FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (May 29, 2024) — The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announces the formation of a new committee whose mission is to develop and report information on concrete made with brackish, saline, and brine water and sea aggregates. ACI Committee 243, Seawater Concrete, will host its inaugural meeting on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, at the ACI Concrete Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

WASHINGTON (May 14) — Construction input prices increased 0.5% in April compared to the previous month, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index data. Nonresidential construction input prices increased 0.6% for the month.

SAUK CENTRE, Minn. (May 21, 2024) — Laurie Engle, Felling Trailers’ inside trailer sales consultant, is retiring after 32 years. In the fall of 1991,Merle and Kathy Felling (founders of Felling Trailers) were in the midst of an office expansion. The local contractor running the expansion was Engle’s husband. Like in many family-owned businesses, Engle was lending a hand to complete the project, working on painting and staining.

MOLINE, Ill. (May 17, 2024) — In its updated forecast, the American Rental Association (ARA) indicates that the United States equipment rental industry’s growth projection has increased since last quarter. The most current projections indicate 9.7% increase in 2024, totaling $79.2 billion in construction and general tool rental revenue. This is an increase from last quarter’s projection of a 7.9% increase totaling $77.3 billion.