BEDFORD, Mass. (April 23, 2024) Total construction starts fell 1% in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.06 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network.

Geisenheim, Germany (April 25, 2024) — Topcon Positioning Systems has announced that a new manufacturing facility will be built in Geisenheim, Germany, near Frankfurt, for the company’s Topcon Electronics operation. The announcement was made during a groundbreaking ceremony on April 16.

PELLA, Iowa (April 25, 2024) — Thunder Creek Equipment has named Garrison Spearman as the new territory sales manager for the southeastern U.S., covering the states of Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida and South Carolina.

WASHINGTON (April 16, 2024) — Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) reported that its Construction Backlog Indicator increased to 8.2 months in March from 8.1 months in February, according to an ABC member survey conducted March 20 to April 3. The reading is down 0.5 months from March 2023.

View ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator and Construction Confidence Index tables for March.