United Rentals Inc. today announced Mick Ebeling, Founder and chief executive officer, Not Impossible Labs, and Paul McDonnell, executive vice president and chief commercial officer, United Rentals, as keynote speakers at the 2019 Total Control & Innovation Conference, an event for executives and professionals in the construction and industrial sectors. Details here. 

Drop in public works following a strong July breaks the three-month string of total construction gains. Details here. 

Design billings may be down, but jobs are another story. According to the AGC’s analysis of U.S. Labor Department data, construction jobs increased in 39 states from August 2018 to August 2019, and in 29 states from July to August of this year. Details here. 

Federal funding for fiscal year 2019 ends September 30. Luckily, a Senate committee recently approved the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (T-HUD) appropriations legislation, which would allow for $86.6 billion in transportation spending. Where’s it all going? Find out here. 

AIA 2018 President Carl Elefante, FAIA, says drastic changes to the built environment are needed to support climate action goals. Find details on his presentation here. 

The Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry is designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative assessment of both the prevailing business conditions and expectations for the future as reported by key executives from the $1 trillion equipment finance sector. Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 54.7, a decrease from the August index of 58.9. Details here.