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Citing U.S. Labor Department data, the figures reflect improving apartment and private nonresidential construction activity, but the market for public projects and single-family homes continue to struggle, the association said.

Construction activity for new single-family homes rose 3.9 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 430,000 units in October, the U.S. Commerce Department reported.

Talbot Gee said the idea for the meeting came from the Air Conditioning Contractors of America, which holds a similar, contractor-focused event at its annual conference.

Single-family housing starts rose 3.9 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 430,000 units in October, according to the National Association of Home Builders and the U.S. Commerce Department.

The subsidiary's magazine and website will be available in January.

The entry deadline is Jan. 12. The winner will have a donation made in their name to Rebuilding Together, a charity that promotes home ownership.

Joseph Kopko, safety director at Emcor’s Scalise Industries, has been recognized by the National Safety Council as a Rising Star of Safety for 2011.

Over the past month, ACCA contractors and other small business owners sent Congress thousands of messages urging them to repeal the 3 percent withholding mandate.

The amount contractors pay for a range of key construction materials dropped 0.6 percent in October, but climbed 6.9 percent from the year-earlier level, according to an analysis from the Associated General Contractors of America.

In an effort to promote best practices in energy auditing, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers has released an updated “how-to” guide.