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The Metal Construction Association has announced the featured events and speakers for its upcoming 2024 Winter Meeting. Members and prospective members are invited to attend the three-day event taking place Jan. 29-31 in Scottsdale, Arizona, at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort & Villas.

McShane Construction Company announced the completion of Hackney House Apartments, a 302-unit multi-family development located in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. The project, which features 20 garden-style and townhome buildings, was built for repeat client Mandel Group.

ATAS International, Inc., a family-owned business that went from a siding and trim installer to an industry-leading manufacturer of metal panels for the building envelope with locations across the United States, is celebrating its 60th year of business in 2023.

J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. introduced the “Live Regulatory Update Service,” offering contractors a customized virtual presentation by subject matter experts to stay informed about evolving compliance changes in areas such as FMCSA, DOT, OSHA, EPA and more.

The EIFS Project Hero Awards program recognizes outstanding projects in the EIFS industry in a variety of different categories. The deadline for submitting projects is this week - Nov. 30.

The American Iron and Steel Institute has published AISI D102-23, “Illustrative Examples for Provisions in AISI S100-16 (2020) w/S3-22.” The document provides a set of 22 design examples that illustrate updated provisions included in AISI S100-16(2020) w/S3-22, North American Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members, 2016 Edition (Reaffirmed 2020) with Supplement Three, 2022 Edition.

Construction employment increased in 226 of 358 metro areas between July 2022 and 2023, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government employment data.

Legendary architect and champion of women practitioners Beverly Willis, FAIA, is featured in the Museum of Modern Art exhibition Emerging Ecologies: Architecture and the Rise of Environmentalism, which opened Sept. 17.

STARC Systems, the Brunswick, Maine-based manufacturer of reusable temporary wall containment solutions for occupied renovations, announced that North Branch Capital has secured majority ownership of the company. To date, most of STARC’s customers have been the country’s top contractors and health care facilities.

Fresh on the heels of its GATHER National Conference, the American Society of Interior Designers introduced the 2023 inductees to its College of Fellows. Fellowship is the Society’s highest honor and most esteemed membership, only bestowed upon less than one percent of ASID.