Press Room
Contractor Charged with Bribing City Official to get leg up on Demolition Work
By Eric Heisig, cleveland.com
Eric Witherspoon, the head of Arick’s Environmental Services and Arick’s Services, is charged with two counts of bribery and seven counts of honest services wire fraud."
Jim Brown Scholarship Update
Approximately one year ago, the construction industry lost one of of its own pioneers. James (Jim) Brown, former CEA Safety Director for 35 years and Ruhlin employee for 25 years.
CEA established a scholarship fund in his honor with the Cleveland Foundation. To date 40 individuals and organizations have made contributions. During this season, we wanted to further acknowledge Jim and
Using BIM to 'Build it Right' and Blow Past KPIs
By Kathleen Brown, Construction Dive
Building information modeling allows construction professionals to establish a single source of truth on their projects and to collaborate with trades and stakeholders more efficiently than they could before. But adding this tool to the arsenal takes a calculated approach to securing management buy-in, training talent and offsetting investments.
Tips to Prevent and Detect Bid Rigging
By Tiffany Couch, Construction Executive
It’s common practice for most public and some private companies to issue bids with the intent that local subcontractors and vendors will assemble their most competitive proposal to compete for a specific piece of a project. In theory, competitive bidding promotes a fair, equitable and transparent environment that awards the project to the most innovative
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says the Economy's Success Depends on Infrastructure
By Kevin Breuninger, CNBC.
Corporate earnings certainly have been very, very strong. there's no question about that. And it's also no question that market's job is to look ahead," Ross says. "I think a lot will have to do with whether infrastructure gets the kind of treatment that it really deserves."
Tech Strategy Requires a New Type of Construction Worker
By Kathleen Brown of Construction Dive
Introducing technology at a construction company isn’t as simple as supplying iPads and downloading “freemium” project management apps — it involves a plethora of hardware, software, people and processes and requires someone at the helm who understands how all of these interact in the construction business.
Midterm Wins Tally at Least $24B in Construction Bonds
By Kim Slowey of Construction Dive
Voters nationwide last week approved at least $24.4 billion in bond initiatives that will back construction projects ranging from schools to infrastructure, Bloomberg reported. There was more than $76 billion worth of such measures — the highest dollar amount since 2006 — seeking voter approval, so the amount could rise as more results are announced.
Fall Project Roundup: What's Being Built Where?
By Kim Slowey of Construction Dive
With big projects in various stages of development booming around the country, it's hard to keep up with what's being built where, so Construction Dive has rounded up some of the most notable hives of construction activity.
Construction Employment Rises by 30,000 Jobs in October
Source: AGC of America
Construction employment increased by 30,000 jobs in October and by 330,000 jobs over the past year, topping 7.3 million for the first time since April 2008, while the industry’s average pay jumped and unemployment decreased to a historic low, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America.
4 Strategies to Get Construction Projects Back on Track
By Jean Dimeo of Construction Dive:
Contractors usually see indicators in their jobsite and financial data when something is going wrong with a project. But sometimes, a project succumbs to troubles even when the data looks great, two construction industry veterans said during a session at Procore's Groundbreak Construction Conference this week.