GIE+EXPO, the international landscape, outdoor living and equipment exposition, will be held as planned this year on October 21- 23 at the Kentucky Exposition Center (KEC) in Louisville, say show organizers who also promise to design and develop a show and educational programming with all necessary safety protocols in place in response to the COVID-19…
Reflecting the growing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, home builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes plunged 42 points in April to 30, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). The decline in April was the largest single monthly change in the history of the…
Survey of Construction Firms by the Associated General Contractors of America Finds More Than Half of Firms Have Had Projects Halted as 74 Percent Seek New Paycheck Protection Loans to Retain Staff With the COVID-19 pandemic worsening by the week, an ever-increasing share of contractors are reporting cancellations of upcoming projects and shortages of equipment…
After 42 States Added Jobs in February, Coronavirus is Taking a Swift and Severe Toll on the Industry, Prompting Association Officials to Call for Additional Measures to Help Workers and Firms Recover Thirty-nine percent of contractors report that project owners have halted or canceled current construction projects amid deteriorating economic conditions, according to a survey…
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) announced its first round of published guidance to provide information to employees and employers about how each will be able to take advantage of the protections and relief offered by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) when it takes effect on April 1,…
Coronavirus-caused Slowdown Contrasts with January Figures Showing a Majority of Metro Areas Added Construction Jobs; Officials Note New Infrastructure Funding and Paid Family Leave Fixes are Needed The coronavirus pandemic has caused more than one out of four contractors to halt or delay work on current projects, according to a survey released by the Associated…
America’s biggest construction tradeshow — CONEXPO-CON/AGG — only happens every three years, so each one you attend is a badge of honor. The 2020 iteration is my fifth, and it will probably be one of the most memorable as the panic surrounding novel coronavirus COVID-19 seemed to crescendo the week during the event. Not to…
Compact Equipment covered CONEXPO-CON/AGG from the ground last week. Would you expect any less? It was a great show in part because of the extremely cool machines and technologies released and because of the way show organizers AEM navigated concerns about COVID-19 as the situation broke across America. It also rained — in the desert.…
The COVID-19 domino effect continues, and CONEXPO-CON/AGG is caught in the riptide. One of the biggest tradeshows in construction, attracting more than 130,000 visitors, just got its first major exhibitor cancellation — Volvo Construction Equipment — which always has an enormous presence at the event and an awesome booth. Within the last hour, the entire…
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), organizer of CONEXPO-CON/AGG and the co-located IFPE Show, affirmed the 2020 shows are set to take place as planned, March 10-14 in Las Vegas. The association is closely monitoring COVID-19, commonly known as coronavirus and is taking necessary steps and precautions to ensure a safe and productive CONEXPO-CON/AGG &…