Southern Door and Hardware.(People to Watch)(Brief Article)

In October nearly 70,000 Michigan building trade and construction workers will be asked to support the Michigan Building Trades and Construction Industry 911 Relief Fund by donating a minimum amount equal to one-hour of wages to support both current and long-term needs of construction industry workers and worker families affected ......

These are the best of times and the worst of times for the construction industry as the economic downward spiral and stock market volatility continue unabated. For construction companies focused solely on corporate interior construction projects, this is undoubtedly a difficult period. Declines in direct leasing, coupled with the vast ......

When F.W. Dodge speaks, the architectural, engineering, and construction industries listen. This was evident last week when company representatives presented their U. S. Construction Industry Outlook for 2002 to an attentive group of more than 100 A/E/C professionals in Denver. Mark Shaw, Senior Managing Editor of Colorado Construction Magazine and ......

Major highway and other building projects should continue to propel the construction industry in the next few years, according to state economists. Although the state Labor Department expects residential construction around Alaska to slow, state and federal projects should surge this year. The multiyear, $230 million renovation of the Ted ......

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The construction industry of 2007 has been something of a see-saw, with total spending numbers depending largely on the margins between the high-rising nonresidential sector and sluggish residential construction. Month after month, the pattern has repeated residential housing starts continue to falter, and some months, the surge ......

The crystal ball used to make 2004's positive construction industry predictions, published in the January edition of Alaska Business Monthly, is proving to be very accurate. Many of Alaska's construction companies are savoring the prosperity for the fourth straight year. According to Dick Cattanach, executive director for Associated General Contractors ......

While commercial construction in Vermont is struggling due to strong downward economic pressures, the residential sector is strong. Highway construction, the needy child of the construction industry, will get some bolstering this year from a bigger state transportation budget, but will be very competitive until funding levels grow regularly. The ......

Interview with Matt Stevens, AllBusiness.com's Construction Advisor ......

Interview with construction expert Matt Stevens.

Interview with Matt Stevens, AllBusiness.com's Construction Advisor ......

After three years of hard work, several construction industry associations and related outside parties have created 70+ documents that are a real effort to standardize practices in our industry. Standardization allow for professionalism and fairness.

What is a contractor's business? How would you define it?

This is very different from the military. In fact, a contractor's leadership challenges are insignificant when compared to a battlefield command. War leadership is of no comparison to anything else. There is no equal to it. (meaning don't take your role of construction leadership too seriously) ......

Construction companies are analogous to the family farm. There are more owner / operator and closely held firms in construction than any other kind. Of all construction firms, most are owned by individuals and / or families and operated by the same in many cases. These people rely on construction ......