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How Pink Belts Roofing & Construction is Changing the Way the Industry Views Women in Construction

Construction Business Owner

How Pink Belts Roofing & Construction is Changing the Way Canada (& Hopefully the U.S.) View Women in Construction.

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Mitigate Construction Risk at Project Closeout

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Risk and construction projects go hand in hand. From tracking safety issues and compliance on the jobsite, to ensuring that regulatory and contractual obligations are met, to correctly accounting for all of the job costs, payments and other financial data […]. The post Mitigate Construction Risk at Project Closeout appeared first on Viewpoint Surveyor.

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Tips for Protecting Your Company’s Data

Construction Business Owner

Tips for Protecting Your Company’s Data from Departing Employees.

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The largest eSports stadium in North America opens in Arlington, Texas

BD+C

Competitive gaming (also known as eSports), the fastest growing spectator sport in the country, now has its largest, most robust venue in North America for fans to enjoy the action. Esports Stadium Arlington is a purpose-built eSports venue that will offer an immersive spectator experience in the live eSports event market.

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Leading the Way in Construction EHS Software

The Verdantix Green Quadrant: EHS Software 2023 is an independent third-party analysis of 23 EHS software vendors (including Intelex) that provides an in-depth look at the technical capabilities, application breadth, innovation focus, and momentum of key environmental, health, and safety management software market players. The guide is essential reading for EHS software benchmarking, especially for understanding unique vendor strengths and capabilities.

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Navigating Behavioral Health in Construction

Construction Business Owner

How to manage the risks relevant to mental illness in today’s workforce.

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Tips for Protecting Your Company’s Data

Construction Business Owner

Tips for Protecting Your Company’s Data from Departing Employees.

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Bedford Square: Revivifying urbanity

BD+C

When the local ymca decided to move out of the historic Bedford Building and adjacent firehouse in Westport, Conn., Bedford Square Associates purchased the property and an adjacent lot to create a 1½-acre site for a 110,000-sf complex.

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$1B mixed-use project set for Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky

Construction Dive

Real estate investment firm Corporex's Ovation project will overlook the Ohio city from the Newport, Kentucky, waterfront.

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Cascades To Invest $58M In North Carolina

Business Facilities

The green packaging and tissue manufacturer will create 66 new jobs to operate new, modernized equipment at its Wagram, NC plant. - Read: Cascades To Invest $58M In North Carolina at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Optimize Operational Processes With an Industry-Specific ERP

As the use of Enterprise Resource Planning systems in the construction industry is critical to optimizing operations, it's critical that decision makers conduct a thorough software evaluation to find the one that best aligns to their needs.

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FDOT, P3 nix deadline for I-4 $100M overrun, delay claims

Construction Dive

Skanska, John Laing and SGL Constructors now have an indefinite amount of time to address costs and delays stemming from two drilled shaft failures during construction of a bridge foundation.

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Where, the blog? Off to Construct Canada/The Buildings Show

Construction Marketing Ideas

Posts in this once daily blog have become few and far between in recent weeks. The reasons: Travel, workload, and a challenging updating process with our server that operates during the early morning hours when I previously would post frequently. Now the sites and access to the blog are “down” just when I have the […].

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Cal/OSHA cites firm in trench death, proposes $141K fine

Construction Dive

Bay Construction Co. workers were allegedly dismantling a trench box when the employee, still inside, was crushed by a falling support system.

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Caterpillar 120 Motor Grader

Construction Equipment

The 165-horsepower 120 motor grader offers the option of either a steering wheel/lever or a joystick control. With an operating weight of 35,067 pounds, it has a 12-foot moldboard.

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The Ultimate Procurement Software Buyer’s Guide

Choosing the right procurement software is a crucial step in ensuring third-party risk management, process governance, and bidding efficiency. With so many procurement solutions to choose from, it can be overwhelming without a frame of reference and a solid starting point. This free buyer’s guide will cover: Benefits of Procurement Software –– Why do you need it?

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InSinkErator Presents Robt. M. Cox Awards to Four PHCC Auxiliaries

Contractor Magazine

InSinkErator has presented Robert M. Cox Humanitarian Awards to four chapters of the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors—National Auxiliary.

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Caterpillar 140 Motor Grader

Construction Equipment

The 250-horsepower 140 motor grader has an operating weight of 42,325 pounds with a 12-foot moldboard. It has an 8F/6R The direct-drive power-shift transmission provides 8 Forward and 6 Reverse speeds, and an all-wheel-drive system is optional.

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AAMA updates specification for roller assemblies in sliding doors, and lift and slide doors

BD+C

The American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) updated a document for evaluating the performance and durability of rollers used in the operation of sliding doors and lift and slide doors.

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Road Dryer RD-1200XT

Construction Equipment

The RD-1200XT pavement-drying unit dries asphalt and concrete pavement, allowing crews to pave or apply surface treatments or striping after just one pass. The unit blows heated air up to 300 F directly downward through multiple nozzles.

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Stop Making These Mistakes and Start Scaling Your Specialty Contractor Business

Anything that is built on a poor foundation will soon crumble from the ground up. This is literally the case in the construction stage of projects and it applies just the same during the pre-construction stage. This free eBook is your ultimate guide to scaling your business with customizable software as early as during the bidding stage.

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How to repair concrete with Dry Pack Mortar Method

Construction Cost Estimating

The purpose of dry pack mortar is to repair the concrete surfaces with cracks or holes of depth greater than or equal to the minimum dimension of the repair area. The holes usually discovered on concrete surfaces are cone bolt holes, she bolt holes, holes formed with ties etc. Dry pack mortar should not be used for shallow cracks, fully extended holes i.e., from one side to other side, space behind reinforcement etc.

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Electrifying Progress at Volvo's "Electric Site"

Construction Equipment

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has made a great deal of progress on its Electric Site “quarry of the future” project since unveiling the concept—and the autonomous battery-electric and hybrid machine prototypes that support it—at the Volvo “Xploration Forum” in Sweden in 2016.

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Mike Doorhy Joins Weil-McLain as Vice President / General Manager

Contractor Magazine

Doorhy will be responsible for executing Weil-McLain’s ongoing product line expansion, channel management and customer support strategies.

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Drone Rule Delay Concerns Industry Leaders

Construction Equipment

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is currently behind schedule on creating airborne-identification rules for drones, causing industry officials to worry the delay could hinder plans for the industry’s future.

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The Specialty Contractor's Guide to Job Cost Accounting

Supply chain challenges and rising material costs are forcing specialty contractors to pay more for what they need to complete each job. Following a simple set of principles, this easy-to-follow guide can help you manage job costs, ease the pains of accounting, and run a more profitable businesses. If you are a Specialty Contractor or Self-performing GC, you do not want to miss out on this essential guide!

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South Carolina Reaches $2-Billion Settlement Over Unfinished Nuclear Plant

ENR Construction

South Carolina's hearings into the failed V.C. Summer nuclear project included dramatic testimony from a former SCANA vice president.

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Deere Q4 Sales Up 18 Percent $8.3 Billion

Construction Equipment

John Deere’s fiscal fourth quarter results saw worldwide net sales rise 18 percent to $8.3 billion, and net income reach $787.8 million. For fiscal 2018, net income reached $2.37 billion compared with $2.26 billion in 2017.

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Amid Nuke Project Hearings, SCANA Reaches $2B Settlement With S.C.

ENR Construction

South Carolina's hearings into the failed V.C. Summer nuclear project included dramatic testimony from a former SCANA senior vice president.

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CNH Industrial Reports Flat Sales in Q3, Revenue at $6.7 Billion

Construction Equipment

CNH Industrial announced that net sales were flat in Q3 2018 in comparison to last year, with an 18 percent improvement in construction equipment sales, offset by declines in commercial vehicles and powertrain. Consolidated revenues were $6.7 billion, with net income up 85 percent to $231 million.

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Report: Optimism for Construction Growth in the Next Year Remains High

Research reveals 96% of respondents are very or fairly optimistic about their organization’s growth prospects for the next year. The InEight Global Capital Projects Outlook also finds over half see digital technology as the greatest growth opportunity. But these are only some of the findings. Don't be kept in the dark when it comes to the future. Read the report today!

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Surety Disputes AECOM Hunt's Claim on Austin Hotel Subcontractor Default

ENR Construction

An unusual countersuit by a surety is dismissed by a Texas judge.

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SK innovation Will Invest $1.67B In Georgia

Business Facilities

In the largest single investment and job-creating project in Georgia’s history, the South Korean lithium-ion battery maker will create 2,000 jobs in Jackson County. - Read: SK innovation Will Invest $1.67B In Georgia at BusinessFacilities.com.

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High Court Remands Endangered-Species Case to Lower Court

ENR Construction

Case deals with federal agency's designation of "critical habitat" for endangered frog.

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