NATIONAL (October 20, 2020)—Only eight states and the District of Columbia have recouped the severe pandemic-induced losses of construction jobs that occurred last spring, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government employment data.
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Single-family starts showed continued growth in September as overall housing production increased 1.9% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.42 million units, according to a report from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau.
San Rafael, California (October 13, 2020)—Autodesk Inc. recently announced the international expansion of BuildingConnected, a construction management solution that centralizes and streamlines the bidding process, and encompasses the Autodesk Construction Cloud builders network, a crowdsourced network of co
Long Beach, California—Hino Trucks announced, Project Z, the company’s development path to zero emissions vehicles (ZEV), ranging from class 4 to class 8.
The ZEV products ranged from a class 5 on a SEA Electric SEA-Drive 120a on a Hino M5 chassis, up to a Hino XL Series class 8 tractor powered by Toyota’s Fuel Cell system (see Toyota/Hino joint press release for more detail).
Birmingham, Ala. (Oct. 16, 2020)—Construction Business Owner, the leading business magazine for contractors, is pleased to announce a free webinar presented in partnership with AvidXchange.
The live, online event, “7 Reasons to Move Your AP Processes Into the Future” will take place Nov. 19, 2020, at 2 p.m. EST, and will discuss how to give your team the tools they need to become more productive, strategic and transparent.
NATIONAL (October 15, 2020)—Turner Construction Company announced that the Q3 2020 Turner Building Cost Index—which measures costs in the nonresidential building construction market in the United States—has decreased to a value of 1171. This represents a 0.51% reduction from the Q2 2020.