Construction employment increased by 10,000 jobs in October and by 148,000, or 2.0 percent, over the past 12 months, while construction spending decreased by 2.0 percent from September 2018 to September 2019, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America. 

Sound Seal, a manufacturer of noise control products serving the industrial, architectural, commercial and construction industries, announced that they have acquired California based Lamvin Inc. 

The American Concrete Institute announces the winners of its Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites Student Competition, held recently at the Concrete Convention and Exposition in Cincinnati, OH, USA.

The SMA on-line training program is still underway. They have contracted with a professional firm for translation into Spanish. The program will be released before 2020 arrives. 

A metal construction industry international event for metal construction products, technologies and solutions, announces the retirement of its vice president of tradeshows after 35 years of dedicated service to the metal construction industry.

The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following statement in reaction to the Trump administration's decision to extend, by one-year, temporary protected status for Salvadorans, including roughly 37,000 currently working legally in the domestic construction industry.

Icynene-Lapolla, a global supplier and manufacturer of high performance, energy efficient building envelope solutions, launched a new low-pressure, low density, two-component spray polyurethane foam. 

Contractors and vendors in the Phoenix metro area will now have more options for fulfilling their interior building product needs with the opening of a new L&W Supply Branch. 

Simpson Strong-Tie, as part of a collaborative reconstruction, seismic retrofitting, and historic restoration project team, has been awarded a 2019 Preservation Design Award for Restoration from the California Preservation Foundation for the restoration of the Napa County Courthouse, which was critically damaged by the South Napa earthquake on April 14, 2014.

SPEC MIX Regional Manager Trey Harris organized the "Bricks, Blocks & Bags for Bikes" live charity auction at the North Texas SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500 regional event in Ft. Worth, TX.