National construction employment started 2017 on a high note, adding 36,000 net new jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis in January, according to analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released by the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). The 0.5 percent increase represents the best month for construction employment growth since March of 2016.
Mowery, a construction company based in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, announced the addition of Jared Rohrbaugh of Dover, Pennsylvania, as a project leader in the special projects group.
Mowery, a construction company based in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, announced the addition of Tim Johnson of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania as a project manager.
Winsupply Inc., a supplier of residential and commercial construction and industrial supplies and materials, announced Roland Gordon has been named chief executive officer of the company.
Mechanical construction firm, J.C. Cannistraro LLC, has announced the planned relocation and consolidation of its manufacturing and warehousing operations from Stoughton, Watertown, and Wilmington, Massachusetts, to Boston’s Seaport District.
Johnson Controls and Methodist Healthcare have signed a $12.9 million technology contract that will play a significant role in helping modernize the healthcare system’s flagship facility, Methodist University Hospital, in Memphis, Tennessee.
Aside from the obvious attraction to products, attendees had the opportunity to choose from more than 120 educational sessions covering building science, performance systems, business management and operations, design, land development and community planning, financing strategies, market forecasts, legal advice, sales marketing and customer focus, custom building and remodeling, and multifamily dwellings.
For the 19th consecutive year, TDIndustries has made the “100 Best Companies to Work For®” list by Fortune magazine. Ranking No. 65, TDIndustries also has the distinction of making the list every year since the award’s inception in 1998 — only a few other companies still remain on the list.
Now in its sixth year, the ranking examined the total institutional and commercial square footage of LEED-certified space per resident certified throughout 2015, based on U.S. Census data. Illinois retained its top national position for the third year in a row, with 161 LEED certifications representing 3.43 square feet of certified space per resident.
iSqFt and Assemble Systems announced that they have agreed to a strategic partnership that will integrate their respective commercial construction solutions to allow for the sharing of building information models (BIM).