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The value of new construction starts in June advanced 9 percent from May at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, Dodge Data & Analytics reported on Wednesday.

United Rentals announced seven Trench Safety Toolbox Talk topics to help utilities and contractors promote a safety culture.

Construction spending was unchanged from March to April, with mixed results by project type for the month and for the year to date, according to an analysis today by the Associated General Contractors of America of new federal spending data.

The Portland Cement Association released its annual Spring Forecast which envisions strong to moderate growth for cement consumption through 2019 and into 2020. PCA Market Intelligence expects cement consumption will grow by 2.3 percent in 2019...

Construction employment grew in 275, or 76 percent, out of 358 metro areas between January 2018 and January 2019, declined in 39 (11 percent) and was unchanged in 44, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the...

Ames Taping Tools, leading provider of automatic taping and finishing tools, supplies and training to the professional drywall industry, has opened its newest location in Tampa, Fla...