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The Lester Group announced an expansion of its businesses with the addition of Custom Builder Supply Company, a well-respected brand in Williamsburg, Virginia, and James City County. The strategic move became effective on June 3 and strengthens The Lester Group’s presence in the Virginia building supply market.

Construction Specialties announced a major sustainability initiative that is dedicated to directing its operational practices toward sustainability, embedding it at all levels of the organization.

A new headquarters for the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation in Manhattan, New York, offers a dynamic gathering and activity center for public and internal uses for women architects, engineers and construction executives and allied professionals.

The construction industry added 17,000 jobs on net in December, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released on Jan. 5 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has grown by 197,000 jobs, an increase of 2.5 percent.

The construction industry had 459,000 job openings on the last day of November, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey.