Single-family and multifamily housing production accelerated in November, due to strong demand for new construction. Overall housing starts increased 11.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.68...
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Amanda Perret
Two Out of Three Metro Areas Add Construction Jobs from November 2020 to November 2021
Construction employment increased in nearly two out of three U.S. metro areas between November 2020 and November 2021, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new...
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Bad Actors
Over the last few blogs, I talked about Dabblers, those who do a little importing on the side and don’t know what they don’t know. They often make mistakes...
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Tech Talk – How Do You Address Expansion Cracks in Concrete?
Lenny Hall – Endurance Floor An expansion crack in concrete is a joint that’s been put there for the sole reason of not having a large span of concrete...
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Emily Morrow Home’s Hardwood Manufacturer American OEM Acquired by AHF Products
Emily Morrow Home announced that its domestic hardwood flooring manufacturer, American OEM in Burns, Tennessee, has been acquired by AHF Products in Mountville, Pennsylvania. Since its launch in 2015,...
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Construction Jobs Exceed Pre-Pandemic Level in 18 States And D.C.
Only 18 states and the District of Columbia have added construction jobs since just before the start of the pandemic in February 2020 despite a pickup in most states...
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Demand for Design Services Continues to Grow
Architecture firms reported increasing demand for design services for the tenth consecutive month in November, according to a new report from The American Institute of Architects (AIA). The ABI...
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AHF Products Acquires Certain Assets of American OEM
AHF Products today announced its acquisition of certain assets of American OEM, the trade name of Cumberland Products Group LLC. American OEM manufactures hardwood flooring and markets its products under the Raintree,...
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Construction Backlog and Contractor Confidence Rebound in November
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) reported that its Construction Backlog Indicator rose to 8.4 months in November, according to an ABC member survey conducted Nov. 19 to Dec. 3....
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Small Business Optimism Up Slightly in November
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index increased slightly in November by 0.2 points to 98.4. Four of the 10 Index components improved, four declined, and...
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