Tag: contractors

September 7, 2021

Michelle Walker knows construction. It’s been her life, growing up in a small Canadian oil town where her father was a contractor, to now, working as an executive at a subcontracting firm. And she knows the toll it can take […]

August 24, 2021

Construction was supposed to be getting back to normal by now. In June, with vaccines rolling out broadly across the U.S. and COVID-19 case numbers plummeting, Labor Day was heralded by many as the date workers would return to offices, […]

August 19, 2021

By moving to the region, AECOM joins Fluor and Balfour Beatty Construction, the country’s 3rd and 16th largest contractors, respectively. Balfour Beatty, a U.K. company, has its U.S. headquarters in Dallas. Fluor is based in Irving, Texas, just northwest of […]

August 18, 2021

International contractors on the long road to rebounding from the COVID-19 pandemic might find a shortcut to recovery in infrastructure projects, as countries ramp up spending to help build economies back to normal. While the global construction market is red […]

August 6, 2021

The nation’s construction industry, coupled with professional architects and engineers, play a significant role in the economic wellbeing of the U.S. economy. According to Federal Reserve Bank statistics, construction accounted for 4.3% of our GDP over the past 12 months. […]

August 4, 2021

Much of the debate around raising taxes to pay for President Joe Biden’s proposed infrastructure, social and environmental programs has focused on how much corporations and wealthy individuals actually pay. For instance, a Construction Dive analysis revealed that publicly traded […]

July 27, 2021

Within a day of the collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Florida, the lawsuits began. While most of them to date have been aimed at the building’s condominium association, the city of Surfside and the engineering firms […]

July 26, 2021

As a project executive at Chicago’s largest general contractor, Joe Pecoraro is accustomed to wielding Skender’s clout and financial resources to get his jobs done. When all else fails, money always talks. But right now, he needs a door package […]

July 12, 2021

California and the Northwest’s top contractors reported steady gains in regional revenue in 2020—despite setbacks due to COVID-19 and the year’s unprecedented wildfires—thanks to solid backlogs and continued strength in the government and multifamily sectors. Looking ahead, contractors expect continued […]

July 1, 2021

In its first-quarter index of Construction Confidence, the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) found that 55% of contractors expected their sales to increase over the following six months, and only 19% thought their sales would decline in that period. They […]

June 16, 2021

Basu said the surge in prices is probably temporary as suppliers work to boost capacity and bolster output, a dynamic that eventually results in a downward shift in prices. “Operations at input producers should also become smoother over time as […]

June 11, 2021

Suffolk Construction, like many general contractors with a national footprint, saw the uneven impacts of COVID-19 as it hit different regions of the country firsthand. In its hometown of Boston, where former Mayor Marty Walsh shut down all jobsites quickly […]

May 24, 2021

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration reversed course on employer-mandated COVID-19 vaccinations on May 21. OSHA also changed guidance that previously said employers should record all adverse reactions to required vaccinations. The new guidance gives employers a roughly one-year […]

May 18, 2021

OSHA has been issuing guidance to employers on how to keep their workers safe since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the federal safety agency only recently submitted its draft of an emergency temporary standard to President Joe Biden’s […]

April 22, 2021

President Joe Biden recently announced a $2.3 trillion U.S. infrastructure spending proposal, the American Jobs Plan, that promises billions of dollars in construction contracts to companies across the country who are trying to determine what a post-COVID-19 economy will look […]

April 21, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many changes in the way contractors do business. They have reevaluated and introduced new safety protocols, reorganized work schedules to accommodate social distancing and sent many administrative employees home to do their jobs. “Strangely enough, […]

April 19, 2021

Most contractors won’t pay more in taxes under President Joe Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal, while the infusion of cash to fund more public construction projects would provide a significant upside for their businesses, according to a certified public accountant […]

March 31, 2021

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) on March 26 signed sweeping legislation that puts the state on the hook to slash carbon emissions to 50%—below 1990 levels—by 2030 on its way to “net zero” emissions by 2050. While praising the intent […]

February 26, 2021

A recent article in the Scandanavian Journal of Public Health called COVID-19 and mental health in construction a “perfect storm.” The article’s conclusion urges governments, the industry and individual workplaces to act quickly to mitigate suicide risks. “Anticipating, preparing and […]

January 26, 2021

Most contractors are well aware that they must abide by the performance standards and scope-of-work requirements in their contracts or potentially face legal action. What they might not realize is that there are situations that could render their contracts or […]