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At a Sept. 17 press conference, Detroit City Council President Pro Tem Mary Sheffield proposed a measure that would require all city-funded demolition and construction work to be performed by at least 51% city residents, the Detroit Free Press reported. 

Forty-five states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between August 2017 and August 2018, while 33 states added construction jobs between July and August, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America 

Simpson Strong-Tie has donated $15,000 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund to assist Hurricane Florence relief efforts.

It is with a heavy heart that Western Specialty Contractors announces the passing of former Chief Operating Officer Jim Rechtin, Sr. on Sept. 17 following a battle with cancer.

Icynene-Lapolla, a global supplier and manufacturer of high performance, energy efficient building envelope solutions, announced it will expand distribution of the company’s Lapolla building materials line in Canada.

HPIP is wrapping up its 2018 Training Workshops. On October 24th, HPIP and Long Beach Job Corps will co-host our final workshop and employer-matching event in California. 

Trufast, a division of Altenloh, Brinck & Co. U.S., Inc., recently launched its new website platform. The improved website provides an easy-to-use resource to access product information quickly in a mobile-friendly environment. 

A new study conducted by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) independent subsidiary, Home Innovation Research Labs, has found using PermaBase Cement Board as a substrate in exterior wall systems with modified veneer mortar reduces 

Hacker Industries, Inc., supplier of Firm-Fill Sound Control Mats (SCM) and Firm-Fill Gypsum Concrete Underlayments (GCU), is excited to offer a new product in its continued effort to lead the underlayment industry in quality control. 

Prices for goods and services used in construction costs climbed 6.2 percent over the past year, intensifying a cost squeeze on contractors grappling with widespread labor shortages