Seattle-area Teamsters end strike, return to work
Teamsters Local 174 announced Friday its 300-plus striking workers would return to work Monday, despite the lack of a deal … Read more
Hurry Up and Wait: Bid bond claims arising from a delayed award
Bid bonds protect project owners against the cost of rebidding a project if the low bidder does not accept the … Read more
Taking A Home Construction Loan: Key Things To Know
We have all dreamt of building a home of our own one day! It is not an apartment! It is … Read more
NY contractors pay $1.3M to settle supplier diversity allegations
Dive Brief: The New York attorney general called out 10 construction companies for an alleged supplier diversity pass-through scheme and … Read more
North American crane count increases 4.5%
Rider Levett Bucknall’s most recent crane index, an indicator for construction’s economic health, made up for losses from last year. This … Read more
North American crane count increases 4.74%
Rider Levett Bucknall’s most recent crane index, an indicator for construction’s economic health, made up for losses from last year. This … Read more
New IoT-enabled components strengthen Siemens fire safety portfolio
Siemens is expanding its Cerberus PRO fire safety offering with updated FC720 fire control panels, an IoT-enabled OOH740 detector equipped … Read more
DHS ends pandemic policy allowing expired I-9 documents
Despite pushback from stakeholders, the policy exemption will end May 1. This item was originally posted here: Read More
Major builders plan to keep hybrid work model for office employees
An electrician can’t install wiring from home. A carpenter can’t measure twice and cut once over Zoom. Structures aren’t built … Read more
Project manager embraces bridge construction’s ‘high stakes’
This article is one in a series of conversations with women leaders in the construction industry. Click here for past discussions. 2022 … Read more
Contech companies’ revenue booms amid pandemic, supply chain issues
The pandemic, to the construction industry, was like a hydra. Employers dealt with the exacerbation of the labor shortage, myriad … Read more
University of Michigan researchers study robotic assistants for construction sites
A portion of a $2 million National Science Foundation grant to the University of Michigan will look at whether robots … Read more