Tag: construction projects

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Report: More good growth for commercial, institutional projects

December 7, 2022By

Dodge Construction Network says the commercial and institutional components of its Dodge Momentum Index rose in November.

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John Scepaniak says his company saw a bigger push this year for aggregates that were sustainably sourced. Photo: P&Q Staff

Scepaniak: Expect a return to normalcy in 2023

December 5, 2022By

Wm. D. Scepaniak’s John Scepaniak reflects on the year that was in the aggregate industry while sharing his expectations for 2023.

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Dodge Momentum Index falls in August

September 12, 2022By

The Dodge Construction Network index fell 1.2 percent in August, with the commercial component rising 1 percent and the institutional component falling 5.6 percent.

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Designated a ‘mother plant’ within the network of Komatsu’s global facilities, the Longview facility has research and development, design and manufacturing capability on one campus. Photo: Komatsu

Komatsu expanding ‘mother plant’ in Texas

August 26, 2022By

Komatsu is upgrading and consolidating multiple functions into a single location in Longview, Texas.

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Dodge: Total construction starts down in June

July 20, 2022By

Dodge Construction Network reports that total construction starts were down 5 percent in June, despite gains in nonbuilding construction starts.

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Dodge: Construction starts up 4 percent in May

June 17, 2022By

Total construction starts rose in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $979.5 billion, according to Dodge Construction Network.

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Dodge Momentum Index up in April

May 6, 2022By

The Dodge Momentum Index increased 6 percent in April, with commercial and institutional building projects leading that growth.

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With five of the nation’s 13 most populous cities residing in Texas, demand for construction materials in the Lone Star State is, not surprisingly, very high. Photo: Art Wager/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images

Republican governors write Biden opposing PLAs

April 27, 2022By

More than a dozen Republican governors penned a letter to President Biden opposing his executive order requiring project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects exceeding $35 million.

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AGC: Nonresidential construction materials prices up 21 percent

March 15, 2022By

Prices of construction materials used in new nonresidential construction jumped more than 21 percent from February 2021 to February 2022.

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