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Rising Debate: Proprietary Versus Non-Proprietary Elevator Equipment

by Scott Berman | Aug 11, 2025
Business | Commercial | Equipment | Features | Finance | Heavy Equipment | Manufacturing | Markets

Independent elevator companies are leveraging owner options, lower long-term costs, and supplier and equipment choice to compete against major proprietary brands. Who will come out on top?

Co|Laboration at Its Finest: HITT’s Innovation Lab

by Ken Budd | Aug 8, 2025
Business | Business Development | Commercial | Culture | Features | Markets | Organization Culture | Robotics | Technology

More than just a research lab, HITT’s innovation facility in Falls Church, Virginia, embodies the innovative spirit of the construction industry and showcases a commitment to a more sustainable future for the built environment.

Nonresidential Construction Spending Contracts in Six of Past Seven Months

by ABC | Aug 5, 2025
Accounting | Business | Business Development | Commercial | Economy | Finance | Infrastructure | Manufacturing | Markets | Public

Construction job growth and spending are both down in recent weeks, signaling potentially persistent weakness in the economy for the near future.

June Nonresidential Construction Materials Prices Up 2.5% Year-Over-Year, 43% Since February 2020

by ABC | Jul 18, 2025
Business | Commercial | Economy | Equipment | Finance | Industrial | Manufacturing | Markets

Construction backlog is back up, but so are input prices for nonresidential construction materials.

Nonresidential Construction Spending Down 0.2% in May

by ABC | Jul 3, 2025
Business | Commercial | Economy | Finance | Industrial | Infrastructure | Institutional | Manufacturing | Markets

That start of summer is seeing the start of a slowdown in nonresidential construction spending.

Top Five Considerations for Preconstruction Cost Estimating for Animal Care Facilities

by Hannah Skidmore | Jun 17, 2025
Commercial | Markets

Not all commercial construction projects are built alike. Those differences become even more pronounced when animals enter the picture.

Contractors’ Backlog Falls Sharply in May

by ABC | Jun 11, 2025
Business | Commercial | Industrial | Markets | Productivity | Project Delivery

While ABC's Construction Backlog Indicator fell in May 2025, it is up since this time last year.

I’ll Take This Project to Go: Building a Theater Onsite

by Grace Calengor | Jun 5, 2025
Commercial | Manufacturing | Markets

A new style of platform seating is innovating how theaters in the revolving door of Las Vegas show biz prep their spaces for performances.
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