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    District-Wide Boiler Solution in Southwest Ohio

    April 17, 2024
    The quest for efficiency, redundancy and cost savings in the 18,000-student Lakota School District is a saga stretching back to 1996.
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    ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator Rebounds in March

    April 16, 2024
    ABC’s Construction Confidence Index readings for sales, profit margins and staffing levels increased in March.
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    National Drinking Water Standard Issued to Protect 100M People from PFAS

    April 10, 2024
    Legally enforceable standard to protect communities from harmful per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as ‘forever chemicals.’
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    Nonresidential Construction Adds Whopping 24,600 Jobs in March

    April 9, 2024
    On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has expanded by 270,000 jobs, an increase of 3.4%.
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    Construction Job Openings Increased by 16,000 in February

    April 2, 2024
    The number of open, unfilled construction positions stood at the second highest level on record at the end of February.
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    Nonresidential Construction Spending Decreases in 15 Out of 16 Segments in February

    April 1, 2024
    Virtually every nonresidential construction segment experienced a decline in spending in February.

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    Dept. of Energy Selects Kohler Co. to Pioneer Commercial Scale Decarbonization Solution in Company’s Largest Manufacturing Plant

    March 27, 2024
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    Work Truck Week 2024 Breaks Attendance Record

    March 19, 2024
    The premier event of the work truck industry brought together 15,790 attendees and 536 exhibitors at the Indiana Convention Center.
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    Construction Input Prices Increase 1.4% in February

    March 14, 2024
    Overall construction input prices are 1.5% higher than a year ago, while nonresidential construction input prices are 1.8% higher.
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    What’s Going On with Modular Construction?

    March 11, 2024
    This building method based on prefabrication has its advocates and adversaries, but the next generations could boost its market share.