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At Columbia, the Massachusetts-based construction management firm where I work as executive vice president, there was a 21-member team that was remarkably high-performing.

Construction unions hailed the new rule, but some contractor groups have strongly criticized it, with the Associated Builders and Contractors already planning a legal challenge.

Residential specialty trade contractors segment posted the strongest July results, adding 13,300 positions.

Billions in aid from American Rescue Plan Act have had a major impact on the pension plans, which are used by tens of thousands of construction workers.

Contractor groups say data from injury report forms OSHA plans to post online could be mischaracterized.

About 740 staff positions are to be eliminated around the globe, said the Australia-based contractor and real estate developer.

The Cianbro Cos.’ post-pandemic growth is a testament to its breadth of capabilities and to the value of having a nimble team that can move from one project challenge to the next with diverse skill sets built up over the years.

One of the things that Barton Malow’s wholly owned subsidiary, LiftBuild, sought to learn about its “top-down” construction approach for the Exchange residential project in Detroit was whether the process could be improved by automating workforce scheduling and bonus payments to skilled trades, reducing delays due to spikes in material prices and scheduling mix ups.

Pay hikes for construction staff remain at a historically high rate, even as some sectors could see a future slowdown in project starts.

While construction's jobless rate rose to 3.6% in June, economists noted that the industry had 396,000 job openings as of the end of May.