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Construction contractors have a decidedly mixed outlook for 2024, as firms predict transitions in demand for projects, the types of challenges they will face and the technologies, including artificial intelligence, they will embrace, according to survey results the Associated General Contractors of America and Sage released Jan. 4.

Working in construction can be dangerous. It does not always require a degree from college, but it pays well because of that danger. However, with that danger comes the chance of injury. If you get hurt, you could miss work for a long time, depending on the injury.

As of Dec. 27, 2023, Dan Rice has taken the reigns at Bon Tool Company as national sales manager. He will oversee Bon’s sales leads, initiatives, and local and national accounts.

WernerCo ended 2023 on a good note, with seven industry awards for company and product innovation.

Omnia Exterior Solutions has named a new CEO — Jeffery Kizilbash out of Chicago. In his new role, Kizilbash will lead all aspects of the business, focusing on adding outstanding new member companies to the platform, fostering collaboration and synergy across member companies and supporting their growth initiatives through Omnia’s resources and expertise.

Total construction spending increased by 0.4 percent in November, as a pickup in homebuilding and some private nonresidential markets offset a downturn in public spending, according to an analysis of federal spending data the Associated General Contractors of America released Jan. 2.

Based and residing in Dallas, Tom Koos, president and CEO of PrimeSource Brands, has been named a 2024 Spirit of Life award recipient by City of Hope, one of the nation’s leading cancer and medical research centers.

James Patrick Judge Sr., a 78-year-old resident of Dunedin, Florida, entrepreneur, construction pioneer, inventor and U.S. patentholder, died Dec. 29 at Melech Hospice House in Temple Terrace, Florida, following a continued decline in his health over the last year.

The construction industry added 11,000 jobs in September as unemployment rates for the sector remained at historically low levels, prompting contractors to raise pay faster than for other jobs, according to an analysis of new government data the Associated General Contractors of America released Oct. 6.

All over the U.S. (and, indeed, the world), public buildings are constructed or retrofitted with automatic doors for their convenience, welcoming accessibility and aesthetics. Most of those buildings have a facility manager in charge of a laundry list of maintenance and upkeep for all building systems.