To support America’s workers, Makita is offering free labor and free “round-trip” shipping for tool repairs in Makita Factory Service Centers beginning April 13, 2020 through May 31, 2020. This new service helps users get their tools repaired, without having to travel to a Makita Factory Service Center.

MYCON General Contractors, Inc. (MYCON) has started construction on the SPR Office Building in Rockwall, Texas.

Team members from Genie, a Terex brand, headquartered in Redmond, Wash., have been working on a concept that will allow them to produce medical equipment for a local hospital, as personal protection equipment (PPE) remains in high demand.

With the COVID-19 pandemic worsening by the week, an ever-increasing share of contractors are reporting cancellations of upcoming projects and shortages of equipment or materials, forcing nearly 40 percent of firms to lay off employees, according to an online survey released April 10, by the Associated General Contractors of America.

Hy-Brid Lifts, the industry leader in high-quality, low-level access equipment, announces the appointment of Brad Boehler to its Board of Directors. In this role, Boehler will tap into his years of industry experience in both engineering and market development to help guide the strategic direction of Hy-Brid Lifts by Custom Equipment, LLC.

Whether your construction project has been shut down or is designated as an “essential project” and work is continuing, there are a number of measures the CDC, OSHA and L&I have implemented to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 and to keep workers as safe as possible.

On Thursday, April 9, the International Code Council launched the first of its new four-part webinar series to support building safety professionals coping with the challenges brought on by COVID-19. 

MYCON General Contractors, Inc. (MYCON) recently started constructing Brazos Transit District's new corporate headquarters located at 2117 Nuches Lane, Bryan, Texas 77803. The Coordination Complex is funded by; Federal Transit Administration (26%), Brazos Transit District (24%), and Texas Department of Transportation (50%).

The Shirley Ryan AbilityLab – formerly, the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago – is known internationally for its leading patient-centered approach to rehabilitation care. With an anchor inpatient location in downtown Chicago, the organization recently has added a new outpatient facility in the western suburb of Burr Ridge. Developed and owned by MedProperties Group, the 25,000-sq.-ft. facility is topped by a unique, standing-seam metal roof with angled panels that create a vision of wings in flight – and generate room for clerestory windows that help fill the interior with natural daylight.

Atlas Roofing Corporation today announced Jeff Key has joined the company as the new Director of Marketing. In this position, Key will guide the marketing strategy across both the Shingles & Underlayment and Roof & Wall Insulation Divisions, as well as the company’s overall corporate marketing strategy across all divisions – Shingles & Underlayment, Roof & Wall Insulation, Molded Products and Web Technologies.