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Carnegie Earns Fourth Consecutive B Corp Recertification
Carnegie, a leader in sustainable textiles and acoustical management solutions for the commercial industry, is proud to announce its fourth consecutive recertification as a Certified B Corporation™ (“B Corp™”) by B Lab™. This achievement underscores Carnegie’s ongoing commitment to meeting high standards of verified social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. Carnegie has been B Corp certified…
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Congressman García Visits F.H. Paschen’s Leyden Senior Apartments Job Site
Franklin Park, IL – With the sounds of hammer drills and grinders echoing in the background, general contractor F.H. Paschen and Leyden Township Supervisor Rocco D. Biscaglio hosted Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García for a tour of the under-construction Leyden Senior Apartments construction site this week. The 80-unit affordable senior housing community is a high-priority project…
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Lowe’s Foundation grants small programs tools to recruit, train
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. In construction, the narrative around labor most often focuses on how employers cannot find the staff to deliver projects. In the summer of 2024, the opposite was true for Robbie Sharpe. In his case, he had more…
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AED Women in Equipment Conference Draws Record Attendance in Chicago
Associated Equipment Distributors’ (AED) 2025 Women in Equipment Conference set a new record this year, drawing 131 attendees Sept. 17–19 in Chicago. The annual event brought together professionals from dealerships, manufacturers and service providers to discuss leadership, workplace challenges and the role of allies in advancing women in the equipment industry. Keynote speakers included research…
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Earn CPD while exploring different sides to digital construction at DCN
The event, which is only in its second year, will bring together more than 1,000 northern professionals and host more than 50 exhibitors and 75 speakers from the likes of Women in BIM, Nima, RLB Digital, Okana, BIMBox, AtkinsRéalis, Chetwood Architects, Jacobs, and Turner & Townsend. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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DOT guts DBE program ahead of Construction Inclusion Week
Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The U.S. Department of Transportation has removed sex and race as criteria for automatic certification in its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program, according to an interim final rule announced Sept. 30 that went into effect on Oct. 3. …
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Kemi Badenoch unveils plan to scrap stamp duty
At the 2025 Conservative Party Conference, Kemi Badenoch announced that the next Conservative government would abolish stamp duty on primary residences. The tax, which currently generates around £8.6 billion a year for the Treasury, would remain for second homes, corporate buyers, and non-UK residents. Badenoch framed the move as a way to make homeownership more…
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Appleseed Foundation Launches Online Deportation Preparation Manual for Immigrant Families
The Appleseed Foundation has released an online version of its Deportation Preparation Manual for Immigrant Families, a free tool designed to help families plan for the legal, financial, and emotional challenges that can come with deportation. By answering a short series of questions, families can generate a personalized plan addressing needs such as child guardianship,…
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How did Everton Stadium save £300k on facade installation?
In this webinar, Prodtex’s James Wilkinson-Brown and Soufian Saihi will take attendees behind the scenes of the Everton Stadium facade installation project at Bramley-Moore Dock. They’ll show how the project team captured the planned process, evaluated clashes and assembly sequences, optimised lifting strategies, and even engaged operators through VR sessions, all before installation began. View…