Sundt - Tue November 30, 2021
Sundt Wins 2021 Build America Award for El Paso Project
Sundt Construction Inc. recently was awarded its 25th Build America Award on the GO 10 collector-distributor (CD) in El Paso, Texas. The project won the 2021 Build America in the new highway and transportation category....
BDC Network - Tue November 02, 2021
AGC: Utah Adds Most Construction Jobs Since Pandemic
Only 14 states and the District of Columbia have added construction jobs since just before the start of the pandemic in February 2020, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America....
Joel Lambright – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed October 20, 2021
Manhattan Construction Earns AGC Award for $1.1B Globe Life Stadium Project
The Manhattan Construction Company recently received a highly respected award for its work on a massive undertaking in Texas. On Sept. 22, Bob Lanham, president of Associated General Contractors, handed out the Build America Award to Manhattan for the category of Construction Management New or Renovation $100 million or more, recognizing the construction company for its construction of Globe Life Field, home of Major League Baseball's Texas Rangers....
AGC - Wed October 13, 2021
Chicago-Based Pepper Construction Named Most Innovative Company in Construction Industry
Chicago-based Pepper Construction was named the most innovative construction firm in the country for developing a virtual reality safety training program by leveraging tools and staffing resources that were already in place to create a "real life" safety learning environment....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed October 06, 2021
Facing, Recovering From Economic Perfect Storm
The construction industry is doing its level best to deal with a rare triple punch: Unusually high and rising materials costs, a massive supply-chain bottleneck and decreasing demand for projects. The ripple effect of these challenges could weaken the contractor community, but a heavy dose of cooperation and communication is helping many to navigate the challenges....
AGC of Minnesota - Tue September 28, 2021
AGCMN Hosts Record-Breaking Sporting Clays Fundraiser
On Sept. 15, the AGC of Minnesota Foundation held its annual Sporting Clays event at the Minnesota Horse and Hunt Club in Prior Lake, Minn. In addition to topping last year's record attendance, it also was the organization's top-grossing Sporting Clays event in history....
AGC - Wed September 22, 2021
AGC, Procure Technologies Launch Scholarship to Assist African American, Disadvantaged Students Studying Construction at HBCUs
The Associated General Contractors of America and Procore Technologies Inc. , a provider of construction management software, are launching a new scholarship program to assist African American and disadvantaged minority students who are studying construction fields at historically black colleges and universities, or HBCUs....
Carol Eaton, AGC California - Tue September 21, 2021
Officials Reveal Top Technology Trends in Construction
Over the last decade or so, the construction industry has been transformed by the growing adoption of new technologies and increased digitization. The onset of a global pandemic in 2020 only accelerated the pace of this change, fueled by remote work, greater demand for remote collaboration tools, continued migration to cloud-based programs and more....
Sundt Construction - Wed September 08, 2021
Sundt Earns Project of Year Award for Work On I-80
Sundt Construction Inc. earned a prestigious award for its work on the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) Interstate 80 (I-80) Westbound highway improvement project. The project was recognized as the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) Utah Chapter's Highway Project of the Year....
CEG - Tue August 10, 2021
Equipment Manufacturers, Associations Hail Senate Passage of Historic Infrastructure Bill
The U.S. Senate passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Aug. 10 by a wide bipartisan majority vote, 69-30. Nineteen republicans joined all 50 democrats in passing the bill, which now will head to the House, though that chamber may not take up the bill until fall, after its August recess....
