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The ACI Foundation’s Concrete Innovation Council gathered once again with participants and presenters to discuss technology and innovation at the 2023 Technology Forum. The successful event took place Aug. 29-31 at the Benson Portland A Hilton Curio Collection Hotel in Portland, Oregon.

L&W Supply announced that Arely Polanco has been named branch manager of its West Palm Beach, Florida, location.

The price of materials and services used in nonresidential construction increased 1.1 percent from July to August, driven by an extreme jump in diesel fuel costs, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America released Sept. 14.

In a video posted to Instagram, Scott Montgomery, drywall influencer and owner of Drywall by Design, demonstrates how to use a 2-inch nail spotter from Columbia Tools and an exoskeleton from Hilti.

In April 2024, HPIP in-person training will be returning to Dallas. This upcoming workshop will be a two-day dynamic event with classroom instruction, hands-on installation and direct connections to employers. HPIP has the training materials, Job Corps Centers has the employable learners and industry contractors have the jobs to fill.

Leadership comes in all shapes and sizes. There are many facets to what we may consider true showmanship to be. Earlier this year, Walls & Ceilings put out a call to those in the industry to select a person it believes holds the highest leadership attributes.

The American Concrete Institute is pleased to bring the ACI Concrete Convention to Boston. Known as the world’s gathering place for advancing concrete, the convention will take place Oct. 29 – Nov. 2.

Citadel Architectural Products announced the expansion of its nationwide sales team.

RIDGID hosted its third annual “We Love STEM Day” in June for Ohio students in grades three through eight. The event is designed to expose young learners to the real-world roles that science, technology, engineering and mathematics play in their everyday lives and potential future careers.

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation announced the approval of a Special Financial Assistance application submitted by the Plasterers and Cement Masons Local No. 94 Pension Fund, based in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, that covers 108 participants in the construction industry.