Emily Buenzle - Tue August 21, 2018
Caterpillar to Invest $13.5M in Local Community
Caterpillar is soon coming to Greenwood County, S.C. The industry giant has plans to invest more than $13.5 million in the area over five years, and will bring 85 jobs. In exchange, Caterpillar will benefit from infrastructure tax credits and other incentives, the Index Journal reported....
AGC - Mon August 20, 2018
Construction Employment Rises In 45 States, D.C.
Forty-five states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between July 2017 and July 2018, while 29 states and D.C. added construction jobs between June and July, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released Aug....
AGC - Tue July 31, 2018
Construction Employment Increases In 272 Metros
Construction employment increased in 272 (76 percent) out of 358 metro areas between June 2017 and June 2018, declined in 44 (12 percent) and was unchanged in 42, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released July 31 by the Associated General Contractors of America....
Liz Kemmerer – Associate Editor - Tue July 24, 2018
Ohio Construction Jobs Up, Unemployment Rate Unchanged
According to state officials, Ohio's unemployment rate remained unchanged from April to May of this year; however, the state did see a rise in construction industry employment. Between April and May, Ohio's unemployment rate remained steady at 4.3 percent—higher than the national rate....
AGC - Mon July 09, 2018
Construction Employment Reaches 10-Year High
Construction employment increased by 13,000 jobs in June and by 282,000 jobs over the past year, reaching a 10-year high, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America....
Emily Buenzle - Thu July 05, 2018
New App Helps Connect Contractors, Construction Workers
To deal with his country's construction worker shortage, Yoichi Wagatsuma created an app that connects Japanese contractors with construction workers. With a surge of development from key infrastructure projects, as well as the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Japan's labor ministry reported that there is an average of 4.3 jobs available for every trade worker, The Japan Times reported....
AGC - Tue June 26, 2018
Lack of Trained Workers Threatens Further Job Gains, AGC Warns
Construction employment increased in 263 (73 percent) out of 358 metro areas between May 2017 and May 2018, declined in 47 (13 percent) and was unchanged in 48, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released June 26 by the Associated General Contractors of America....
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo - Thu June 21, 2018
Meat Company Plans $100M Facility in Rhode Island
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo made a major jobs announcement representing new opportunities for Rhode Islanders at all skill levels. In all, partnerships were approved with four companies bringing a total of more than 2,000 permanent jobs, $800 million in private development and more than 1,000 construction jobs to Rhode Island....
AGC - Mon June 18, 2018
Construction Employment Rises in 42 States, D.C., From May 2017 to May 2018
Forty-two states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between May 2017 and May 2018, while 28 states added construction jobs between April and May, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released today....
AGC - Thu June 14, 2018
Construction Costs Soar in May, New Tariffs Threaten to Worsen Cost Squeeze, Lead to Project Delays
Construction costs accelerated again in May, with steep increases for a wide range of building and road materials, including many that are subject to tariffs that could drive prices still higher, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new Labor Department data....
