As the state suffers through one of the hottest summers on record, Pennsylvania officials are reminding residents that money is available to help keep them cool.

The most recent report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics appears to ignore the nonresidential construction boom, the Associated General Contractors of America’s chief economist said Friday.

Helping supervisors adapt to an ever-changing business world will be the focus of the Construction Contractors’ Alliance’s Sept. 26-28 Chicago meeting.

Sheet metal workers will have to get used to a new name for their union if a proposed merger with the United Transportation Union goes through.

The second annual Oil Heat Retreat is set for Sept. 13-16 at New Hampshire’s Red Jacket Mountain View Resort and Spa.

The chairman of construction consulting company FMI Corp. will speak July 24 at the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ Construction Industry Executive Forum in Broomfield, Colo.

A U.S. House appropriations subcommittee is suggesting a small cut to Perkins Act funding for fiscal 2008, the Association for Career and Technical Education reported.

The Associated General Contractors of America blasted the U.S. Senate Thursday for deciding not to vote on President Bush’s immigration reform plan.

CertainTeed Corp. is sponsoring driver Garrett Liberty and his No. 13 Chevrolet in tomorrow’s New England 125 Busch East Series race at the New Hampshire International Speedway.

How building owners and construction companies use technology is the focus of this year’s FMI-Construction Management Association of America survey.