Tag: Construction
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U.S. Construction Spending Slips in June as Housing, Office Projects Decline
U.S. construction spending fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2.13 trillion in June 2025, down 0.4% from May, according to Interact Analysis. Declines in private residential and commercial work outweighed gains in public infrastructure. Private residential construction dropped 0.7% to $883 billion, while office projects fell 1.4% to $86.8 billion. Manufacturing spending edged…
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Swinerton Kicks Off Construction on Charlotte Restaurant
Swinerton Builders (Swinerton), an industry-leading commercial general contractor with offices nationwide, started construction on its latest hospitality project, a 10,000-square-foot restaurant in Charlotte’s South End neighborhood. The construction of Market on Morehead, a sister concept of the successful Market on Main in Columbia, SC, is on schedule to be complete by year-end. The restaurant is…
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S-5! Launches Scholarship to Support Future Construction Leaders
S-5!, the global leader of metal roof attachment solutions, is launching a new scholarship program to support individuals pursuing education in construction-related fields. This initiative reflects S-5!’s commitment to investing in the future of the construction industry by encouraging educational and professional development. The S-5! Scholarship will award $1,500 to a student enrolled in a…
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Free IT training for 1,000 construction SMEs
SME construction businesses can join a free, CITB-funded training course designed to improve their IT knowledge. The launch of the course, Solving Tech for Small Builders, follows a successful trial earlier this year with 50 SME builders. The course is run by Maria Coulter, founder of Construction Coach. “Understanding IT and how it can help…
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Leadership initiative launched for women in construction
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Industry experts and the West of England Combined Authority are backing the launch of a new leadership programme for women. The Women in Leadership programme is designed to strengthen and diversify leadership pipelines in construction and related industries. Delivered by networking programme Think Circle and training provider The Coders Guild, the initiative offers a 12-week…
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From Precast to Printed: A Guide to Modern Residential Concrete Construction
Concrete is no longer just a niche material in residential construction. As natural disasters become more frequent and severe, the shortcomings of traditional wood-framed homes are being laid bare. The facts are clear: from 2020 to 2024, the U.S. saw 115 different weather events where the damage exceeded a billion dollars. That is up from…
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Who is liable when a ‘borrowed’ construction worker gets hurt?
Listen to the article 7 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. This feature is a part of “The Dotted Line” series, which takes an in-depth look at the complex legal landscape of the construction industry. To view the entire series, click here. As construction companies increasingly rely on…
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Job spotlight: construction management consultant, Cube
Mark Johnston FCIOB discusses his career in the built environment, keeping his construction skills up to date and what chartered fellowship means to him. What attracted you to a career in the built environment? My skill set throughout school always related to problem-solving and logic, so I saw construction as a good fit. The construction…
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The Rosendin Foundation’s Construction Program Upskilled 91 Students
The Rosendin Foundation, a dedicated 501(c)(3) non-profit committed to positively impacting communities and empowering individuals, inspired the next generation of construction workers by teaching nearly 100 campers foundational skills at free summer camps held across the country. The third annual TRF Camp Build introduced 51 boys and 40 girls to the construction industry with hands-on learning activities…
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Caliber 1 Construction Expands Internship Program to Year-Round Offering
Caliber 1 Construction has expanded its Building My Blueprint internship program into a year-round initiative, strengthening its commitment to workforce development and the next generation of construction professionals. Launched in 2016, the program has provided more than 40 college students from across the Southeast with hands-on experience in project management, jobsite coordination and real-world construction…