Empower workers to speak up about jobsite hazards
Presenters at AGC’s recent conference discussed how company culture impacts project safety.
Author: construction dive
Balfour Beatty wins Miami Beach Convention Center hotel project
Construction is expected to be completed on the 800-room hotel in 2025.
NJ law allows contractors to use private inspections
The law codifies a three-day inspection turnaround and allows developers to contract with private agencies if local officials cannot do so in that ti…
GM to invest nearly $1B in four manufacturing sites
The funds will help prepare sites in Michigan, New York and Ohio to produce new gas and electric products.
2023 construction outlook roundup: Proceed with caution
As they look to the year ahead, contractors want to know how frayed supply chains, inflation and labor shortages will affect their business.
AGC panel: An overly detailed safety plan can be a liability
A massive rulebook that most workers won’t read can leave a contractor vulnerable to OSHA fines and lawsuits, according to panelists at AGC’s safe…
Construction input prices log biggest drop since April 2020
December’s report marks the largest monthly decline since early in the pandemic and the smallest annual increase in nearly two years, according to A…
OSHA inspected more construction sites last year than any other workplace
OSHA Regional Administrator Stephen Boyd spoke candidly about the industry’s fatality numbers at AGC’s health and safety conference this week.
DHS strengthens deportation protection for undocumented workers involved in employment claims
A new policy by DHS is a “win” for undocumented workers, one advocate says.
Weak retail sales, manufacturing signal cooling economy
The Fed’s fight against inflation, while showing some recent signs of success, may dim prospects for economic growth.
