After discussions with key stakeholders and feedback from industry-leading concrete & masonry associations, World of Concrete made the proactive decision to reschedule WOC 2021 from January to June.

Thirty-nine states lost construction jobs between August 2019 and August 2020 while 31 states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between July and August according to an analysis of Labor Department data released by the Associated General Contractors of America.

Mason Marty Marrs and mason tender Tony Savant with Marrs Masonry in Terre Haute, IN took home top honors with a brick count of 625. 

Crane Composites, a subsidiary of Crane Co., recently presented 35 organizations with donations as part of their long-standing and valued tradition of supporting local communities through the Crane Fund for Widows and Children.

Milwaukee Tool will, once again, expand its footprint in the United States with the announcement of a new service hub in Greenwood, Indiana. 

While it may not be at the top of contactors’ minds right now, the battle unfolding over the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy in the wake of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death will have an impact on any business owner’s bottom line, said Trent Cotney, CEO of Cotney Construction Law. 

Mason Manuel Hernandez and mason tender Jose Perez with Creative Masonry in Greeneville, TN took home top honors with an adjusted brick count of 518.

Construction employment increased by 16,000 jobs in August, but the gains were concentrated in housing, while the infrastructure and nonresidential building construction sector lost 11,000 jobs.

The commercial construction industry showed signs of rebound in the latest U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index. 

Schluter-Systems opened a new distribution center, office and training facility in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas.