The ACI Foundation’s Concrete Innovation Council will host its 2024 Technology Forum on May 14 – 16 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The forum is an innovation-focused educational and networking event for concrete professionals.

The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance has formalized its 2024 conference and regional events schedule, beginning with the FGIA 2024 Annual Conference taking place Feb. 19-22 in Amelia Island, Florida. Registration for the event opened in December.

Buro Happold has announced the selection of Irvine, California-based Simon Kaye as advisory partner for the global consultancy in the U.S.

Makita has introduced Makita eREBATES, a new online tool that allows you to select a promo offer with your qualified purchase and manage your shipment.

Construction contractors have a decidedly mixed outlook for 2024, as firms predict transitions in demand for projects, the types of challenges they will face and the technologies, including artificial intelligence, they will embrace, according to survey results the Associated General Contractors of America and Sage released Jan. 4.

Working in construction can be dangerous. It does not always require a degree from college, but it pays well because of that danger. However, with that danger comes the chance of injury. If you get hurt, you could miss work for a long time, depending on the injury.

As of Dec. 27, 2023, Dan Rice has taken the reigns at Bon Tool Company as national sales manager. He will oversee Bon’s sales leads, initiatives, and local and national accounts.

WernerCo ended 2023 on a good note, with seven industry awards for company and product innovation.

Omnia Exterior Solutions has named a new CEO — Jeffery Kizilbash out of Chicago. In his new role, Kizilbash will lead all aspects of the business, focusing on adding outstanding new member companies to the platform, fostering collaboration and synergy across member companies and supporting their growth initiatives through Omnia’s resources and expertise.

Total construction spending increased by 0.4 percent in November, as a pickup in homebuilding and some private nonresidential markets offset a downturn in public spending, according to an analysis of federal spending data the Associated General Contractors of America released Jan. 2.