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PVF Market Overview

Construction Employment, Earnings on the Rise

The best jobs results came in the specialty trade contractors’ sector.

August 8, 2019

Construction jobs at the end of the first half of the year showed more strength than during the first quarter and at the beginning of the second quarter.

MIFAB Hosts Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Building Expansion

MIFAB Celebrates Building Expansion with Groundbreaking Ceremony

August 7, 2019

Nicole Meyer

The expansion is expected to be completed by the end of the year, increasing the building's size from its current 60,000 square feet to 128,000 square feet.

Digital Exclusive: Reducing Labor Waste with Short Interval Scheduling

August 7, 2019

By improving your planning and scheduling methods, costly waste can be greatly reduced or eliminated entirely.

Trimble Announces Accubid Anywhere

August 7, 2019

Using the cloud-hosted software, contractors can collaborate on estimates remotely when estimators are required to be outside the office.

MCAA Responds to DOL Proposal to Create IRAPs

August 7, 2019

Although the construction industry is currently exempt from the proposed DOL rule, MCAA is concerned that the exemption may not be permanent.

Business Uncomplicated

World Solutions: What to Do About Waste?

FloHawks’ JR Inman is a man on a mission: to help provide proper sanitation across the globe.

August 7, 2019

Ellen Rohr

Wow. JR is a man on purpose. He inspired me and I am happy to share his story with you.

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Universal Design: More Relevant Than Ever

Wellness and accessibility are key themes when designing kitchens and bathrooms for all ages and abilities.

August 7, 2019

Linda Jennings

Universal design is not a trend, but a real and growing movement that seeks to maximize the usability of a space for people regardless of their age, size or ability.

Contractor Stories

The Folly of Youth

August 7, 2019

Stephen Minnich

Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-One. I figured I’d sound older and wiser if I typed it out rather than just a 1, 9 , 8, and a 1. Well, maybe not wiser but certainly older.

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Hydronics in the High Country

You might be surprised where you’d find radiant heat. Steam, too.

August 7, 2019

Hydronics Country. What comes to mind? New England? New York and Pennsylvania? Maybe even the northern Midwest. But, likely, not the New Mexico-Colorado border.

Xylem Watermark and Goulds Water Technology Team Up at Jubilee 2019

August 6, 2019

Watermark and Goulds Water Technology partnered with Wine To Water to offer a volunteer opportunity assembling water filters as part of an event beverage area sponsorship.