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Kiewit Infrastructure wins Phase 1 contract to rebuild Key Bridge
From Construction Dive — By Julie Strupp — On Thursday, Aug. 29, the Maryland Transportation Authority Board approved a $73 million...
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Aug 30, 20242 min read
ABC: Construction materials prices increased in July, for first time since April
From the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) — Construction materials input prices increased 0.4% in July compared to the previous...
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Aug 23, 20242 min read
Rise of Rebar, Part 3: Rodbusters building projects across North America
From IW’s The Ironworker magazine – Note: Most of the August edition of The Ironworker magazine is devoted to the current boom in...
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Aug 16, 20243 min read
Rise of Rebar, Part 2: IW profiles of rodbuster projects across North America
From IW’s The Ironworker magazine – Note: Most of the new August edition of The Ironworker magazine is devoted to the current boom...
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Aug 9, 20244 min read
Projects spark growth in reinforcing workers across North America
From IW’s The Ironworker magazine – Note: Most of the new edition of The Ironworker magazine is devoted to the current boom in steel...
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Aug 2, 20243 min read
Iron Workers Union endorses Harris for President
From the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental, and Reinforcing Iron Workers – The International Association of...
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Jul 26, 20242 min read
White House announces investments in workforce development, apprenticeships
From Construction Dive – By Carolyn Crist – The Registered Apprenticeship program in certain U.S. industries is getting another boost...
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Jul 19, 20242 min read
Texas steelmaker wins Ohio grant to manufacture rebar in Akron
From Cleveland Business Journal – By Mary Vanac – An Irving, Texas-based steelmaker plans to locate a facility to make steel...
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Jul 12, 20242 min read
Job openings remain flat: Construction reports 339,000 openings, less than 1% decrease
From Construction Dive – By Zachary Phillips – Dive Brief Construction counted 339,000 open jobs on the last day of May, down 2,000 or...
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Jul 5, 20242 min read
ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator inches lower, contractors remain confident
From ABC (Associated Builders and Contractors) – Associated Builders and Contractors report that its Construction Backlog Indicator fell...
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Jun 21, 20242 min read
Ironworkers ride the labor movement momentum courtesy of President Joe Biden’s policies
From The Ironworker Magazine , June 2024 edition – Republican, Democrat, or anything in between — ironworkers are a diverse group with a...
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Jun 14, 20244 min read
Construction’s labor shortage continues, despite dip in open jobs
Economists say the drop is likely among home builders, which means the shortage is ongoing for many commercial contractors. From...
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Jun 7, 20242 min read
Sowing the seeds of organizing
Conditions are right for harvesting victories From Ironworkers Magazine — By Eric Dean , General President — With the increased federal...
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May 31, 20243 min read
ACI to host “24 Hours of Concrete Knowledge” conference
From ACI — Registration is open for the fourth 24 Hours of Concrete Knowledge , a free, virtual conference organized by the American...
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May 24, 20242 min read
Inflation cools, reassuring Fed after unexpectedly hot gains
The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell on investor speculation that slower inflation will prompt the Fed to sooner cut...
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May 17, 20243 min read
Data centers boom again, boost construction planning
A flood of these megprojects entered the planning queue, reversing a two-month streak of contraction, according to the Dodge Construction...
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May 10, 20243 min read
How crews moved a 450-ton hunk of the collapsed Key Bridge
From The Washington Post — By Justin Jouvenal — At roughly 450 tons, the hulking piece of the ruined Francis Scott Key Bridge weighed...
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May 3, 20244 min read
Construction employment increases in 39 states from March 2023 to March 2024
Thirty-six states, D.C. add jobs between February and March From the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) — Construction...
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Apr 29, 20243 min read
Biden calls for tripling tariffs on Chinese steel, aluminum
Delivers speech in ‘Steel City’ Pittsburgh From NBC News — By Gabe Gutierrez, Bianca Seward and Zoë Richards — President Joe Biden...
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Apr 19, 20242 min read
Ironworkers capture clean energy projects
Inflation Reduction Act delivers ironworker jobs From The Ironworker Magazine — April 2024 Cover Story — News coverage during an...
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Apr 12, 20245 min read
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