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04/01/2022 Construction Adds 19,000 Jobs In March, While Project Spending Rises For 12th Straight Month In February; Officials Warn Of Growing Challenges
03/31/2022 Detroit’s Sachse Construction Awarded For Performing Outstanding Charitable Work For The Academy Of Warren Playground Project
03/29/2022 Michigan State University’s Stem Teaching And Learning Facility Named Best Construction Project Of 2021 By National Trade Association
03/27/2022 National Construction Charity, Hilti North America And Hill & Wilkinson Lead Dozens Of Volunteers To Renovate Three South Dallas Homes
03/25/2022 Construction Employment In February Tops Pre-Pandemic Total In 32 States But Soaring Costs, Supply Chain Woes Threaten Further Gains
03/17/2022 Three-fourths Of Metro Areas Add Construction Jobs From January 2021 To 2022; Soaring Job Openings Indicate Lack Of Workers Kept Employment Totals Down
03/15/2022 Materials Prices For Nonresidential Construction Soar 21 Percent From February 2021 To February 2022; Association Warns Of More Cost Increases
03/14/2022 Construction Employment Remains Below Pre-Pandemic Levels In 21 States And D.C. As Spiking Materials Prices Hinder Sector’s Recovery
03/04/2022 Construction Industry Adds 60,000 Jobs In February As Hourly Wages Post Steepest Rise Since 1982; Competition For Workers Expected To Intensify
03/01/2022 Construction Spending Rose In January From December And January 2021 But Public Construction Is Being Delayed By Inaction In Washington