023 champions, that will safely accommodate the taller student athletes and larger shoe sizes.

The Department of Labor announced upcoming opportunities in 2023 for small business owners and other entities to join the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for a series of Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act panels to explain the possible impacts to small business from OSHA’s pending rulemaking on heat injury and illness prevention in outdoor and indoor work settings.

Aero Aggregates of North America, the first vertically integrated manufacturer in North America to produce ultra-lightweight foamed glass aggregates, celebrated the reopening of a section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia, which collapsed following a gasoline tanker truck fire.