MAX USA Corp. would like to announce the hiring of Michael “Mike” Butti, its new Mid-Southeastern Regional Sales Executive. Mike has worked in the tool, fastener and construction industry 

JLG parent company Oshkosh Corporation has announced that President and CEO, Wilson Jones has won a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award honoring the Top CEOs in 2018.

SOPREMA, Inc., a leading manufacturer of roofing, waterproofing, wall protection and civil engineering solutions, recently hosted a construction industry job fair for veterans in Pompano Beach, Florida, to raise money for the local Disabled American Veterans (DAV) chapter and to help local veterans find employment. Eighteen employers attended the event, which was held at SOPREMA’s Pompano Beach facility on May 24.

Festool just announced its new media and content partnership with This Old House (TOH), America’s No. 1 multimedia home-enthusiast brand. The partnership will include PBS television underwriting spots, video content creation and distribution, events, category exclusivity on the New Yankee Workshop channel, and participation by the leading This Old House talent.

Gebr. Knauf KG (“Knauf”) and USG Corporation announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Knauf will acquire all of the outstanding shares of USG in a transaction valued at approximately $7.0 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, USG shareholders will receive $44.00 per share, which consists of $43.50 per share in cash payable upon closing of the transaction and a $0.50 per share special dividend that would be paid following shareholder approval of the transaction. 

More than 100 years ago, local builders formed the Sacramento Regional Builders’ Exchange (SRBX) as an industry center for project information, exchanging ideas and discussing common building problems. Today, the non-profit serves the entire commercial construction industry operating across Northern California.

Super Stud Building Products has donated cold-formed steel framing system materials for a study being conducted by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.