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Auburn University Has One Of The Nation’s Most Outstanding Student Construction Chapters, According To National Association Associated General Contractors of America Also Names Chapters at the University of Kentucky, Oklahoma State University & Boise State University Winners of its Annual Contest Recognizing the Most Successful AGC Student Chapters   Auburn University, University of Kentucky, Oklahoma…

Construction Jobs Increase In 30 States And D.C. Between February 2025 And February 2026; 22 States Have One-Month Gain In Construction Jobs Texas and Montana Have the Largest Number and Percent of 12-Month Increases, While California and Alaska Trail; Florida and Montana Lead in Monthly Gains, While New Jersey and Delaware Have the Biggest and…

Baltimore, M.D.-based Skanska-Fay JV Wins Top AGC Innovation Award For Breakthrough Gantry Crane System Atlanta, GA-based Holder-Moody-Bryson-Sovereign, JV and West Palm Beach, Fla.-based Hedrick Brothers Construction Also Win Association’s Second and Third Place Awards for Best Innovative Projects of 2025 Baltimore, M.D.-based Skanska-Jay Joint Venture was awarded for developing a first-of-its-kind gantry crane system mounted…

Sundt Construction Of Tempe, Arizona Named Nation’s Safest Construction Company In 2025 By National Contractors Group Sundt Construction Wins AGC Construction Safety Excellence Awards Grand Prize as 62 Other Companies Win Awards for Quality Construction Safety & Health Programs Sundt Construction was recognized for having the nation’s top construction safety and health program in 2025…

Construction Employment Increases In 57 Percent Of Metro Areas In January But Industry Faces Multiple Challenges To Maintaining Growth Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, Texas, Bloomington, Ill. and Ind. Top Lists of 12-Month Job Gains; Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. and Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, La. Have Worst Declines   More than half of metro areas added construction jobs between January 2025 and January 2026,…

Construction Materials Costs Climb In March, Driven By Near-record Jump In Diesel Fuel Price And Further Increases In Prices For Key Metals Construction Association Officials Warn Rising Metals and Fuel Costs Could Put Additional Pressure on Project Budgets; Impact on Project Delays and Costs Depends on Extent of Damage and War’s Duration   The producer…

Pewaukee Construction Contractor Rick Andritsch To Help Lead The Associated General Contractors Of America As President New Senior Vice President Trey Pebley, Vice President and National Treasurer will Work with Andritsch to Lead the Nationwide Construction Association’s Board of Director The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) today announced the new officers who have been…

Construction Jobs Increase In 38 States And D.C. Between January 2025 And January 2026; 40 States Have One-Month Gain In Construction Jobs Texas and West Virginia Top Lists of 12-Month Increases, While California and Oregon Have the Worst Decreases; Illinois and West Virginia Lead in Monthly Gainers; Idaho Has the Worst Number and Percent of…

Construction Employment Climbs By 26,000 In March With Gains In Residential And Nonresidential Segments As Firms Boost Pay To Attract, Retain Workers Average Construction Pay is Now Almost $39 an Hour as Employers Pay a Premium to Recruit from a Limited Pool of Qualified Workers, Association Urges Officials to Invest in Workforce Development & Boost…

Detroit’s Michigan Central Station Rehab Named Best Construction Project Of 2025, Wins Highest Honors In Build America Awards Program Private Categories Post Widespread Declines Apart from Data Centers and Residential Improvements As Ongoing Economic Uncertainty Drives Costs Higher, Leads to Deferred and Canceled Investments Construction spending slipped 0.3 percent from December to January as declines in…