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We have followed the issues at Salesforce Transit Center in San Francisco since structural cracks were discovered and the newly opened 1.2 million square foot facility was closed...
Reshaping the Construction Industry
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One of the few licensed trades in Texas will no longer be regulated after lawmakers in Austin failed to extend the life of the state agency that oversees plumbers. The Texas State...
May 28, 2019
Two construction company operators submitted altered payroll records to SCIF in order to pay a reduced premium on the company’s workers’compensation insurance. In addition, Gloria Vera failed to disclose and concealed employees’ on-the-job injuries that entitled them to workers’ compensation; while her brother, Enrique Vera, underpaid employees the required prevailing wage as a contractor for a student housing renovation project at UCLA.
May 27, 2019
The "value of new construction starts in April fell 15% [at] a seasonally adjusted annual rate, pulling back following the 16% hike that was reported in March," Dodge Data & Analytics reported on Wednesday.
May 24, 2019
Kollaer explains in detail why saving a buck or two at the expense of your employees might not be the best business decision.
May 23, 2019
Seasonally adjusted construction employment rose from April 2018 to April 2019 in 43 states and declined in seven states and the District of Columbia, an AGC analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data released on Friday showed.
May 22, 2019
Pat Kiley writes about the latest leading indicators and industry issues for Houston-area clients of FMI.
May 21, 2019
Cities and Counties in Texas will still be able to tell private employers that they must provide paid sick leave, something Republicans in the Legislature failed to rein in this...
May 20, 2019
Associated Builders and Contractors of Greater Houston, an association representing the interests of merit shop contractors and their employees, along with its educational...
May 17, 2019
The forthcoming Annual Construction Business Report will give contractors the opportunity to compare their operations against their industry peers and read key insights and commentary on best practices for successful construction businesses headed into 2020.
May 16, 2019
