Today the Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced the re-establishment of a geotechnical experts group supporting cement-based solutions for water resources to coincide with "National Dam Safety Awareness Day" and providing a boost to the technical support available for dam safety nationwide. 

This multi-billion-dollar program includes constructing four new jails in the boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx to allow for the city to close its main jail on Rikers Island. NYDDC and AECOM-Hill will manage the design-build construction of the four new facilities.

GlobalData’s Construction Confidence Index (CCI), a barometer of confidence in the global construction industry with regards to growth prospects over the short-term horizon, fell to 63.9 points Q2 2019, down from 64.8 in Q1 2019. Details here. 

Entrepreneurship is a tradition for this San Diego, California, family business celebrating 60 years of business. 

Company that operates arena, baseball complex, convention center and historic theatre in Erie, Pennsylvania wins JLG "Crews Across America" sweepstakes. Details here. 

World of Concrete (WOC) reports that its recently completed space draw for 2020 secured just over 927 exhibitors, booking more than 638,000 net square feet of exhibit space. With 9 months remaining until WOC 2020, organizers are anticipating a robust WOC 2020.