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BD+C's 2018 Reconstruction Award Winners

BD+C

For the 2018 Reconstruction Awards, BD+C awarded two Platinum awards, five Gold awards, four Silver awards, five bronze awards, and five honorable mentions. The projects ranged in use from music halls and libraries to union headquarters and mixed-use developments. Each award-winning project is listed below.

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Political Donations Ramp Up in Tight Midterm Election Season

ENR Construction

Companies, unions, others earmark more than $105M as of Oct. 16 for key midterm races, up from $90M in 2018, says the Center for Responsive Politics

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Prosecutions of Union Officials in 2018 Unmasked Theft, Embezzlement

ENR Construction

A boilermakers union official had a taste for luxury goods, but most of the stealing was small-scale.

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GDPR in construction: Are you prepared?

Lets Build

The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is expected to come into force both in European Union and the United Kingdom on May 25, 2018. The law will apply to any company that collects personal data in relation to EU citizens. UK is also supporting the new regulations regardless of Brexit.

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New Iron Expo 2018 April 3-5

Construction Equipment

Operating Engineers Local 49 Training & Apprenticeship Center has announced their New Iron Expo 2018 at the union's training center in Hinckley, Minnesota. The expo's emphasis is on contractors and equipment manufacturers working in the road, bridge, pipeline, and building industries.

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Analysis of Contractor Surveys Shows Construction Workforce Shortage is Disproportionately Impacting Nonunion Firms

Construction Superintendent Magazine

A review of 2018-21 Associated General Contractors of America surveys of more than 5,000 member firms nationwide reveals that nonunion construction firms are facing significantly greater workforce supply problems than their union counterparts. These problems preceded the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Needs Fuel 2018 Wage Gains But Firms Wary of the Future

ENR Construction

While increases are modest for most trades, union collective bargaining tensions mount in 2018.